Page 1 of Paul Lappen's writing

1. Review-Holy Shmit! Holy Shmit!, Corey Deitz, Kindle e-book, 2012 This novel is about your average parish priest, who is given a special assignment directly from the Pope. Father Shmit suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. Naturally, it manifests itself at the most... (posted by Paul 5 days 22 hours ago.)

2. Review-Wagons to Hangtown Wagons to Hangtown: A Story of the California Gold Rush, Diana M. Johnson, 2010, ISBN 9780966150469 Set in the 1850s, this novel is about a trio of young men who travel across America, seduced by that word: gold. Edward Daingerfield, his... (posted by Paul 31 days 14 hours ago.)

3. Review-Socialpunk Socialpunk, Monica Leonelle, 2011, B007RN7632 (Kindle e-book) First of a trilogy, this novel is about a near-future world ravaged by environmental collapse. As usual, things are not always what they seem to be. Ima is a teenage girl of Asian... (posted by Paul 33 days 15 hours ago.)

4. Review-3 Steps to Recovery 3 Steps to Recovery: One Man's Triumph Over Alcohol and Drugs, Dan Farish, 2011, ISBN 9780983581109 This is the story of one person's journey from alcoholism to recovery and sobriety. Dan was your average native of the Boston, MA area. Dad... (posted by Paul 36 days 15 hours ago.)

5. Review-Stop Alzheimer's Now Stop Alzheimer's Now! How to Prevent and Reverse Dementia, Parkinson's, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders, Bruce Fife, 2011, ISBN 9780941599856 Dementia is a huge problem for a rapidly growing number of people all... (posted by Paul 38 days 13 hours ago.)

6. Review-Red Alert: How China's Growing Prosperity Threatens the American Way of Life Red Alert: How China's Growing Prosperity Threatens the American Way of Life, Stephen Leeb & Gregory Dorsey, 2011, ISBN 9780446576239 America is in a race with China that will go a long way toward determining our future quality of life. Few... (posted by Paul 43 days 20 hours ago.)

7. Review-Job Searching With Social Media for Dummies Job Searching With Social Media For Dummies, Joshua Waldman, 2011, ISBN 9780470930724 Everyone says that using social media is the contemporary way to find a job. This book attempts to painlessly take the reader through the process. First, do... (posted by Paul 44 days 20 hours ago.)

8. Review-Black Market Billions Black Market Billions: How Organized Retail Crime Funds Global Terrorists, Hitha Prabhakar, 2012, ISBN 9780132180245 Shoplifting (now called Organized Retail Crime) is no longer perpetrated just by people from the inner city needing money for... (posted by Paul 49 days 15 hours ago.)

9. Making Bank: The Personal Finance Lessons They Never Taught Us in School Making Bank: The Personal Finance Lessons They Never Taught Us in School, Claudio M. Ghipsmann, 2010, ISBN 9781934454398 This book attempts to distill a subject like personal-finance into small, easy to read pieces. The author speaks as someone... (posted by Paul 54 days 15 hours ago.)

10. Review-The Winnowing The Winnowing, Chris Fyles, 2012, ISBN 9781471602924 This novel is about a young man who seems to have lost his moral compass. Set in northwest England, Richard is living in a strange city, friendless and an alcoholic. After an encounter with... (posted by Paul 66 days 13 hours ago.)

11. Review-To Be Rich Be Lazy To Be Rich Be Lazy: How to Start an Online Business with No Time, No Money and No Skills, Linh Hoang, 2011, Kindle e-book Here is an easy way to start an online business that really does not require any money upfront, or items to sell. The magic... (posted by Paul 73 days 3 hours ago.)

12. Review-The Pineville Heist The Pineville Heist, Lee Chambers, 2011, ISBN 9780986494314 This novel is about your average teenager caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. He might just pay with his life. Pineville is a small town in Ontario that has seen better days.... (posted by Paul 88 days 18 hours ago.)

13. Review--Rad-Claire The Symphony Mouse Rad-Claire The Symphony Mouse, Shawnita J. Chevis, 2012, ISBN 9780983814887 This children's book is about a music-loving rodent named Rad-Claire. What happens when music is permanently taken away from her? Rad-Claire is part of a royal family... (posted by Paul 96 days 15 hours ago.)

14. Review-Sammy's Next Move Sammy's Next Move, Helen Maffini, 2011, ISBN 9781456495015 This is a children's book about a snail named Sammy, who is moving to another country, again. Sammy has been living in Italy for about a year. He has just gotten used to his new house... (posted by Paul 104 days 19 hours ago.)

15. Review-Musa Dagh Musa Dagh, Edward Minasian, 2007, ISBN 9781583851593 This is the true story about a famous bit of early 20th century history, the Armenian Genocide. It is also about the suppression, with the help of the American government, of a movie based on... (posted by Paul 108 days 14 hours ago.)

16. Review-Older Man Younger Man: A Love Story 2011, ISBN 9781460956984 This is the true story of the evolution of a relationship between two men with a 30 year age difference between them. Joseph (the older of the two) joined a monastery right out of high school as a way to deal with his... (posted by Paul 112 days 13 hours ago.)

17. Review-Global Warming for Beginners Global Warming For Beginners, Dean Goodwin, 2008, ISBN 9781934389270 Global warming is a very important subject in the present day. This book attempts to explain how and why Earth’s climate interacts with the atmosphere. The... (posted by Paul 115 days 14 hours ago.)

18. Review-Diary: Alone on Earth Diary: Alone on Earth, JD Weldy, 2011, B005W3NACK (Kindle e-book) It's normal to wonder what it would be like to be the last person on earth. That is, until it actually happens. David is a senior citizen who has reasons for wanting to cut... (posted by Paul 127 days 14 hours ago.)

19. Review-Graphics Essentials for Small Offices Graphics Essentials for Small Offices, David Loeff, 2011, ISBN 9781461052135 Graphics is an essential part of any small business, but it can be very difficult and confusing. This book aims to make it a little easier. It is tempting to... (posted by Paul 149 days 14 hours ago.)

20. Review-Hidden Credit Repair Secrets Hidden Credit Repair Secrets: That Can Repair Your Credit in 30 Days, Mark Clayborne, 2010, ISBN 9780456321345 With the present-day tough economy, it is more important than ever for people to be familiar with their credit score, and how to... (posted by Paul 184 days 15 hours ago.)

21. Review-The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy: How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases and Zombie Banks are Destroying America, Jim Marrs, 2010, ISBN 9780061970689 This is a look at the world around us, and how America is being systematically destroyed, but... (posted by Paul 185 days 14 hours ago.)

22. Review-The Cursed Man The Cursed Man, Keith Rommel, 2011, ISBN 9781934597033 First of a series, this book is about a man who believes that Death has taken an unnatural interest in him, killing everyone with whom he comes in contact. Can he really be cursed, or is he... (posted by Paul 187 days 15 hours ago.)

23. Review-The Ten Commandments for a Successful Retirement The Ten Commandments for a Successful Retirement, Corine T. Norgaard, 2010, ISBN 9780578064123 You have just arrived back home from your retirement party. Now what do you do? The first thing you do is to find productive ways to fill your time.... (posted by Paul 190 days 14 hours ago.)

24. Review-The Taliban Shuffle The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Kim Barker, 2011, ISBN 9780385533317 This is one person's chronicle of life as a newspaper reoprter in present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. Evidently, even today, war has its... (posted by Paul 196 days 13 hours ago.)

25. Review-The Skinny On the Art of Persuasion The Skinny On the Art of Persuasion, Jim Randel, 2010, ISBN 9780982439005 Why are some people so good at persuading others to buy their product or service? How are some people able to (as the saying goes) sell ice to eskimoes? Here is the... (posted by Paul 197 days 15 hours ago.)