Jim Alkon

Modern Fable Offers Road Map to Successful & Fulfilling Life

People have been telling us for years to “be prepared” — as far back, perhaps, as the Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts. But prepared for what? Life’s perilous yet exciting journey? Forks in the road? Obstacles when they threaten? Opportunities when they tantalize? To get prepared, people typically pick up…

Jim AlkonMay 31, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

Haunting Holocaust Memoir of Survival and Desperation

It was difficult to imagine a time without Nazis patrolling the streets. Their presence was a constant reminder that the Germans had control over everything in our lives, right down to how much sugar we could have in our porridge. Actually, it was much worse than that, as described in…

Jim AlkonMay 26, 2023

Children's Books Recommended

A Princess Must Find Her Happy Ending in Fantasy Tale of Castles, Magic and Mystery

“Anything is possible, my dear, anything is possible. Fairy tales are not made up of thin air. More often than not, a folk tale like this would be based on an ancient legend, which in turn, would have real events at its roots.” Indeed, fairy tales are not made up…

Jim AlkonMay 19, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Oddball Collection of Scarred Characters Navigating Life’s Pains & Pleasures

“You will soon discover that in matters of the heart, memories are much kinder than reality.” — Judith McNaught Every so often, the website that keeps me loosely connected to my high school graduating class sends me an email with the subject line, “In Memory.” Someone in my class has…

Jim AlkonMay 19, 2023

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

Sharing His Gruesome Yet Inspiring Path to Peace and Recovery

There’s a word I was looking for that, unless I missed it, does not appear in Blue Andrews’ gripping memoir, Choosing Life: One Man’s Journey Through Alcoholism and Depression to Wellness and Self-Discovery. That word is courage. Probably because it’s not a word a writer would necessarily bestow on himself,…

Jim AlkonMay 9, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Author Brings 1918 Flu Pandemic to Life with Macabre Beauty

What a beautiful way to describe how a deadly virus permeates a community: “A tiny wisp of something rounds the air in his lungs and multiplies. It finds its way to his blood and bones. He doesn’t know he carries the fatal germ. He has no way of knowing that…

Jim AlkonMay 4, 2023

Fiction Recommended

First It Was “Breakfast With Buddha” — Several Meals Later, There’s Still Room for Dessert

It was not the first road trip he had taken with a Siberian monk. The first one, of course, was in Roland Merullo’s widely popular Breakfast with Buddha, in which New Yorker Otto Ringling reluctantly hooks up with his brother-in-law Volya Rinpoche, shares his thoughts and beliefs and gains new…

Jim AlkonMay 3, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

Geriatric Specialist’s Practical Guidance on Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia

Her mission became clear when her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s related dementia. “It was one of the scariest times of my life,” says Dr. Macie P. Smith. “I truly did not know what to do or who to call.” Dr. Smith probably didn’t realize it at the time, but…

Jim AlkonMay 3, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Rows of a Tranquil Vineyard Are Shelter From Mussolini’s Rise to Power

“I thought about the deeper message about how we often build emotional walls to protect us from some perceived threat and how doubts, fears, worries keep us from realizing our own divine potential.” With those sentiments, says author Steve Physioc, the story begins. That story, ripping with history, personality, philosophy,…

Jim AlkonApril 27, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Characters Find Themselves on Emotional Collision Course in Mountaintop Thriller

“Where would one go to sell a kidney?” Hightower asked. Vlad leaned back; his expression turned sour. “People get killed wanting to know.” Author Lee Lindauer, an engineer by trade before turning to thriller novels, uses the tools and techniques of his original vocation to develop well-researched and tightly conceived…

Jim AlkonApril 21, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Shadows of the Past Emerge in This Haunting Exploration of Life, Love & Family

Reference to the old Chinese superstition, “To dwell upon those who are no longer with us brings bad fortune … makes hungry the ghosts who have not departed, hungry for more than they have.” It’s not easy to not dwell upon the past when your wife has recently died, forcing…

Jim AlkonApril 17, 2023

Children's Books Recommended

Learn 300 New Facts About History, and Have Fun Doing It!

If you think your children would find these facts amusing, then have we got a series of books for you: In ancient Greece, citizens sometimes voted using dried beans. This is where the expression “spill the beans” comes from, meaning to tell the truth or reveal a secret. Most people…

Jim AlkonApril 6, 2023

Fiction Recommended

A Lush Story of Self-Discovery on the Streets of Bangkok

Once — okay, more than once — when my thinking on a matter of personal consequence was going astray, a dear friend advised me, “Don’t get caught up in your own movie.” Translation: We all are inclined to inwardly dramatize our lives as imagined scripts navigating our daily grinds and…

Jim AlkonApril 3, 2023

Business Recommended

Not All Suppliers Are Created Equal — Find Out How to Avoid Getting Screwed by Yours!

If you think you are getting screwed by your business suppliers or don’t know for sure, then chances are that you are! But not to fret, or plead ignorance or embarrassment. That’s because business, procurement and supply chain expert Jill A. Button is here to help with her new book,…

Jim AlkonMarch 30, 2023

Recommended Thrillers

A Woman’s Traumatic Past is Not Easily Forgotten in New Thriller

He watched her every move. Hidden cameras at every turn. He monitored her time at the grocery store. He could tell when the cleanliness of his apartment was less than perfect. He knew when the wine was opened too soon. The extent to which he was a control freak was…

Jim AlkonMarch 22, 2023

Fiction Recommended Romance

Lust and Financial Intrigue Meet in New Contemporary Romance

The hotel key was delivered to his office earlier, a service any billionaire might expect. They entered the lobby of the Dream Hotel and headed to the elevator. He hit the “P” for Penthouse Suite — again, he was, after all, a billionaire. He led her down the corridor and…

Jim AlkonMarch 20, 2023

Jim Alkon

Modern Fable Offers Road Map to Successful & Fulfilling Life

Haunting Holocaust Memoir of Survival and Desperation

A Princess Must Find Her Happy Ending in Fantasy Tale of Castles, Magic and Mystery

Oddball Collection of Scarred Characters Navigating Life’s Pains & Pleasures

Sharing His Gruesome Yet Inspiring Path to Peace and Recovery

Author Brings 1918 Flu Pandemic to Life with Macabre Beauty

First It Was “Breakfast With Buddha” — Several Meals Later, There’s Still Room for Dessert

Geriatric Specialist’s Practical Guidance on Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia

Rows of a Tranquil Vineyard Are Shelter From Mussolini’s Rise to Power

Characters Find Themselves on Emotional Collision Course in Mountaintop Thriller

Shadows of the Past Emerge in This Haunting Exploration of Life, Love & Family

Learn 300 New Facts About History, and Have Fun Doing It!

A Lush Story of Self-Discovery on the Streets of Bangkok

Not All Suppliers Are Created Equal — Find Out How to Avoid Getting Screwed by Yours!

A Woman’s Traumatic Past is Not Easily Forgotten in New Thriller

Lust and Financial Intrigue Meet in New Contemporary Romance

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