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| BARF's Booklist |
alphabetically by title
| Book | Type | Author comments |
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| And So It Begins..., K. M. Outten | Fiction | "This book is an alternate reality novel with a twist. It is great for those who have ever wished there was something more to life. [..]" |
| BJ: A Supernatural Suspense Novel, Kimile Aczon |
Horror |
"Greetings, BJ is my debut novel. I am a local native of California,
living in Benicia, and the story surrounds Northern as well as Southern
California. If you have a chance, please read the sample chapters available
at my website. [..] P.S. Barnes
& Noble lists the book for $13.95, while other stores may list it
for much higher! (we're all trying to save a penny here and there)" (more info) |
| Bit at Large, Theron L Gibbons | Science Fiction | "Bit at Large is an illustrated metaphysical science fiction story
that really can't be classed by genre. It attempts to break the boundaries
between genres, and to step out of the formula, providing powerful
entertainment for minds numbed by the continued drivel that is pumped onto
the pulp generally sold in our book stores under the guise of
entertainment." (full comment here) |
 Blood In My Hairspray, Steven
Schreibman |
Fiction | "[..]This summer, I will be publishing a new novel, a comedy entitled "Blood In My Hairspray." Needless to say, I would LOVE for BARF to select the work for a future "assignment" to its members.[..]" |
| Breakfast
with Kamuzu, Hubert A. Allen, Jr. |
Fiction | "[..]The novel weaves the life story of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi, with a fictional expatriate American rock climber, in an adventure big as Africa. Comments provided by our early readers included: [..] ‘learned new and unexpected things about Africa,’[..]" |
| The Complete Book of Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, Jon Russel | Non- fiction | "Complete and updated with photographs of the presidents and their wives."[..] |
| The Consequences of Living, Cynthia Ann Lister | Fiction | "Merk Jones,a harlot, has her life turned around after suffering the loss of her child. She falls in love with a popular minister and both of their lives are completely changed forever. [..]" |
| Cruise Into Terror, Vicky L. Neal | Romance | "[..] This is my first published novel, but I have
been writing for 22 years and have a collection of many stories I have
written. Cruise Into Terror is one of my absolute favorites, and it also
serves as a valuable lesson to women about dating possible abusers and the
consequences. [..] Although I categorize this story as a romance, it is
actually a comedy/romance/adventure that will appeal to men as well as
women. [..]" (full comment here) |
| Eight, Skate and Donate, Jimmy G. Hicks | Fiction | "Escape with young Clint Higgins from a mountain prison camp to the wild, wild side of New Orleans. This coming-of-age novel, set in the late fifties, will hold your interest until the last page." |
| Fatal
Mountaineer, Robert Roper |
Biography | "I wrote the thing! Okay, I'm shameless. It got an accurate rave in last Sunday's book section (Mar. 24)of the SF Chronicle. The book examines the mountaineering exploits of Willi Unsoeld, a philosopher and modern-day transcendentalist who was America's strongest Himalayan climber in the 50s-60s-70s. FATAL MOUNTAINEER has been called "the best work of mountaineering literature yet written by an American"...he submitted humbly. Anyway, I'm eager to acquaint people with it, and I'm always eager to engage with serious readers." |
| A Ghost At Heart's Edge, Susan Ito & Tina Cervin | other | "...a vital and unforgettable reading experience...
whether you are part of the adoption plexus or not." -- The Hungry
Mind Review (more info) |
| Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Susan Vreeland | Fiction | "An alleged Vermeer painting takes on the role of a
character as I trace its influence backward through the centuries. These
stories of its owners reveal the power of art to influence lives. A
German-American inherits this mysterious painting of a young girl from his
Nazi father who looted it from a Jewish home. The next story shows us the
daughter of that family, the antithesis of Anne Frank, and the power of
the painting to stimulate an act of private resistence. Eight
stories take you back to 1660 and the painting's creation.
[..]" (more info) |
| Gospels
of the New Nile, John Kilian |
Fiction | "'Gospels of the New Nile' is my recently published
novel and I would welcome reviews from rank and file book readers. The main premise of my novel is that there are many final solutions, but none are final and none are solutions. Enjoy!" |
| Gun
Lust, Mark Pilnick |
Fiction | "[..] My novel is a dark satire about the politics of and the
obsession with guns in the United States. [..] It's my first published
novel and I'm trying to get back to the novel I was working on but
promotion takes up a lot of time and energy. Best wishes to all of you in
the Bay area. Mark (full comment here) (more info) |
| The Last Turn, Lee Seglem | History | "[..] This is a refreshingly good read on what really happened in the U.S. during the years that bridged 1900, and it draws significant parallels to where we are today. [..]" |
| Life
of My Life, Vincent Cardinale |
Fiction | "It's my book! And it's set in Oakland." (more info) |
| Light in the Darkness, St. George Lee MD | Non- fiction | "Inspirational book written by a physician in
recovery from sex addiction, with chapters on a variety of subjects
dealing with addiction and recovery in general, as well as telling his own
story." (more info) |
| Light's
Hand, Steve Hammons |
Fiction | "[..]The novel follows the ten women and men of the top secret Joint Reconnaissance Study Group. This group of researchers takes the high ground in their investigation into several crucial mysteries facing America and the human race.[..]" |
| Luvin' You Is A Holy Thang!, Joyce Rogers | Poetry | "Celebrate the pleasurable holiness of consummation.
Intimate poetry for married couples. The first poetry book of it's kind to
come to market. Read excerpts from Joyce's book. The contents, the
foreword and three of 24 poems." (more info) |
| Making your Record: Courtroom Guidebook for Attorneys and Law Students, Leticia Araujo Perez | Non- fiction | "This book is not only for attorneys and law students but for the layperson as well. This book will give its readers important insight as to how the members of a courtroom really work, what is expected of attorneys for whom clients pay so much money for, and/or how a lay person can conduct themselves to their advantage as a pro per in the courtroom...based on author's experience working for the San Francisco Superior Court." |
| Mambo Hips and Make Believe, Wanda Coleman | Fiction | "[..] noted poet and jury chair Marilyn Hacker stated: 'Coleman displays a verbal and stylistic range that explodes/expands the merely linear, the simply narrative, the straightforward lyric into a verbal mandala whose colors and textures spin off the page.' In this new collection, Ms. Coleman’s courageous, impassioned voice…rings out clearer than ever [..]" |
| Mary's Field, Vic Peters | Fiction | "I thought that you might be interested in learning about a new novel that will be formally released in January 2002. It's called Mary's Field and we've constructed a web site for it's promotion: www.marysfield.com [..]" |
| The Melting Pot: a look at life, Anil S. Purohit | Non- fiction | "This book is a collection of epigrams, written over a period of time , consisting of over a thousand epigrams / aphorisms encompassing the ironies and frustrations of life intermingled with the joys of living ; all pithy observations and thoughts , forming a mosaic of hope in the times of despair and also serving to caution in face of reckless optimism.[..]" (available in the UK only, apparently) |
| Mission
into Light, Steve Hammons |
Fiction | "[..]Psychological and spiritual aspects of "homeland defense" emerge in this metaphysical adventure story.[..]" |
| Molly Truran, Philip Vance | Fiction | "11 year old girl becomes best selling spiritual author." |
| My
Wife's Last Lover, Martin Golan |
Fiction | "[..] I do honestly think (okay, I'm prejudiced) that my book lends
itself to book-group discussions. It's about all those man-woman issues
that everyone I know talks about all the time. You can check it out (read
a sample chapter and the book-group guide, etc) on
the Web site above.[..]" (full comment here) |
| OCEAN COURT, Arlaine Rockey | Mystery | "'OCEAN COURT is an excellent legal mystery. It's got murder,
intrigue, sex, and Rockey … does a very good job keeping the reader
guessing until the end.' ... Undercover Reviews [..]" (full comment here) (more info) |
| Passover Cookery: In the Kitchen with Joan Kekst, Joan Kekst | Non- fiction | "A new Passover cookbook focused on making a
Passover Seder for the first time." (more info) |
| Please Tell Me If The Grass Is Greener, Joylynn M. Jossel | Fiction | "This book is absolutely peerless. The style in which in is written
is catchy and untouchable" (more info) |
| Pretzel Logic, Lisa Rogak |
Fiction |
"[..] Pretzel Logic, a novel
about a woman married to a man who comes out as gay. It's a selection of
Reading Group Choices 2000." (more info) |
| Quintuplets, Wayne Felsenfeld |
Fiction | "This is my book published by iuniverse/toexcel. It is extracted from real life experiences of the nineteen-eighties, when my wife and I were driven through a gut-wrenching, nightmarish experience of fertility treatment. In fact my wife could possiblely be the first woman in the history of the world to have quintuplet pregnacies consecutively" |
| Records From The Back Room, 'newnovel_1' | Fiction | "I extend to all citizens of the world, an open and free invitation
to read my novel “Records From The Back Room”. The novel is set in
Sydney, Australia, commencing today Wednesday August 23rd 2000 and
continuing for 42 days. Each chapter is allocated a date and will be
released each day accordingly. Make of it what you will. Please note that the entire novel is less than 200 pages long." (more info) |
| Second Hand, Michael Zadoorian | Fiction | My novel just came out in trade paperback last month. I hope you'll
consider giving it a look. (more info) |
| The
second People - the beginning, Edward F. Wagner |
other | "[..]This book has received a full five star review on amazon.com
and favorable write-ups in many papers. It is an adventure romance story
filled with moments of grave danger and heart gripping adventure. Yet it
also tells a tale of passionate love and romance." (full comment here) (more info) |
| Slapstick, Laura Mazzuca Toops | Fiction | "It's 1927, and Harold Gilbert is the world's most popular film comedian. He's got a million-dollar career, his own studio, an estate called Avalon, a beautiful wife and two children. So why can't he forget the dead girl?" |
| Staircase of a Thousand Steps, Masha Hamilton | Fiction | "[..]STAIRCASE OF A THOUSAND STEPS is set in a Middle Eastern village where the men meet beneath a tree they call 'Moses’ Finger' and the women gather at a shrine where 'the earth breathes.' It is peopled by strong, distinctive women, including Faridah, an outspoken midwife who defies tradition even as she practices her ancient art; Rafa, who struggles against outdated values to find her own place in the world, and Jammana, her daughter, who is determined to uncover adult secrets. Although the novel does not ignore the tensions of the area, its thrust is not political. Rather, it is a story of traditions and secrets, loyalty and longing and accidental betrayal.[..]" |
| Strike Hard, Kevin P. Grover | other | "My first novel. The sequel, 'Strike Swiftly' will be released this fall. [..]" |
| A
Swan Song, Janette Owens |
Poetry | "Through a blend of poetry and prose, Janette Owens offers a social
commentary on the 'buyer beware' syndrome of relationships while
challenging our obsession with finding Mr. or Ms. Right. She explores how
to love a black man and woman; why our faith inhibits our personal growth;
how social customs affect our interactions; and the unhealthy lessons
we're teaching our children and how we can stop it." (more info) |
| The
Return, David Paul Oddoye |
Fiction | "An epic Action adventure thriller couched in a powerful love story" |
| Seafood, Buz Hilferty |
Mystery | "[..] I am a recently published author of detective and mystery novels, attempting
to become known. Publishers don't tend to spend a lot on
marketing unknown new guys, so I am learning to market on my own. I have
built a web page so that
potential readers ( and I hope there are millions ) can view a description
of 'Seafood', my first novel.[..]" (full comment here) (more info) |
| The
Sisters Mallone, Louisa Ermelino |
Fiction | "[..] Her novels are woven from the stories she heard growing up in
the 'neighborhood', and are about growing up Italian in New York City, the
power of women, and magic. [..]" (more info) |
| Seeking the Forbidden, Pheather Johnson | Fiction | "Two Midwestern gals meet in SF; had no idea their
adventures would trip upon effects of unprotected sex, racial prejudice,
alcoholism, violence." (more info) |
| Sky of Stone, Homer Hickam | other | "Homer is the author of #1 best-seller October Sky
and many other books. Homer's new book - Sky of Stone: a memoir - is out
this fall [2001]. Of course, like all of Homer's books, they read like a
great novel, a true page-turner. This one might even be called a bit of a
mystery book with a story of Coalwood's Secret Man." (more info) |
| Soul
Mates Dissipate, Mary B. Morrison |
Fiction |
"After rejecting four different wedding proposals, Jada Diamond Tanner
finally met her soul mate, Wellington Jones. The only problem was Melanie
Marie Thompson had the same soul mate. How could Wellington have his cake
and eat them too? This complicated web of deception intertwines inside their
minds and unfolds within your soul as the Soul Mates Dissipate." (more info) |
| Taking
Lottie Home, Terry Kay |
Fiction | "Hi, just wanted to let you know that writer Terry Kay has a new
novel out from William Morrow/HarperCollins titled Taking Lottie Home. His
second Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, The Runaway, will be aired December
10th, 2000 on CBS starring Dean Cain and Maya Angelou. [..]" (more info) |
| Too Big To Miss, Sue Ann Jaffarian | Mystery | "[..] It is a humorous, yet thought provoking mystery involving a
middle-aged, plus size protagonist named Odelia Grey. Still in the infancy
of its release, TOO BIG TO MISS is garnering much interest and praise. You
can browse the book's content at www.iUniverse.com.
[..]" (more info) |
| Touched, Linda Armstrong-Miller | Fiction | Touched is about a young man who experienced a traumatic
event at the age of eight. He stopped caring. On his first night of call
he meets a ninety eight year old black lady that takes him into his past
to show him why he doesn't care. thus the journey begins. (more info) |
| Turning 50 Your Guide to Good Health and Happiness, Dr. S.Julia Huterer |
Non fiction | "I would love to get a feedback, especially from baby boomers, on
my first book." (more info) |
| Ultimate Defence Against
Impeachment, Inder Dan Ratnu |
Fiction |
"This book I had written in 1998 to save President Clinton from being
impeached out of the White House. Many Americans agree that this is relevant
even today as this was the way out acceptable to all Americans -both the
proponents and opponents of the President" (more info, book available here) |
| The Unexpected Storm, Steven Manchester | Biography | "[..]Based on his trying experiences during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Manchester graphically details life as a U.S. Army M.P. in Iraq. 'My perspective of the Gulf War was very different from the sanitized version CNN opted to show,' said Manchester, 'up close…we witnessed many children slaughtered by land mines. I’ve always felt people should know how it really was!' Such brutal depictions in this memoir are evidence of the hefty costs associated with freedom.[..]" |
| Thoughts Out of Season, Mark Pucci | Fiction | |
| Unsaid, Michael Walter Catledge |
Fiction | "a novel that is not yet published" (more info) |
| Velkro: The Gripping Life of Mitzi St. Bernard, Valerie F. de Daulles | Fiction | "'Velkro: the Gripping Life of Mitzi St. Bernard', recounts the deliciously hilarious, trashy sexcapades of a fabulous almost-inventor and her cohorts. You will want to be Mitzi. You will hate the vile Nisi. Set in the time period between 1945 and 1969, Mitzi leaps the hurdles of that generation--communism, racism, Catholicism, UFOs, television, urban renewal, and hippies--to offer up a tale made to order for gals and near-gals who want only to nestle down with some mind candy.[..]" |
| Welcome to My Kitchen, Linda Heller | other | "This is a great book for all that cook. Easy to
read, with simple instructions for quick dinners with gourmet taste!!
Great for working women and those on a busy schedule." (more info) |
| White Darkness, Steven D. Salinger | Mystery | "This exciting new novel about Voodoo and the Haitian immigrant experience will be in bookstores June 5th." |
| Yesterday's Gone, Lamar &
Mary Agnes Fine |
Fiction | www.lamarfine.com |
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