Book Reviews
I write a lot of book reviews as an Amazon Vine Voice. Some they select for me; some I choose on my own. Here’s a list that spans the gamut of writers books, military volumes, scientific studies, anthropology and miscellaneous. They come from my four blogs, Ask a Tech Teacher, Jacqui Murray’s WordDreams, USNA or Bust and Sizzling Science. They are also featured on Amazon, Goodreads and the Scribd writer’s community.
To see them organized by theme, click here:
12.21: A Novel by Dustin Thomason
16 Holiday Projects by SL Tech Team
19 posters to Decorate Your Technology Lab by Ask a Tech Teacher
38 Web 2.0 Articles That Will Turn Your Class Around by Ask a Tech Teacher
55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom: Everything you need to integrate computers into K-8 classes by Jacqui Murray
98 Tech Problems from the Classroom: and How Students Can Solve Them by the SL Tech Team and Ask a Tech Teacher
Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’Aqov, Israel: The Wood Assemblage
Act of Deceit by Steven Gore
Bedfellows by Bob Garfield
Bloodland by Alan Glynn
Blowout by Byron L. Dorgan and David Hagberg
Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Breakout Novelist by Donald Maass
Brief Points: Superficial but Worthy Resource for Parents of USNA Mids
Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors–by Bill Bryson
Bubblegum Thief by Jeff Miller
Building a Midshipman –by Jacqui Murray (that’s me)
Bunyoro: An African Kingdom by John Beattie
Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin
Cold and Lonely Place by Sara Henry
Cold Glory by B. Kent Anderson
Columbus Affair by Steve Berry
Comedy Thesaurus by Judy Brown
Comic Toolbox by John Vorhaus
Coup d’etat by Ben Coes
Crashed by Timothy Hallinan
Cruisers and Battle Cruisers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
Dangerous Waters by Toni Anderson
Darkness My Old Friend by Lisa Unger
Deep Zone by James Tabor
Death from a Distance and the Birth of a Humane Universe by Paul M. Bingham and Joanne Souza
Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think And What We Can Do About It
Facebook for Business in 10 Minutes by Bud Smith
Fifth Grade Technology Curriculum–32 Lessons –by Structured Learning
First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
First Grade Technology–32 Lessons–by Structured Learning
Fourth Grade Technology Curriculum–32 Lessons –by Structured Learning
Geology Underfoot in Southern California
Getting Dunn by Tom Schreck
Greece vs. Persia: Gates of Fire
Helsinki White by James Thompson
Hidden by Kendra Eliot
House at Sea’s End by Elly Griffiths
How Technology Can Jumpstart Your Classroom by SL Tech Team and Ask a Tech Teacher
How to Become a USNA Midshipman
How to Write a D*** Good Novel
How to Write the Blockbuster Novel
Innocent by Taylor Stevens
Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith
Intercept by Dick Wolf
Key to Aligning Your K-5 Classroom with Common Core State Standards by SL IT Team
Killer Angels: The Human Side of Warriors
Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly
K-8 Keyboard Curriculum: The Essential Guide to Teaching Keyboarding in 45 Minutes a Week by SL Tech Team and Ask a Tech Teacher
Kindergarten Technology–32 Lessons — by Structured Learning
LA Mental by Neil McMahon
Last Refuge by Ben Coes
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor
The Lexicon by William F. Buckley Jr.
Little Elvises by Timothy Hallinan
Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat
Marshall Plan for Novel Writing–Gets You Organized
Military Quotation Book: Good Resource for Action Writers
Moon Underfoot by Bobby Cole
Niceville by Carsten Stroud
Noble’s Book of Writing Blunders
Not Dead Yet by Peter James
No Way Back by Andrew Gross
One Hundred Days–the British Military Mind
Origin of Humankind by Richard Leakey
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Difficult Words
Paying the Piper by Simon Wood
Performance Anomalies by Victor Henry Lee
Resuscitation by D.M. Annechino
Runaway Brain by Christopher Wills
SAS Guide to Tracking by Bob Carss and Stewart Birch
Scorpion Betrayal by Andrew Kaplan
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Shadow Patrol by Alex Berenson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon
Sixth Grade Technology: 32 Lessons Every Sixth Grader Can Accomplish on a Computer by Structured Learning IT Teaching Team
Sixth Station by Linda Stasi
Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus
So You Want an Online Book Tour by Jaime McDougall
Spycraft–Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs
Talking Back to Facebook by James Steyer
Terminated by Simon Wood
Third Gate by Lincoln Child
Third Grade Technology Curriculum –by Structured Learning
Toxic Feedback by Joni Cole
Tree Where Man Was Born–by Peter Matthiessen
Vanishing Point by Val McDermid
Vegas Knockout by Tom Schreck
We All Fall Down by Michael Harvey
We are Not Alone by Kristen Lamb
What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
Writers Guide to Character Traits
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Book Review: Through a Window « The Sizzle in Science
September 10, 2011 at 7:15 am
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Book Review: In the Shadow of Man « The Sizzle in Science
September 10, 2011 at 7:17 am
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Book Review: Einstein « The Sizzle in Science
September 10, 2011 at 7:18 am
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How to Hijack a Nuclear Submarine « USNA or Bust!
October 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm
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Book Review: Facebook for Business in 10 Minutes « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
October 19, 2011 at 12:59 am
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Book Review: Killing Lincoln « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
October 26, 2011 at 12:31 am
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Book Review: Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor « USNA or Bust!
November 3, 2011 at 5:35 pm
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Book Review: The Innocent « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
December 9, 2011 at 12:22 am
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Killer Angels: The Human Side of Warriors « USNA or Bust!
December 10, 2011 at 3:13 pm
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Book Review: Resuscitation « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
December 16, 2011 at 12:04 am
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Book Review: The House at Sea’s End « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 5, 2012 at 12:15 am
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Book Review: Toxic Feedback « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 11, 2012 at 7:43 am
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Book Review: Blowout « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 19, 2012 at 12:19 am
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Book Review: Bloodland « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 27, 2012 at 12:46 am
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Book Review: Capitol Murder « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
March 9, 2012 at 6:59 am
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Book Review: Deep Zone « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
March 29, 2012 at 11:21 pm
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Book Review: Scorpion Betrayal « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
April 5, 2012 at 11:25 pm
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Book Review: Vegas Knockout « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
April 19, 2012 at 11:28 pm
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Book Review: The Columbus Affair « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
April 26, 2012 at 11:46 pm
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Book Review: The Last Refuge « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
May 24, 2012 at 11:18 pm
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Book Review: The Third Gate « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
May 29, 2012 at 11:37 pm
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Book Review: Getting Dunn « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
June 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm
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Book Review: My Evernote « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
June 13, 2012 at 11:49 pm
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Book Review: Niceville « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
June 28, 2012 at 11:26 pm
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Book Review: Hidden « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
July 26, 2012 at 11:32 pm
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Book Review: Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
August 16, 2012 at 11:27 pm
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Book Review: Not Dead Yet « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
September 20, 2012 at 11:50 pm
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Book Review: 12-21 « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
October 11, 2012 at 11:14 pm
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Book Review: Dangerous Waters « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
November 1, 2012 at 11:04 pm
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Book Review: Paying the Piper « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
November 8, 2012 at 11:18 pm
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Book Review: Bedfellows « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
November 15, 2012 at 11:19 pm
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Book Review: Talking Back to Facebook « Jacqui Murray
November 27, 2012 at 12:06 am
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Book Review: Talking Back to Facebook « Ask a Tech Teacher
November 27, 2012 at 11:59 pm
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Book Review: Talking Back to Facebook « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
November 29, 2012 at 11:41 pm
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Book Review: Terminated « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
December 6, 2012 at 11:28 pm
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Book Review: The Intercept « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
December 13, 2012 at 11:16 pm
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Book Review: Performance Anomalies « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 10, 2013 at 11:46 pm
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Book Review: The Bubblegum Thief « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 17, 2013 at 11:41 pm
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Book Review: A Cold and Lonely Place « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 24, 2013 at 11:41 pm
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Book Review: Snow White Must Die « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
January 31, 2013 at 11:47 pm
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Book Review: Moon Underfoot « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
February 7, 2013 at 11:47 pm
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Book Review: Sixth Station « Jacqui Murray's WordDreams…
February 21, 2013 at 11:50 pm
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Book Review: Little Elvises | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
February 28, 2013 at 11:39 pm
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Book Review: No Way Back | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
March 14, 2013 at 11:30 pm
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Book Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
March 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm
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Book Review: The Forest People | The Sizzle in Science
March 26, 2013 at 11:20 am
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Book Review: Born on a Blue Day–Insight into Learning | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
March 28, 2013 at 11:36 pm
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Book Review: The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’Aqov, Israel: The Wood Assemblage | The Sizzle in Science
April 2, 2013 at 2:24 pm
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Book Review: The Doll | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
April 4, 2013 at 11:36 pm
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Book Review: Timewalkers | The Sizzle in Science
April 9, 2013 at 11:30 am
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Book Review: An Affair of Deceit | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
April 11, 2013 at 11:09 pm
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Book Review: A Virtual Tour of Africa | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
April 18, 2013 at 11:23 pm
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Book Review: How to Write a D*** Good Novel | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
April 25, 2013 at 11:31 pm
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Book Review: A Catskill Eagle | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
May 2, 2013 at 11:33 pm
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Book Review: Silent Joe | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
May 9, 2013 at 11:36 pm
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Book Review: Writing the Breakout Novel | Jacqui Murray's WordDreams...
May 16, 2013 at 11:35 pm
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