Category: Book Reviews

Posted on: January 5, 2024 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

“1/6: The Graphic Novel (Second Edition)” by Alan Jenkins/Gan Golan

Harvard Law Professor, and veteran comic book artist Will Rosado are a formidable team. Together, they’re much like Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, and their pivotal work on Watchmen. Their latest work,1/6: The Graphic Novel, is probably the literal equivalent for Jenkins, Golan, and Rosado – something pretty darn seminal to the times we’re in, and may be in if we’re not careful. This week marks a significant milestone for the trio,…

Posted on: November 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Meet Everett De Morier: Acclaimed Author with a Secret

If you know Everett De Morier, you know unpredictability. In a career that has spanned more than twenty-five years, Mr. De Morier has written everything from the Weekly World News’ My Wife Is Having the Reincarnation of Elvis to the Hollywood optioned Thirty-Three Cecils. He’s an essayist, an author, a humorist, a contributor, a thinker. And, a seeker. Because a decorated career that has included appearances on the likes of…

Posted on: September 16, 2020 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

The Blendification System by Daniel Bruder

There is increasing interest in expanding the purview of what we deem possible in business/corporate design. The ever-expanding range of commercial possibilities thanks to the evolution of technology, among other elements, underline the demands on today’s business leadership to remain innovate or risk obscurity in the modern marketplace. Daniel Bruder’s 360 degree approach to the issue of business leadership today emerges with unquestionable detail in the book The Blendification System: Achieving…

Posted on: June 13, 2020 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead (Book)

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons is best known for three things: playing a mean guitar, his obsession with exotic hot rods (check out any band video from the ‘80s) and one of the most impressive beards in rock. His book, Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead, tackles two out of three. Initially out in 2011, this latest book is an expanded version with over 200 pages devoted to Gibbons…

Posted on: February 20, 2020 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

The Black Bottom: The Measure of Man by Theo Czuk

Theo Czuk is, arguably, a singer/songwriter and musician first. He has seven music releases and counting, including a complimentary musical take on this novel; some are out of print, but sheer numbers alone make it apparent music is his primary vehicle for self-expression. He has two poetry collections in his résumé, Channeling Venice: Apparitions of Light and Pariscapes: Conversations with Paris, and a debut novel entitled Heart-Scarred. His latest novel The Black Bottom: The Measure…

Posted on: February 7, 2020 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

Meghan FitzGerald releases Ascending Davos

Health care is one of the forever burning issues in our modern American life and, despite the efforts of many intelligent and talented men and women, the strides that have been made are often under assault and many are still pining away for effective care. Meghan FitzGerald has been on the front lines of that battle in her service as a nurse, but she continues to fight for a better…

Posted on: February 7, 2020 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Rebekah Bastian’s Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion

If you are looking for a book about life that’s different from the usual account and non-fiction, I think you can scarcely do better than Rebekah Bastian’s Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion. I think the word solidarity in the title is unquestionably important. She tailors this book to speak to women’s experience in modern life, particularly American life, though the book reaches…

Posted on: January 10, 2020 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

Natasha Wallace’s The Conscious Effect: 50 Lessons for Better Organizational Wellbeing

Any study of how personal wellbeing, a larger issue than just physical health, influences the overall direction of any organization would be lacking if it did not likewise explore how effective leadership shapes that aforementioned wellbeing. Natasha Wallace’s The Conscious Effect: 50 Lessons for Better Organizational Wellbeing leaves nothing out in its discussion of the issue. Wallace’s long experience as a HR professional, a respected voice regarding leadership and personal development, and…

Posted on: November 25, 2019 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

“I Hereby Resign” by Steven Manchel

You would think that the subject of handling employee transitions between direct business competitors has a wealth of literature on the topic. You would be wrong. Attorney Steven Manchel writes about the issue with a objective and learned eye in his book “I Hereby Resign” Job Transitioning: How Individuals Properly Prepare, Resign and Move to the Competition, and How Companies Best Manage that Process. It  has an agreeable length for the vast majority…

Posted on: November 6, 2019 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away With Murder and Behaving Very Badly By Jake Brennan

It takes a real knack to retell a story that many have likely heard many times before and still manage to make it compelling. As listeners of the popular podcast Disgraceland have already figured out, Jake Brenan is that rare narrator who can. The true crime podcast focuses on musicians and those connected to them and the darkness that follows them usually connected to fame, drugs and sexual appetite, (but…