Maurice A. Williams
http://www.mauriceawilliams.com
I love to read good books and to
write. I have posted 20 some reviews
on The Best Reviews. I have written
articles, poems, and three books.
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Mademoiselle Boleyn
by Robin Maxwell
"The young Anne Boleyn"
Posted February 3, 2008
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother
of Queen Elizabeth I, has been much maligned by history
and unfairly so. Accused by Henry VIII of adultery,
incest, treason, and other crimes, she was beheaded in
1536 still in her early thirties. Was this young Read more...
The Last Sacrifice
by Sigmund Brouwer, Hank Hanegraaff
"A Fascinating Look at History and Scripture"
Posted July 9, 2006
THE LAST SACRIFICE, the second novel in the last disciple
series, starts with Vitas and John, the last disciple, on
a
ship headed for Alexandria. Powerful people in the Empire
paid the captain to deliver Vitas safely as soon as
possible. The captain set sail before making the Read more...
The Last Disciple
by Sigmund Brouwer, Hank Hanengraaff
""Nero really is a beast""
Posted July 18, 2006
The Roman Emperor, Nero, claimed to be God and insisted
all
people acknowledge his divinity under pain of death. It's
easy to believe that the early Christians viewed him as
the
Antichrist. He killed so many of them. The authors of
THE
LAST DISCIPLE mix historical facts Read more...
How to Get Your Small Business on the Web Quickly
by Yuwanda Black
""Set up your own website""
Posted October 14, 2003
Yuwanda Black of Inkwell Editorials, Inc., has written a
very informative e-book HOW TO GET YOUR SMALL BUSINESS ON
THE WEB QUICKLY & AFFORDABLY. According to Black, a small
business has been defined as one with less than 500
employees, a surprisingly high number because 80% of all
businesses Read more...
How To Really Make A Living As An Editorial Freelancer
by Yuwanda Black
""Become a Freelancer""
Posted October 13, 2003
Do you like to write? Would you like to be a freelance
writer and earn income doing it? Yuwanda Black's
informative e-book HOW TO REALLY MAKE A LIVING AS AN
EDITORIAL FREELANCER tells you how. She starts with some
historical background.
The dot.com explosion began in 2000. Read more...
With Eyes of Love
by Corey McFadden
"You will love this one"
Posted May 15, 2003
Corey McFadden has come out with a third novel, a superb
romance made more interesting by the intriguing drama of
the interaction of family and friends trying to influence
the outcome. The setting takes place in England during the
regency period, a nostalgic time before the arrival of
automobiles. Read more...
Only Time Will Tell
by Sherry Lewis
"Time does tell"
Posted April 26, 2003
This gripping story of love and adventure takes the reader
back into time. The novel starts in 2003 with the heroine,
Courtney Moss, sorting through her deceased grandmother's
belongings. A childhood friend, Ryan Dennehy, helps her.
They find grandmother's elegant gown, made of twenty yards
of silk with Read more...
Sucker Bet
by James Swain
"Bet you'll like this"
Posted April 8, 2003
James Swain has done it again: another fascinating tale
about Tony Valentine, president of Grift Sense, an
International Gambling Consultant Firm. Swain, considered
one of the best card handlers in the world, uses his
considerable knowledge of gambling to develop the character
of Tony Valentine, an extremely adroit nemesis Read more...
Fleur de Leigh in Exile
by Diane Leslie
"Fleur growing up"
Posted April 26, 2003
In this sequel to FLEUR DE LEIGH'S LIFE OF CRIME, Diane
Leslie has her teenage heroine "exiled" to a lowcost,
rundown, sorry excuse for a boarding school. Her parents,
Charmain and Maurice, arranged to transfer Fleur and a
teenaged family friend, Daisy Belmont, in mid-semester, to
Rancho Cambridge West. Read more...
Dereliction of Duty
by Robert Patterson
"Disappointment with the chief"
Posted October 15, 2003
A very controversial man, Bill Clinton is praised by some,
criticized by others. DERELICTION OF DUTY criticizes Bill
Clinton. The author, Robert "Buzz" Patterson, is an Air
Force Lieutenant Colonel, now retired. From 1996 to 1998,
Patterson served as a military aide to Bill Clinton.
Patterson Read more...
A. D. 62: Pompeii, a novel
by Rebecca East
"It's almost like being there"
Posted May 21, 2003
Here's a unique "back-in-time" novel, written by an
expert in Roman archaeology who is an accomplished story
teller as well. Rebecca East combines her training in
archaeology and her talent for telling a story and brings
the reader into a Roman household near Pompeii in A.D. 61.
The Read more...
Bush at War
by Bob Woodward
"Interviews with Decision Makers"
Posted November 2, 2003
Ten months after George W. Bush became president, Al Qaeda
terrorists demolished the Twin Towers and damaged the
Pentagon. More people were killed in this surprise attack
than were killed at Pearl Harbor. President Bush, when he
realized what happened, told himself "They have declared
war on us." Read more...
The Figure in the Distance
by Otto de Kat
"A deep insight into a person"
Posted April 14, 2003
Otto de Kat's novel is a "stream of consciousness" novel.
It doesn't have a plot like the more common novel.
Instead, it is commentary of what the narrator thinks,
revealing some of the narrator's memories and impressions.
There are other characters in the book, the narrator's
father, Read more...
Weeping Susannah
by Alona Kimhi
"A deep journey into someone's mind"
Posted April 30, 2003
WEEPING SUSANNAH is a stream of consciousness novel written
in the first person from the narrator's point of view. The
author goes into depth describing the thoughts and turmoil
of the narrator, who is mentally ill. So are other
characters in the novel. There is a story Read more...
The Turk
by Tom Standage
""Chess, anyone?""
Posted October 30, 2003
He baffled brilliant minds, beat almost everybody at chess,
and yet, he obviously was a machine. Constructed in 1768,
this mechanical man, dressed in oriental clothing with a
turban on his head, was dubbed "the Turk" by his awestruck
opponents. He sat at a desk, one hand on Read more...
A Brief History of Time: Illustrated
by Stephen William Hawking
"Time: The Fourth Dimension"
Posted October 26, 2003
We have all heard of black holes in space and the big
bang. Few of us understand what these concepts are.
Steven Hawking's brilliant book A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
explains these and many other concepts in astronomy in
easily understood language. Hawking is a famous Read more...
End Times Fiction
by Gary DeMar
"Another view of Revelation"
Posted August 23, 2003
Here is a book that puts a different slant on Revelation
than the very popular "Left Behind Series." "Left Behind"
and other commentaries put most of the predictions in
Revelation into our future. The only predictions they
claim have already happened are those in the first three
chapters, Read more...
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
"An unusual terrorist thriller"
Posted August 23, 2003
Ann Patchett has put together an intriguing novel about
some surprising aspects of human nature. The outward plot
of her novel is the capture of a group of well-to-do
socialites by a poverty-stricken South American terrorist
organization. Fifteen "soldiers" headed by three generals
storm a party held in Read more...
The Old American
by Ernest Hebert
"Historical Fiction at its Best"
Posted November 2, 2003
In 1736, Indians are watching Nathan Blake through the
windows of Blake's cabin. When Blake leaves to get
something outside, he is surrounded. "You have come too
early," says Blake, "I've not had a chance to eat." One
Indian surprises Blake by saying in English, "It must Read more...
Beyond Velikovsky: The History of a Public Controversy
by Henry H. Bauer
""If worlds collide, minds collide""
Posted October 30, 2003
Henry Bauer wrote BEYOND VELIKOVSKY to clarify a fifty-year-
old controversy concerning Immanuel Velikovsky. Velikovsky
challenged the entire scientific community when, in 1951,
he published WORLDS IN COLLISION, followed by several other
equally challenging books. This psychoanalyst, an outsider
to established scientists, integrated their theories with
his new opinion Read more...
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