Jim Alkon

Jack J. Hersch on the Human Hazards of Automation in Commercial Aviation Technology

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_JackHersch_authorspotlight.jpg Advances in aviation technology have given pilots the ability to switch into “autopilot” and essentially let technology fly the plane. This opens the possibility that pilots will lose focus and not be prepared if they need to manage a crisis, which can easily happen. In The Dangers of Automation…

Jim AlkonNovember 16, 2020

Nonfiction

In the Cockpit: Technology, Human Complacency and Exploring “The Dangers of Automation in Airliners”

If you are in search of riveting, edge-of-your-seat, real-life stories about people in grave distress looking for a way out, consider the work of Jack Hersch. In his debut Death March Escape, Hersch told the remarkable story of how his father twice escaped the Nazi Holocaust — through every harrowing…

Jim AlkonNovember 11, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Manipulating Minds at the Root of Hidden Agendas in “The Rage Colony”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Rage-Colony-genetic.jpg As Shanon Hunt was getting ready to publish her debut novel The Pain Colony in late 2019, I was tasked with reading it and providing her with an honest, critical assessment. Before I offered my opinion, I asked whether she was nervous about unleashing her work to the literary…

Jim AlkonOctober 30, 2020

Better Self Nonfiction

Overcoming Challenges and Living Your Truth With “Choose to Prevail”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/booktrib_SandyRodriguez_ChooseToPrevail.jpg Imagine my anticipation when I saw this testimonial from bestselling author Eric Weiner before starting to read Sandy Rodriguez’s Choose to Prevail (BookBaby): “Reading this book is like having coffee with a kind, insightful and endlessly patient friend.” One lump of sugar and a little cream later, I…

Jim AlkonOctober 28, 2020

Better Self Nonfiction

A Guide to Finding Community and Support with “My Trans Parent”

There are 1.4 million people in the U.S. who identify as transgender, and then millions more family and friends who are coping/embracing/struggling (check one) with how this defines themselves and their families, and what it means to them. Yet while there are millions affected, how often would you think every…

Jim AlkonOctober 12, 2020

Nonfiction

A New Era of Health: Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare

Anyone who has ever watched a James Bond movie has seen the dashing secret agent confront hair-raising dangers, get chased by very bad guys with lethal weapons, face life-threatening moments, and then brush it off, grab the girl and hop on a yacht in the blue waters. If only…

Jim AlkonOctober 12, 2020

Children's Books

Fighting Exclusion and Building Community in “The Rounders and the Tallers”

The Rounders became mean and the Tallers became sad when the beach started getting overcrowded with so many Rounders and Tallers. On one of the hottest summer days, it was so crowded that the tallest Taller slipped and stepped on the roundest Rounder. And we’re off! It’s The Rounders and…

Jim AlkonOctober 5, 2020

Nonfiction

Your Guide to Creating Patterns and Symmetry with Polygons

Mike Regan, to quote his own bio, “is a geometer who takes his subject seriously.” So seriously that, along with colleagues, friends and family, he mentions the ancient Greeks Pythagoras and Euclid in the opening acknowledgments of his fascinating instructional book, How to Polygon: Art and Geometry of Plane Tiling…

Jim AlkonOctober 2, 2020

Children's Books

The Absurdity of Prejudice in “The Jellies and the Crunchers”

Have you ever decided that you didn’t like something before ever even “trying” it? Do you think it is a good idea to make a decision before knowing all the facts about a situation? These questions provide some of the learning moments in Matt Bell’s delightful The Jellies and the…

Jim AlkonSeptember 28, 2020

Author Spotlight

J.B. Whitehouse on His Autobiographical Character Q and the Incredible Cast of “Jersig”

“I’d like readers to remember that in times when they might believe there is no beauty left in this world, that they must do one thing: persevere. They must keep moving forward, no matter how hard it might seem, for better days are ahead.” Author J.B. Whitehouse speaks from experience,…

Jim AlkonSeptember 14, 2020

Fiction

Identity and Introspection in the Captivating World of “Jersig”

Who’s to say whether author J.B. Whitehouse had some of literature’s iconic “identity seekers” like Holden Caulfield or George Webber in mind when he constructed Quentin Dettweiler in his riveting debut novella Jersig. But the mere fact that they come to mind either says something about me as a reader…

Jim AlkonSeptember 3, 2020

Miscellany

“The Lighthouse Keeper:” Engaging Parable That Will Help You Master Your Mind

We were driving to visit friends over a holiday weekend, and, as is often the case, I couldn’t stop thinking about a certain fear that has consumed me for much of my adult life. These negative thoughts, as I’ve come to observe, typically lead to negative results. Fortunately for me,…

Jim AlkonAugust 21, 2020

Better Self Nonfiction

Former U.S. Special Agent Examines 25 Years of Service With Heart in “Switched On”

The Boy Scouts have a motto for the same concept: “Be prepared.” So does Eric J. Caron — with a message instilled by his father through strong family values and applied on a much more dangerous world stage during a 25-year career as Special Agent for the U.S. Government. He…

Jim AlkonAugust 13, 2020

Author Spotlight Nonfiction

Phillip Goodrich Discusses What is Hidden in American History

In the 50 years following the American Revolution, “Positive propaganda extended into hero-worship and fable at the expense of the facts of the event,” says author and American history buff Phillip Goodrich. “The events that didn’t fit into the traditional narrative of the ‘American destiny’ were relegated to the ash…

Jim AlkonJuly 21, 2020

Nonfiction

A Detailed Character Study and American Heroism in “Midway Bravery”

So this was war, writes author Dennis Gaub, describing the feelings of U.S. Army Pilot Jim Muri, whose isolated impact on the battle of Midway helped turn fortunes in the Pacific during World War II. Gaub details the battle of Midway and Muri’s unique role in Midway Bravery: The Story…

Jim AlkonJuly 17, 2020

Better Self Nonfiction

Navigating the 2020 Dating Scene in “The Man’s Guide for Online Dating Success”

A few decades ago, I met a girl at a bar in a prearranged setup, and we have been married for over 30 years. I tell you this because I want you to understand my credentials – or lack thereof – for reviewing a book about the online dating scene.…

Jim AlkonJuly 15, 2020

Jim Alkon

Jack J. Hersch on the Human Hazards of Automation in Commercial Aviation Technology

In the Cockpit: Technology, Human Complacency and Exploring “The Dangers of Automation in Airliners”

Manipulating Minds at the Root of Hidden Agendas in “The Rage Colony”

Overcoming Challenges and Living Your Truth With “Choose to Prevail”

A Guide to Finding Community and Support with “My Trans Parent”

A New Era of Health: Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare

Fighting Exclusion and Building Community in “The Rounders and the Tallers”

Your Guide to Creating Patterns and Symmetry with Polygons

The Absurdity of Prejudice in “The Jellies and the Crunchers”

J.B. Whitehouse on His Autobiographical Character Q and the Incredible Cast of “Jersig”

Identity and Introspection in the Captivating World of “Jersig”

“The Lighthouse Keeper:” Engaging Parable That Will Help You Master Your Mind

Former U.S. Special Agent Examines 25 Years of Service With Heart in “Switched On”

Phillip Goodrich Discusses What is Hidden in American History

A Detailed Character Study and American Heroism in “Midway Bravery”

Navigating the 2020 Dating Scene in “The Man’s Guide for Online Dating Success”

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