Slowness Deserves Praise According To Ron Murdock In praise of slowness, it appears being busy and speeding through life has become a cult in the last few years. Yet people don’t question themselves on what they’re involved with, or why they do the things they do. Stuff like being put on hold over the phone for an undetermined time period. …
With or Without God By Gretta Vosper Ron Murdock shares Part 3 of his ideas from the book ‘With or Without God’ By Gretta Vosper. The church and its numerous denominations resemble advertisers marketing techniques that focus on specific groups. When attending a church service take a look around you to see what kind of crowd is in attendance. Not …
The following is Ron Murdock’s critique of the book “Beneath The Neon” by Matthew O’Brien. “The drawback of living here is that I can get depressed and I’ll sit here for a week and not leave. I fight mental depression sometimes. I’m a Vietnam Vet. I won’t go any further than that but sometimes I just get tired of it …
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is critiqued by Ron Murdock. Anyone Want To Know A Secret? Psst, anyone want to know a secret? Of course they do, along with passing it along to others. ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne was a book that was on several bestsellers lists for what seemed to be ages. After reading it I didn’t find …
Book review by Ron Murdock “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things that were left behind by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln A while back I read a book by Ernie Zelinski titled 101 Really Important Things, the subject matter was about the things we miss out on, yet these things are under our noses …
Sex sells. And, it gets people’s attention. The following is a critique of the book “Not Your Mothers Book On Sex” A lot of attention! Sex is as natural as sunshine, yet it is something that folks try their best to keep out of the light of day. But, sex makes the world go around, with most things on this …
Book Review of The Money Compass – Where Your Money Went And How To Get It Back Nations stand on the verge of economic collapse, individuals lead champagne lives on beer budgets and the middle class of America implodes as production drops and consumerism grows. Like a massive ship rudderless and adrift helplessly, the world economy is being driven by out of …
Every once in a while a book crosses my desk that insults the fabric of my soul, fills me with revulsion, and leaves me needing blood pressure medication. It is my opinion that the book 'Slave and Sister', by Sabra Waldfogel, is one such book.
Celebrating the Body Beautiful It’s well known that I’m a huge fan of sex and celebrating the ‘body beautiful’, and consider myself to be a bit of a connoisseur on the matter, if I may say so myself. So, when I was approached to review a book of a more ‘adult’ nature, I thought, “Who could possibly be more appropriate …
Not Your Mother’s Book On Being A Parent – Book review by W. Lewis Parenthood is a stage of life when many things merge and begin to make sense that once made no sense at all. It is the point in life when we experience our most profound emotions, from the deepest and truest love, to absolute repulsion and hatred. …
Few images in life are more touching than rosy cheeked young children playing with preposterously cute puppies. Perhaps it’s because they invoke memories of giggling cherubs and the warm smell of puppy breath, or maybe they touch us far deeper in the soul, in an almost primal way. Mankind has an ancient affinity for all creatures canine, as do they …
Grease My Hooves, Politics In Canada by Andrew Sibbald “I don’t spoil good stories with facts.” What a classic line! And, it’s only one of hundreds that are in this book. When I first began to read, ‘Grease My Hooves, Politics In Canada’, by British Columbia author, Andrew Sibbald, it was with a degree of trepidation. I expected it to …
The Wisdom Of Stones, by Brian W. Flynn The expression ‘as dumb as a rock’ is insulting to certain elements of the planet that we live on and know so little about. So to many the ‘wisdom of stones’ may seem like an oxymoron. However, many cultures throughout history have spoken very highly of and about the ‘spirit’ of stones. …
The Ultimate Collection of Outrageous, Weird and Unbelievable Political Tales Dead Man Wins Election, by Phil Mason, is NOT a book for those who suffer from anger problems, paranoia, anxiety attacks, or a belief in political integrity. It is a book of political humor that was written to entertain, and, as popular video shows and immature programming have proven so …