Norman Goldman
http://www.bookpleasures.com
I am a retired Civil Law Notaire and
Title Attorney.
I am the editor of:
BOOK
PLEASURES.COM
and
SKETCH AND TRAVEL.COM
For 35 years I practiced my
profession in Montréal, Canada where I
was born and where I still live.
As my wife Lily and I enjoy travel,
many of
my book reviews are based on books
concerning travel and travel adventure.
However, I also review several other
genre.
Over 200 of my reviews have been
published on such sites as:
www.bookideas.com
www.bootsnall.com
www.blether.com
www.triplit.com
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I am a regular contributor to this
comprehensive collection of
authoritative reviews of
English language trade, scholarly, and
reference books published in Canada.
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www.azergo.com
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Lily and if you click HERE you will
learn more about her art work.
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travel writing and the assignments I
would be interested in, please click
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Book Reviews that I would consider:
- Travel Adventure
- Adventure
- Canadian History
- Judaica
- Internet for the layman
- Business
- Politics
- History
- Fiction
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Game Face
by Dr. James Chlovechok
"Something to Keep You Scratching Your Head"
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Posted June 21, 2004
Have you ever wondered how some athletes seem to have a
personality transformation the minute they put on their
uniforms?
It is as if mentally, spiritually and emotionally their
psyche has been modified to such an extent that they seem
to have a marked edge over their opponents.
Suppose we were offered Read more...
Funny Letters From Famous People
by Charles Osgood
"A Gold Mine Of Humorous Letters"
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Posted November 27, 2004
There is always something audacious about reading other
people's letters. You have the feeling that you are
secretly looking into the soul and mind of the letter
writer without his or her knowledge.
Unfortunately, in today's age of emails, television, and
every other modern day distraction, we have little time Read more...
America's Secret War
by George Friedman
""War is Politics carried out by other means"-Clausewitz"
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Posted November 28, 2004
The fundamental premise of George Friedman's recent
insightful book America's Secret War: Inside The Hidden
Worldwide Struggle Between America And Its Enemies is that
the events of 9/11, the Afghanistan war and the Iraq War,
are all inter-related and form a coherent pattern.
Furthermore, the principal actors such as Osama Read more...
Tearjerker
by Daniel Hayes
"If You Are A Rejected Author-Would You Abduct An Editor?"
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Posted August 19, 2004
Although, I don't recommend abducting an editor and
keeping him captive for several weeks, that is just what
novelist Daniel Hayes' principal character, Evan
Ulmer, accomplishes when he imprisons in his basement
editor Robert Partnow who had previously rejected his
manuscript.
TEARJERKER revolves around three characters, Ulmer,
Partnow Read more...
Mama
by Kelly Jones
"A delightful toddler's story"
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Posted August 11, 2004
Kelly Jones has created a delightful toddler's story seen
through the eyes of his big sister, who translates all his
wishes that he expresses in one word: "Mama."
In clear and simple language, we follow the siblings in a
day of their activities. Friendly and protective, big
sister is Read more...
The Finishing School
by Muriel Spark
"Competent and effective criticism of the privileged class"
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Posted September 24, 2004
Muriel SPARK has added yet another star to her long list
of novels with The Finishing School. This 23rd novel or
novella as it is only 181 pages long, confirms her secure
status among British novelists.
Written in a rapid, economical style, it is fast paced and
very comical at Read more...
Queen Of Dreams
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
"Powerful lush and rich language common to Indo-English authors"
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Posted September 7, 2004
The following review was contributed by:
Lily Azerad-Goldman
artist and author.
With her latest novel, critically acclaimed author Chitra
Banerjee Divakaruni chronicles the lives of a Bengali
immigrant family living in California at the beginning of
the new millennium.
Using powerful, lush and rich language that is particular
to Indo-English authors, DIVAKARUNI Read more...
Who's Looking Out For You?
by Bill O'Reilly
"Either You Love Him Or Hate Him!"
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Posted September 19, 2004
Two-time Emmy Award winner for excellence in reporting,
Bill O'Reilly, most appropriately describes himself in his
latest book, Who's Looking Out For You, when he quotes one
media analyst who stated: "O'Reilly comes off like a jerk
or a genius depending on who you talk to."
There is no shortage of Read more...
Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer
by Moira Anderson Allen
"If You Want To Be A Free Lance Writer-This Is A Must"
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Posted April 30, 2004
I remember very vividly when I sold my first article to a
major Canadian newspaper. It was in the mid 1960s, when I
had just graduated from law school and I decided that the
only way to fame, and perhaps jump- start my non-existent
law practice, was to write articles Read more...
Retribution: City Of God Series
by Randall Ingermanson
"An Era Not Widely Known Or Written About"
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Posted September 24, 2004
Retribution City of God Series is Randall Ingermanson's
third historical fiction in his time travel series.
As a result of a bungled physics experiment, Israeli
scientist Ari Kazan and his wife Rivka, find themselves
back in time during the era of the Jerusalem Church, 57
A.D.
Jerusalem is seething with a Read more...
Letter Perfect The Marvelous History Of Our Alphabet
by David Sacks
"The Wonderful World Of The Alphabet"
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Posted August 15, 2004
Prior to reading David Sacks'reference book it never dawned
on me just how intriguing are the letters of our alphabet.
As Sacks points out, these twenty- six letters all have
personalities of their own.
Combining his knowledge of history, linguistics,
geography, literature, phonetics and other disciplines,
readers are taken on a wonderful Read more...
The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast For Justice
by Zoe Ann Nicholson
"A Fast For A Just Cause"
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Posted February 28, 2005
For many non-Americans and perhaps even Americans, the
words Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) are meaningless.
Consequently, in order to fully appreciate Zoe Ann
Nicholson's memoir, The Hungary Heart: A Woman's Fast For
Justice, it is necessary to understand what this
legislation is all about.
Suffragist Alice Paul in 1921 drafted Read more...
Blackbird House
by Alice Hoffman
"Alice Hoffman is a craftsman of great heart and integrity."
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Posted August 16, 2004
Alice Hoffman has adapted the mythology of the blackbirds
as prophets, spell-casters and messengers of the gods into
another heartbreaking dimension in her book of short
essays: "Blackbird House".
The title's "House" is a Massachusetts farm sheltering the
tragic lives of various occupants over a span of two
hundred years. Read more...
12th & McGraw
by Forrest Haskell
"What An Unusual Childhood!"
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Posted August 14, 2004
Today, with the advent of self-published books there has
been a proliferation of the personal narrative. It seems
that everyone wants to join the bandwagon and recount his
or her life story.
The early chapters of 12th & McGraw, authored by Forrest
Haskell Jr., gets off to a great start Read more...
All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story Of How The Vatican Real
by John L. Allen, Jr.
"Understanding The Vatican,The Holy See and The Pope"
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Posted June 27, 2004
Recognized as a maven when it comes to the intricacies of
the workings of the Vatican, John A. Allen, Jr., Vatican
correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, has
written an excellent reference text that will go a long
way in helping us to be better informed about its
thoughts, how Read more...
Cyrus Bull Tells How To Become A Billionaire
by Richard Crissman
"Money, Greed and Wealth"
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Posted September 27, 2004
Mea culpa, when I initially flipped through Richard
Crissman's latest book, Cyrus Bull Tells How To Become A
Billionaire: Money, Love and Revenge Stirred With A Barbed
Spoon, I cheated a little. I immediately turned to the
appendix, wherein the author's principal protagonist,
Cyrus Bull, enumerates the seven principles of Read more...
The Full Matilda
by David Haynes
"A delightful novel about a feisty African American Woman"
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Posted July 7, 2004
David Haynes latest novel, The Full Matilda, focuses on
the memoirs of a tough and feisty fictional character,
Matilda Housewright, who was born during the early years
of the last century, and grew up in Washington, D.C. in
the home of a head steward or majordomo to a US Senator.
The Read more...
Miriam the Medium
by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
"Even If You Don't Believe in Grandmother Tales!"
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Posted August 16, 2004
Even if you don't believe in "bube meishes," (Yiddish for
grandmother tales), or psychics and mediums, you can't
help enjoying Rochelle Jewel Shapiro's first delightful
novel Miriam the Medium.
Shapiro narrates a story of a phone psychic, Miriam
Kaminsky, who inherited the gift of being able to
communicate with the dead Read more...
All Eyes Skyward
by Dan Spencer
"Is Love Blind?"
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Posted August 11, 2004
Readers looking to find how it felt to be living in Berlin
at the time of the Airlift of 1948-9 will not be
disappointed with Dan Spencer's, All Eyes Skyward. For
those of you who may not be aware, post Second World War
Germany had been divided into three sectors Read more...
The Last Alchemist Count Cagliostro
by Iain McCalman
"Will The Real Cagliostro Stand Up!"
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Posted May 19, 2004
On the back cover of historian Iain McCalman's latest
book, The Last Alchemist Count Cagliostro, Master Of Magic
In The Age Of Reason, it states, "depending on whom you
ask, he was either a great healer or a dangerous
charlatan."
This just about sums up an intriguing historical novel
pertaining to Read more...
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