Review - Steve Anello
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Mr. Collins' "Good to Great' is a must-read for anyone who still compulsively follows the conventional wisdom regarding corporate success. His ideas are presented in the sort of accessible language that makes the book a pleasurable read; at the same time, many of the ideas are quite radical with regard to new thinking about outdated management practices. Theory is substantiated by empirical data, which results in concepts that are not to be ignored.

Steve Anello
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Don Massenzio deserves commendation for "Frankly Speaking," simply by virtue of doing a great job as an indie author. It's not easy to pull off a good story without the extensive editorial support you get with a traditional publisher. Massenzio has managed to produce excellent copy and a compelling story.

I held my rating back to four stars for a couple of reasons. One is that I think the story could be improved with the help of a good line-editor to make the prose more active and to eliminate some of the awkward phrasing. I also found a certain aspect of the story hard to believe. Would the church members as portrayed in the story really be willing to assist in kidnapping young pregnant girls, selling their babies, and selling the girls into sex slavery -- because they're immoral and deserve it? That seems inconsistent.

I give "Frankly Speaking" a five-star clean rating for minimal sensuality and profanity. Some violence, but not pervasive or graphic.

ARK
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Steve is a good friend and an excellent musician! He started in Missouri, has worked all over the world and is still a humble person. His music is worth buying!
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Review: LISTEN TO ME SPEAK TRILOGY by Victor Dark

I enjoyed this trilogy much more than the author's UNINVITED GUESTS TRILOGY (although I quite liked the first in that set). Quite possibly I liked this set better because I am far more comfortable with the supernatural than with household intruders. However, I also think the author shows promise of coming into his own. I liked the characters, enjoyed the plot, and found the neat interweaving of past and present quite exciting. Looking forward to the author's next appearance.
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While I am not a big "reviewer" I had to give my opinion of this book. I bought this book directly from the authors website and every bit of because it is twined to my faorite guitarist of all time Steve Clark. My first impression is Wow! "Steve Clark, you lucky guy!...what a gorgeous woman". As I started to read the book one of my favorite parts of the whole book is the beginning when Lorelei is putting you with her in her quest to see Steve's grave site...pure emotion. As I continued the read I began to lose interest in the life of Lorelei's life in modeling and early romances with the Eagles drummer to Darryl Hall (Hall & Oats). From the very moment she meets Steve the interest sucks you in (if your a big Lep fan as I am). From the the meeting with Steve to the time of his death recorded in the book...I walked away sad in every way. I felt sorry for Lorelei, I felt let down by Def Leppard that they could just watch and really do nothing. I felt depressed that a man that I seen in concert in 89, watched on MTV daily (which appeared to be happy and having fun in life) and listened to hourly turned out to be the complete oposite of what I pictured Steve. To know he was in as bad a shape with everything in life from drugs, family, Lorelei, alcohol, Def Leppard and most importantly himself. My after thoughts have changed the way overall I look at Steve in general and just wish that he would have truly helped himself and had a close friend that wanted to help him instead of use him because he was a millionaire (last girlfriend after Lor). It has raised the question in my mind if this is just a stunt by a beautiful woman wanting to ride the coat-tail of a legendary band and guitarist. Regardless this is NOT how I wanted to remember the guitar king I wanted to see and hear about, but I think this is a GREAT read in the beginning and from the point Steve walks in. Great read on some musical history from Lorelei's eyes aswell.
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Pretty sure I reviewed this already. It was an A+ autographed photo of Steve Wozniak. Very happy with it, thanks.
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Stephen  Kings essay on guns was quite good actually. I am pro gun and agreed with him on quite a few areas, even though  Mr. King is for some gun control. A good read on a very controversial subject. Would suggest all read it, for .99 it is well worth it.
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Pre-reading Thoughts:

First I would like to say thank to Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me this book to review. And secondly, this synopsis is was different from the one that I got on my book. Nonetheless, I am still excited to see where this story will take me. I am not known to be a huge fan of contemporaries but I have a feeling that this one might be up my alley. I am ready to see who this anonymous texted is as well as what secrets the other characters in this book have. Please note that in no way has receiving this book affected my opinion. All thoughts are my own.

Writing Thoughts:

The pace in this book was slow particularly in the beginning. I am generally a fast reader but it took me an hour to get through less than fifty pages. However as we reached the 100 page mark, the book sped up because more was happening and the main character and her friends actually started to solve the problem that was at hand. I applaud the author for recovering from the slow pace in the beginning of the book.

Plot Thoughts:

There was so much that I didn't like in the beginning of the book. It was almost enough for me to put the book down and never pick it up again. However I decided that I would give the book a chance because it is one that I have received for review. The plot and the problems that were brought forth in the beginning defiantly got better. The plot became clearer and fast paced. The problems that I had faced in the beginning faded away almost immediately once the true plot began to unfold.

Character Thoughts:

I did not like our main character at all. There were just so many things that I didn't agree with. Kara seemed whiny and spoiled. I was happy that things sort of calmed down once our main character met her new friend Alex. I liked Alex because she was everything our main character wasn't. Which might seem a bit rough but it was true. Alex just spoke to me more than what our main character did.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, the book wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the ending more than the beginning and honestly, I won't be reading this book up any time soon. There were a lot of things that counted towards my negative perception of this book, however there were a few things that redeemed this book. Once again, I would like to thank Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me this book to review. Whilst I may not have liked it all too much, I am still incredibly grateful to receive this book.
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I picked this book up at the Barnes and Noble bargain book section for like 4 or 5 bucks.

It was a very pleasurable and fun read.  The other reviewers are right; the book is about Steve Parish and his life and his experiences, he just happened to be a groupie and apparently an integral part of the GD scene.  His life revolved around the Grateful Dead it seemed, so you got a fair bit of that.

People keep saying it was horribly written.  I can read and write and maybe it wasn't technically fancy, but it did the job for me.  Everything was easy to understand and there were no holes.  It didn't jump around too much.

I thought this book really paints a picture of how important drugs were to the whole scene.  It gave a decent feeling of what the 60s might be like.  Whether that portrait is true or not, it is Steve's Portrait.

I'm not a deadhead a hippy or a stoner and I really enjoyed this book, you might too.

I generally don't read much fiction I mostly read nonfiction, and I thought this book read like a novel, except most of the stuff was probably true.

I was amazed at all the raunchy details that are in this book, it is probably not for kids.
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I originally narrated this story for the podcast version of Fresh Kills. As a former stand-up comic I found it very good. As a thriller reader I found it very good. As a fan of JSB I found it very good. All in all I found it very good.  Hmmmm I seem to be repeating myself here...but that being said...I found it very good.
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There's a new King in town.  Stephen Kings son is writing under the name Joe Hill.  Its worth a read.  He has his own sense of timing and takes readers on fantastic stories.  He deserves a serious look.  Check him out.
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Pretty good. He isn't James Rollins, but the story was entertaining and he shows promise. Mark, there's quite a few punctuation errors, and some formatting problems. I'd love to help you out with editing and proofreading, if you'll let me. Still working on the website, but rates are up: I can't post a link here, so Google me: The Red Pen and my name which is on this post.
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Review: I love this book!
The main character, Taffy Snackerge is sooo cool! She reminds me of my family, but she is more extreme of diseases than I am. I WILL eat out and eat at buffet restaurants. I go by the rule, some germs help keep you healthy.

The characters in this book are easy to sink your teeth into to relate and be a part of their life. Everyone has had or known a person in their life that acted like anyone of these characters.

The plot/ story line was easy to keep up with and flowed like a well-oiled machine throughout the book. It flowed so well that I read the book in one setting without trying. It makes the book a very light read.

The characters talked like normal teenagers throughout the book. The dialogue worked very well and flowed naturally throughout the book.

I believe any well knowledgeable teenager would enjoy this book. It does have the pros and cons of doing a project as a team effort, but this book plays the lesson of team work out very well that any person could not complain about the lesson learned.

Five stars
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Stephen,
Enjoyed reading your ebooks AMP1, SODIUM 1, AND OMEGA 1.  I very much appreciate how I get so absorbed in your stories that I forget (for a while) all my troubles. Just want to say Thank You for your excellent work.
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Hm.  Simon may beat Steve Brewer as my fav author that I know. Steve was the one who recommended Simo to Writers Forum as a presenter for one of our programs.
Anyhoo, this book was the first of many to be read. An ex-sports car nut, I was looking for errors and there were none.
Oh, and the plot had no holes.
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I like Steve Alten's books. I have been reading him since he published Meg back in the 90's. I have a first edition of Meg in Hardcover ( a much smaller book than the paperback he published, the one with the shark eating a T-Rex. That was a far better version then the hardback I owned. Now he has an Anniversary edition coming out. It's only available on his website go there for information. I look forward to reading that one. I guess he has re-written it ONCE again). This book just didn't do it for me. It was good...and Steve does his research (even if it is with a guy who I consider a nit-wit) but ET's just don't interest me and I found this way out there. I mean if your into SF, you'll love it, but for me the whole time travel and reverse time was too weird. I know he likes to go out of his way with the Meg thing and the Loch Ness monster thing but this is another realm. I really had to force myself through this book. I will read the final ( at least I hope it is) Meg book but that is only because I have been with Steve since the beginning ( at least I feel like I have) but that is the only reason. I expect great thing still from him...I just hope it is not on this topic. Shark man was good...stick with continuing that.
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I  really love this book and the author. I have been a follower of Steve Harvey for years even when he was starring in his own TV show. I also loved him as a comedian with the Kings of Comedy. I tried to get the book when it first came out, but everywhere I went to purchase it they were sold out. I should have bought a new copy when I order it, because this used copy is not really an actual hard copy with Steve face on it. The new book that he has coming out in December, I will be purchasing a new copy of it. I wish one day I could meet Mr. Harvey in person. He is a great writer and he is wonderful on his Radio show. He is keeping it real with his book, and letting us ladies know what is really up with men. I tried to emailed Steve through his radio show, but I guess my email got lost or thrown out, by his Managers or by his other personnell people. So keep up the good work Steve and remember God is not done with you yet!!! (smile) Debra Moore