INCOMING DOC!
Submitted by Ron Camarda on January 17, 2012 - 19:53Incoming
By Jack “Doc” Manick
Author House, Bloomington, IN, 283p
Review by: Ron Camarda, MWSA
Creative Non-fiction
They Called me Barbie
Submitted by Michael Benton on January 15, 2012 - 05:59They Called Me Barbie
by Michael Benton
You really can’t tell someone what life is like on a submarine. It’s one of those things you have to experience for yourself. I mean, you can understand the words for sure; just it misses something in the telling. Still, there are stories to share that, at the very least, should give a smile. I guess the best place to start is at the beginning.
Tips & Tricks: Repetition -- A Tool or a Weapon?
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 15, 2012 - 01:31
Repetition -- A Tool or a Weapon?
Finding Nuggets of Truth as a Military Writer
Submitted by kevinmweeks on January 10, 2012 - 08:44by Ann DeWitt
What if you studied a particular military General from the American Civil War era and found that the court of public opinion handed down a verdict without reviewing all of the evidence? Would you ignore the facts and go with the court of public opinion? Or would you print in your book the dormant facts in which you uncovered?
Beyond My Horizon: An Educational Odyssey & Combat Memoir
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 7, 2012 - 01:05Title: Beyond My Horizon: An Educational Odyssey & Combat Memoir
Author: Claude Regis Vargo
Genre: Non-Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Reviewer: Bill McDonald
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1608445658
“Share the author’s journey in Beyond My Horizon. Fall in love with the lifestyle of one of the world’s most beautiful hotels; survive the sieges of the hell-holes of Hue and Khe Sanh, Viet Nam; and stand beneath the stone archway of Cornell University. Here is a tale of determination, drive, and a courageous ride through life that you will not want to stop reading. In this engaging, compelling, and inspiring book, Claude Vargo mesmerizes the reader. He eloquently describes his life and the hard work that transformed him from being a youthful academic failure to graduating summa cum laude in just two years in midlife from the Hilton College at the University of Houston while simultaneously attending Cornell.
If Claude did it, you can too! This book is chock full of humorous anecdotes, academic timesaving tips, and common-sense tricks to achieve your scholastic and life goals.
Beyond My Horizon is a must-read for anyone who has a real desire to do well in college, go back to college, or finally make a change and pursue any lifelong dream. Vargo’s odyssey not only is a heartfelt and sincere effort to inspire the reader to go after life goals but also helps the reader believe he or she really can accomplish any goal.”
Author(s) Mentioned:
Vargo, Claude Regis