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The Trial of Prisoner 043 Author: Terry Jastrow Terry Jastrow’s debut novel – simultaneously fictional and historically compelling – pulsates with a throbbing plot and quintessential questions of the criminality of the Iraq War – and the guilt or innocence of ex-president George W. Bush regarding crimes for starting a war with Sadam Hussein, who had tried to assassinate George H. W. Bush, his father. With precision and passion, rare intelligence and a journalistic integrity, The Trial of ... continue reading...

It’s Not Yet Dark (A Memoir) Author: Simon Fitzmaurice Daringly, brutally poignant, It’s Not Yet Dark is the closest thing to pure love that I have read since The Shack and just as memorable.  As Simon Fitzmaurice, an award winning writer, screenwriter and film director tells how he has lived with his wife and children since he was diagnosed with ALS in 2008 and given a maximum of three years to live, we remain in awe of his life (he is now on a ventilator). Against all odds, Simon and his ... continue reading...

Code 7 Cracking the Code for an epic Life Author: Bryan R. Johnson This children’s book is animated and productive, as seven elementary school friends decide to empower themselves with a code word to help themselves be real and to help their community. Flint Hill elementary is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and Principal Cooler asks her 5th grade students how they would like to celebrate.  Everyone shouts out that Jefferson is a great drawer and suddenly Jefferson has agreed to ... continue reading...

Author: Robert K. Tanenbaum   Looking for a crime novel to burn your boots off in the summer sizzle (it’s 105 degrees and climbing in Salt Lake City)?  With DA Butch Karp and his wife, Marlene combining to catch a killer who has already shot two cops, Without Fear or Favor sears across our reading landscape like a meteor about to crash and burn.  Fast, furious and killer deadly, this novel guns the gears and revs up the summer heat. TV correspondent Pete Vansand has coupled with ... continue reading...