Category: Book Reviews

Posted on: April 5, 2010 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (Book)

If Seth Grahame-Smith were allowed to pen textbooks, you can only imagine how many more students would actually pay attention in History class. Granted they’d also end up believing that vampires were in charge of keeping slavery alive in the South, but at least they’d be paying attention. Grahame-Smith, author of the surprise best seller Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, does a brilliant job of weaving actual history with a fantastical…

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Posted on: February 25, 2010 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution In Music by Marisa Meltzer (Book)

Given all the ink that’s been devoted to grunge over the past few years, it’s a little surprising that more has not been written about the Riot Grrrl movement. In Girl Power, author Marisa Meltzer devotes plenty of space to riot grrrls, as well as a slew of other female-fronted music genres throughout the decade including “Angry Womyn” (Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos), girl groups (The Spice Girls and Shampoo)…

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Posted on: February 10, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Arts America (Book)

Arts America is like an AAA guide for all of the finer things, in a way that a number of similarly-marketed titles are not. Whether the event occurs in one of the book’s five major cities – New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, or San Francisco – or a slightly smaller metropolis (which includes but is not limited to places like Seattle, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and the like) – Compton…

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Posted on: February 3, 2010 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne (book)

Regardless of how well you think you know him, Ozzy Osbourne has a remarkable sense of humor and pretty spot on view of how the world sees him. For more than 350 pages, the Prince of Darkness opens up about his childhood, his rocky relationships, his addictions, his arrests and friendships, and is still realistic enough to end the memoir with the following phrase: “Ozzy Osbourne, Born 1948. Died, whenever.…

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Posted on: January 24, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Joe The Barbarian #1 (Comic Book)

The price point of this issue is undoubtedly to bring individuals in to this new story. This issue is the first of eight, and starts off fairly slowly. Individuals are introduced to a disaffected child in a Donnie Darko type of vein, who seems to be ignored or abused at every corner by parents, bullies, and the entirety of the outside world. The story begins to really take a turn…

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Posted on: January 3, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery (Book)

While some may say that the Complete Idiot’s Guides are getting increasingly less relevant as the years go on, I feel that there are still a lot of good things to be educated about coming out of these titles. In “Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery”, Margaret Furtado and Joseph Ewing match wits to create a fulfilling and healthy life for those individuals that have elected to choose weight loss…

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Posted on: December 31, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision by Louis P. Masur (Book)

There are very few records that could illicit the almost academic like study of its origins, but Bruce Springsteen’s career defining Born to Run is one that can. Recorded nearly 35 years ago, the record was delayed in part due to Springsteen’s extreme perfectionism and intense pressure from the band’s record label desperate for a big seller after their first two efforts garnered critical praise, but failed to find an…

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Posted on: November 25, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales by Clarence Clemons and Don Reo (Book)

Standing stage left to Bruce Springsteen for the past three decades, E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons has had the opportunity to take in life from a unique advantage as a member of perhaps the greatest American rock band. In his wildly entertaining memoir, written with the help of his best friend Don Reo (creator of “My Wife and Kids” and a number of other sitcoms), Clemons manages to share…

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Posted on: October 30, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 1

The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved (Book)

John Ortved’s carefully researched and entertaining behind the scenes look at one of the most beloved TV series works primarily because the author is such a big fan of The Simpsons. How do you know he has a deep appreciation for The Simpsons? He is willing to admit that the show is not nearly as good as it once was. Simply put, he knows it is cable of being better.

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