BOB'S BOOK REVIEWS
Dr Bob Rich

Rules of Review at this site.

   I will post a review only if I really like a book, and think it to be excellent value. I will not rubbish another author's work.

   If I feel I cannot recommend the book as a good read and good value, I will not post a review. So, if a title is listed here, I recommend it.

   Almost any book can be improved. I am happy to pass on suggestions for improvement to the author, on request.

   Any author submitting a book is asked to read one of my books, and review it on the same conditions.

Reviews:

Psychology
Conservation and Building
Fiction

   Books in each category are listed in alphabetic order of title, disregarding 'the' or 'a'.

Psychology

* Anxiety Disorder Workbook, a guide to conquering anxiety by Mary Ellen Popkin.

* Technology in Counselling and Psychotherapy, a scholarly resource edited by Stephen Goss and Kate Anthony.

* 'The Bully', a FREE resource for victims and their parents by Rita Toews.

* Coping With Physical Loss -- a workbook an indispensable resource for those working with physically damaged clients, by Rick Ritter.

Toward a Better World

* America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government’s Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights. Walter Brasch has written a book everyone should read -- or become a citizen in the new Fourth Reich.

* 'CARtoons', a comic book that's an environmental text, by Andy Singer.

* Dead Men Don't Leave Tips, an entertaining travel book that is an environmental and social commentary on Africa.

* The Earth Garden Water Book will save you money by saving water.

* 'The Good Wood and Paper Guide' 9th Edition, by Friends of the Earth.

* Practical Straw Bale Building a CSIRO publication by Murray Hollis.

* Sea Change: Australians in pursuit of the good life, a guide to downsizing toward a saner life, by Cindy Dowling.

* Strawbale Homebuilding, an inspirational collection by Alan Gray.

Fiction

* 'Candle-Iron', a Young Adults fantasy by Sally Odgers.

* 'Chronicles of a Madman, an anthology of dark writing by Michael Larocca.

* Circle of Arcs, a fantasy that transends time by Kate Saundby.

* The Curse of the Three-headed Circus, a Young Adults fantasy/horror story by Bonnie Mercure.

* Dream of Darkness, Volume 1 of a fantasy series by Elizabeth Burton.

* Funeral in Babylon, the last volume of a historical trilogy by Max Overton.

* The Golden King, the second volume of a historical trilogy by Max Overton.

* The Jacob Theory, a Young Adults fantasy by Bonnie Mercure.

* 'Jonah's Way', a psychological romance by Michelle Lee.

* 'The Lion of Scythia', volume 1 of a historical trilogy by Max Overton.

* 'The Man Who Fell From the Sky', a real-life mystery from William Norris.

* Masters of the Sex Gates, a science fantasy thriller with a difference by Darrell Bain and Jeanine Berry.

* 'The Orion Property' by Kate Saundby, Science Fiction examining the implications of genetic engineering.

* 'The Pet Plague', a science fiction novel by Darrell Bain. This book is a recipient of the LiFE Award: Literature For Environment.

* 'Since All is Passing' a romantic thriller by Elizabeth Delisi.

* 'Snowdropping' a short story collection by John Holton.

* 'Terra Nova', a Science Fiction story by Tom Williams, published by Awe-Struck Books.

* Unraveled, a New Age romantic comedy by Celia Ann Leaman.

* The Wages of Justice, one of the 'Nublis' series of Science Fiction books by Kate Saundby.

* 'Whiteout', a murder story with a difference by Vicki Delany.