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Grant, Book

by Chernow, Ron
Book - 2017
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 23, 2020

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From: Michael R Brown and BEST SELLER'SBOOK CLUB our review of author Ron Chernow's epic book titled, "GRANT" impossible to give this title justice! The life and times of Ulysses S. Grant an American Hero, who saved a nation during it's horrible Civil War and then "saved America" as it's President! How did we get here? "Fake News"! - "Racial Injustice"! - "Corrupt Economies"! and "Citizens In Denial"..! The Missouri Compromise was a slap in the face for most citizens who couldn't take anymore. The inhuman bondage of 10 million souls, raped, murdered, dehumanized, and exploited! People who had done nothing wrong except being black, or brown. "The Life Style of the Rich and Famous was too much to bear and needed to end." The misunderstandings during this period were epic. The Supreme Court decision to allow Kansas to become a free state, while Missouri became a slave state was not a compromise, but a fire starter for progressives and the last straw for 1860! U. S. Grant a hard working simple man, who checked his ego at the door, had given up on his military career after being given the worst assignment ever at the end of the American frontier, suddenly founding himself becoming a super-star during the Civil War! The "Southern Way Of Life" versus the "Industrialized North"! U. S. Grant re-joined the military just when America needed him! His value system included hard work, thrifty spending, attention to detail, ending corruption, discipline among troops, and understanding the nature of his enemies. U.S. Grant saw all men as equals at a time when most "White Men" saw themselves as "superior". To be "Superior"... To be unquestioned.... To believe the hype...! To be a white supremacist was just the way it was and considered fashionable in the Southern States. No one believed a Civil War would last. President Abe Lincoln couldn't believe it could happen in America! (American citizens fight each other, impossible!) It was much later after horrible defeats that President Lincoln discovered that this Civil War was real. Only then did he understand that a "two state solution" was not possible...! U.S. Grant would strengthen President Lincoln and President Lincoln would unleash a "pitbull" on the South, leaving much of it in ashes. U.S. Grant would again be called upon to save the nation after the murderous assassination of President Lincoln and the disgusting presidency of President Andrew Jackson, (who wanted the war to end in favor of the South) and who caused his own "impeachment!" The first modern president of the United States, a healer,a peace maker, a civil rights activist, a world traveler, a budget balancer, and a job creator who brought 8 years of peace and bound up a nation! His fatal flaw? He was a complete innocent! (who was cheated several times). Too trusting! Too understanding of others corruption! Too forgiving of fools! Too middle-class for political elite! (He was not Harry Truman..) A heart breaking story of romancing a nation gone wrong! A story of America's past that explains a great deal about where America is today...! A master work of truth that "claps back" on fools calling for civil war today", Ron Chernow has carried the ball for another great score for History! Appreciated by the entire book club for it excellence in story telling. We all agree, "GRANT" was worth the read...! Michael R. Brown. Leader - BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB... Check for upcoming titles at michael brown/ facebook and ghettostone /facebook

White Fragility, BookWhy It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism

by DiAngelo, Robin J.
Book - 2018
Added Dec 21, 2019

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From: Ghettostone Publications Company, Editor/Chief Michael R. Brown, leader of "THE BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB" review of author Robin DiAngelo's "WHITE FRAGILITY"; Why It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism"....! "WARNING...!" This book is not meant for pleasure, but self- examination...! "WHITE FRAGILITY" by Robin DiAngelo is a deep dive into the pyscho-social anaylsis of the inner-workings of White folk's inability to deal with their own emotional triggers associated with being confronted with internal bias. The writer has designed this book for "Whites Only"! The book dives deep into the psychology of white racism, identifying masked internal feelings, deeply held beliefs, historically seeded attitudes, personal prejudices, and internal attempts to hide behind group assimilation by using emotional evasion! The premise of this study suggests that no white person in America is willing to take responsibility for America's unique "White Racist" problem. The writer works in corporate diversity training helping corporations determine why there is no people of color hires, or why so many minorities leave. The book is tough. It's harsh. It's difficult to read. And hard to put away. The statistics alone are extremely harsh to review. And the fact that America's history has never been able to put race hatred away... equates to being "addicted to white supremacy"! The proof is established in America's History of violence toward "People Of Color", genocide of the Native Peoples, enslavement of the African, land seizures from Mexico, the establishment of a "Jim Crow segregation laws" and the systematic oppression of everyone who is not "White".. The truth hurts! According to this study many White People in America are unaware of the harmful nature of "A White Supremacy Society"! More than that many White Americans continue to deny they play a role in enforcement of the status quo, or that they have benefited personally from it, or that America has a entrenched racial systems that disenfranchise People of Color! This book is not meant for People of Color! It's difficult information and confirms what Black People have suspected and known most of their lives, the socialization and complicit nature of White individuals to perpetuate racial discrimination is inherent in the socialization process of being White in America, a White Supremacist Society! The fact that no where in the world does a "White Supremacy Nation" like America even exists. Plus the fact that White People can not be "superior" with out the systematic oppression of "the inferior" People of Color...! In other words, the American racial supremacy system implemented through socialization would be impossible, if there were no Black People lived in this country....! In order to be White in America, there needs to be Black People living in America! If no Black People lived in America there would be no White ability to be Superior or White Supremacists...! QUESTION: Can White Americans get tough enough to deal with the harsh realities of their own socialization into a system of institutional "white racism" in order to see how they keep the system in place? Or will America come to some horrible clash or be easily defeated by a Russia, or another nation that uses "white supremacy propaganda" to easily manipulate an already hostile White America in order to destroy Democracy...? Read the book and find out....! "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo Highly recommended by "THE BEST SELLER's BOOK CLUB..! "WARNING: this material will cause some discomfort when reading...!' Enjoy, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com

Razor's Edge, Book

by Wells, Martha
Book - 2013 | First edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 11, 2019

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From: Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief of Ghettostone Publications Company and leader of "THE BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB" reviews the title, "RAZOR'S EDGE" a Star Wars Story- by author Martha Wells writer of our favorite series "MURDER BOT"...! "RAZOR'S EDGE" a Star Wars Story features, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in an action adventure story centered around the time just after the destruction of the Empire's "Death Star" as the Rebel Alliance searches for a new secret hideout. Princess Lelia on a mission for new supply chain must deal with galactic under world figures and surprisingly meets up with pirates who are survivors of the Planet Alderaan! The frieghter space craft driven by Han Solo is captured along with it's crew and not it's up to Princess Lelia to reconnect with her fellow Alderaanian Citizens and rescue her small crew. Intricate plot twists and many close calls later the rescue mission, becomes a spy mission as Lelia poses as a pirate, bargaining for a crew's release on the hidden Pirate Asteroid used as a pirate hide out. The "force" is with this small team of heroes who must prove their skills by battling in the arena, stealing a second freighter and message Luke Skywalker to the rescue in the Millennium Falcon, all while smoking out a traitor who has alerted the Imperial Wars Ships to location. With time running out Princess Lelia, must out fight a murderous robot, out witt an evil Pirate Queen and and out fly an Imperial Fighter who has tracked their every move. Lots of action. Funny banter. And dramatic turns. I didn't know Martha Wells wrote Star Wars Stories...! As always with Martha Wells science fiction stories they are loads of fun, with interesting characters, and plenty of action adventure and we love it! They why we "THE BEST SELLER"S BOOK CLUB" highly recommend this title to all of our lovers and life long learners who follow our small voice in reading...! Thank you to all our Followers...! Sincerely, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com ghettostone/ facebook

Oryx and Crake, BookA Novel

by Atwood, Margaret
Book - 2003 | 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 30, 2019

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Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company and Leader of The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB review of "Oryx And Crake", by Margaret Atwood a science fiction novel. Our future world has ended badly...! Earlier technological discoveries in the bio-science have become out of control proliferating at a rate that will out do the normal world...! Blue humans who smell like citrus fruit are near perfect having no need for anything the previous world desired...! (The citrus smell keep mosquitoes away) Only one man has survived to tell the tale of what happened to wreak the world...! Told from the perspective of "Snowman" the lone survivor who lives in this weird world, the readers are taken through an historical accounting of events that lead this his survival and his living in a tree surrounded by unrecognizable animals and humans. The new animals of this future world are called "children of Oryx! And the new (near perfect) blue humans are called, "Children of Crake"! Once you begin this novel there is no return, you must keep reading in order to settle your mind melt and brain twists thrown at you from it's beginning pages...! "Readers be Warned!" How can we, any of us, move forward in our lives without knowing the Truth! Readers unless we find out what and the holly hell happened to the world, it's impossible to put this book down! Margaret Atwood has drawn us in to captivity with "Oryx And Crake" a science fiction novel that has a grip on mad science in our fearful dreams run amock...! We disagree strongly on the possibilities of realism, but we all know this was a great read for the entire group. We the BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB highly recommend this title to our book lovers and science fiction fans all round the world! Enjoy! Sincerely, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com ghettostone /facebook ghettostone@twitter

Exit Strategy, eBookThe Murderbot Diaries, Book 4

by Wells, Martha
eBook - 2018
Available
Ghettostone's rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 28, 2019

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From Editor/Chief Michael R. Brown of Ghettostone Publications Company and Leader of The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB comes a review of author Martha Wells -"Exit Strategy" part 4 in the "Murder Bot" series...! "WE LOVE MURDER BOT"..! Book #4 "Exit Strategy" is the conclusion of the Martha Wells series about a cyborg, "Sec. Unit" hero, who is still part human, but mostly machine. He calls himself Murder Bot after a horrible incident in which 21 humans died during a malfunction he can't seem to remember. The final story ties up most loose ends of the series, and answers questions like does the bad corporations ever get caught! Or did our hero really kill 21 humans? Or what ever happened to the woman he seemed to "like" will they see each other again? And will "Murder Bot" ever stop running from the law? We really enjoyed this story! It was well written, short, and filled with actions sequences that took place in interplanetary locations. Martha Wells uses terrific descriptions that take the reader away to distant places. Not over done itemized droning, but a weaving of descriptions with storytelling a real artwork. We finally get why "Murder Bot" has been watching all those TV shows that he's been downloading. And there is even a little cliff hanger that leaves open the possibility of more "Murder Bot" stories to come...! Highly recommended by the entire BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB for book lovers of all ages! Thank you to all of our Book Lovers and Book Club followers on face book! Please dont forget to like us @ghettostone / facebook

The Leavers, BookA Novel

by Ko, Lisa
Book - 2017 | First edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 10, 2019

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From: Ghettostone Publications Company's Editor/ Chief Michael R. Brown and the BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB, a review of "The Leavers" by Lisa Ko. The book "THE LEAVERS" an enriching award winning story about one of America's hottest issues "immigration" and the hidden world of "ICE" agents and their devastation on families. Deming Gu and Polly Gu mother and son have been through a lot. Immigrating to the U.S. from China, escaping loan sharks and being separated for years without knowing the reasons why. This well written story draws the reader in emotionally through the story of a young teenager working hard to get somewhere in life. And the personal sacrifices made by thousands of immigrant families brave enough to search for a better life. The readers are given a first person perspective using individualized descriptions of experiences while introducing it's readers to "the process" of government intervention and it's personal impacts on people's lives. The twists and turns are complexed, heart felt, gripping and telling. Making "THE LEAVERS" a story that is hard to deny in a country where the realities of migrating are much more that the surface political arguments that American dane to discuss...! THE BEST SELLER BOOK CLUB and it's leader Michael R. Brown, highly recommends this most worthy title to all of our life long learners...! Enjoy- This title marks the end of summer 2019's reading lists...! But we are far from finished....! Sincerely, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com please like of @ghettostone/ facebook

Black Panther, Graphic NovelA Nation Under Our Feet. Book 1

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Graphic Novel - 2016
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 10, 2019

Rogue Protocol, Audiobook CD

by Wells, Martha
Audiobook CD - 2018 | Unabridged.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 4, 2019

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From: Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company and leader of the BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB reviews Book #3 in the Martha Wells "Murder Bot Series" "Rogue Protocol"... "This Is Awesome...!" We love Murder Bot...! The book #3 "Rogue Protocol" take place in the distant future where humans, cyborgs and robots interact in interplanetary research projects on distant planets. In this future there are group marriages, mega corporations that kill discoveries and a lone Sec.Unit that has unplugged himself from his command functions. He calls himself "Murder Bot"! He's deadly, full of weapons, can hack multiple systems, and is quicker than the human eye! He has been blamed for the murders of his former crew, but his memory has been wiped clean, except for flashes of small details. "Murder Bot" has hitched a ride on a bot-piloted transport. This time with travelers. He's a stow-away that has paid for transport by exchanging downloaded media- (stolen cables TV shows)...! Unfortunately the Bot-piloted has listed him as security agent for the ship. Passengers on board begin to act out, fighting, arguing and going nuts on the long flight and he is called in as security to break up fights. He would rather just watch his shows! He's traveling in secret disguised as a human. His mission is to solve a mystery that involves a human woman, a researcher from a interplanetary mission that was attacked and covered up by the mega-corporation Gray Cris! The final confrontation is between "Murder Bot" and Gray Cris is going to happen! There will be an end to the spying, accusations and cover ups. But for now "Murder Bot will contend with this current interplanetary adventure that has just about everything you'd expect in a science fiction fantasy action adventure....! "It's unnamious...! BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB members love "Murder Bot"...! And highly recommend Book #3 in the series by Martha Wells--- "Rogue Protocol"

Artificial Condition, eBookThe Murderbot Diaries, Book 2

by Wells, Martha
eBook - 2018
Available
Ghettostone's rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 4, 2019

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From: Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company and Leader of The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB reviews author, Martha Well's "Murder Bot Series" book 2 "Artificial Condition", a great fun adventure into the futuristic fantasy world of interplanetary space travel, artificial intelligence, and high tech espionage! Our story tracks the "anti-hero" "Murder Bot" a self aware ex-human cyborg who became self aware and disconnected his primary command hardware. "Murder Bot" named himself from remnats of a memory that been wiped clean of a mass-killing. Book 2 "Artificial Condition" follows "Murder Bot" as he attempts to investigate his past. He's on the run. His abilities grant him access to space stations feeds, drone weapons, auto bot piloted transport ships, and to cable TV Shows...! If he had his way he would just find a quiet place to watch his favorite shows and not ever deal with humans, who he finds inferior and always getting themselves in over their heads risking their lives. In this 2nd story Murder Bot meets "ART" (Asshole Robot Transport) who grants him a ride in exchange for stolen cable TV shows...! But "ART" is a super computer and smarter than Murder Bot, or so he thinks. There teamwork grows into a friendship and leads into narrow escapes from corporate killer bots, killer drones, and human killers who are spies for a mega-corporation whose secretly covering up a "alien excavation"! "Murder Bot", feelings guilty for some odd reason, is roped into going against his dislike of humans and assumes a human form n an effort to help the team human of researchers. As a hire security consultant Murder Bot must pass for human. To be helpful "ART" (the transport bot pilot) performs plastic surgery on"Murder Bot" so that blend in with humans. If only he could hide his disgust! We love "Murder Bot's" honesty! His banter with ART! His fighting skills! His compassion..! Highly recommended by the entire BEST SELLER BOOK CLUB, "Artificial Condition" by Martha Wells is a must read...!

All Systems Red, Book

by Wells, Martha
Book - 2017 | First edition.
Added Sep 25, 2019

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From Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company and Leader of The "BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB" a review of the Martha Wells, "ALL SYSTEMS RED" a science fiction/ fantasy featuring artificial intelligence, interplanetary space travel, and self aware robots.. that would rather watch cable TV Series than help humans, in a future world of corporate conspiracy...! What great fun! Our first time reading Martha Wells series and I think we're really on to something...! This four book series is a must read! Once the first book begins, the reader is in store for great time, wanting more...! "MURDER BOT" is our new hero! This series has it all, scientific exploration, futuristic technology, funny banter, robot fights, tech weapons, and an "anti-hero" "The MurderBot"! This series by Martha Wells completes us..! We love it...! The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB highly recommends this title to all book lovers and life long learners of all ages. The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB is now sharing it's recommendations on-line with our social media friends on "linkedIn", "Tumbler", "Twitter", and "facebook"...! Our goal is to create opportunities for sharing great reads, interesting stories, and common perceptions in literature. For the past six years our leader has been Michael R. Brown who is the editor/chief of Ghettostone Publications Company a comic book production company that features multi-ethnic super heroes in action adventure stories...! His web site can be found @ghettostone.com, Michael R. Brown is also the Vice President of The Board Of Trustees for the Metropolitan Community Colleges System here in Kansas City, Missouri working to develop a new generation work force in high tech and bio science careers...! Thank you to all the many followers and keep looking to the skies for the next super stars from Ghettostone Publications Company...! Please like us @ghettostone/ facebook...

The Three-body Problem, Book

by Liu, Cixin
Book - 2014
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Sep 20, 2019

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From: Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief of Ghettostone Publications Company and leader of "The BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB" reviews "The Three Body Problem" by Cixin Liu... What a ride...! Part one of a three part series. A real science fiction mind melting. "The Three Body Problem" lived up to it's name as my mind was divided into three parts, one visual, one mathematical, and one high tech futuristic...! I just now came down from this adventure story. "Impressive..! In the not to distant future Earth is divided other whether humans should control the future of human beings, or whether extraterrestrials from a distant solar system should get involved in steering the Earth ship away from mankind's certain and eventual end! Author Cixin Liu breaks new ground in America's translation of this Chinese classic tale by introducing the reader to historic events from the 1970's, Cultural Revolution to the Apollo Moon Missions to today's political turmoils with global warming...ect! When an ex-politico astrological physics receives a message from "them" intelligent life in our galaxy...! When weird multi-dimensional annomally begin impacting Earth's notable scientists extraordinary detecting brings the loose ends together in this elegant forecast into human nature unravels conventional thinking and defies belief. There are moments when the reader must "go with the flow" and except that there will be understanding in the end, so please "hang tough" good things are ahead... as "Three Body" is no longer in Kansas anymore...! No spoilers today folks- Like me you must "Trust The Process" and I know enjoyment will be the outcome in the end! Best Seller's Book Club- members wish to thank all of our many, many followers who follow us now on facebook and give their all to enlightenment. Thank you Life Long Learners...! We all highly recommend this title to all of our book lovers across American! Enjoy "The Three Body Problem" by author Cixin Liu and stay tune for part two "The Dark Forest"...! Thank you for your time and attention, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com please like us @ghettostone/ facebook

The Rosie Project, Book

by Simsion, Graeme C.
Book - 2013 | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Sep 16, 2019

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The Rosie Project is a witty story about how true romance works! An entertaining romp inside the mind of a physics genius who suffers from asbergers syndrome who wishes to use technology to find the perfect match for marriage and the poor women who are disqualified during dinner dates for the slightest of reasons makes for a multitude of laughs! The Marriage Survey is a hit on the internet and goes viral when thousands of women try out for the marriage request, however things derail quickly when department assistant Rosie shows up to assist the professor with his growing science project. The two develop a friendship in which helping each other means getting into some weird adventures resulting in hidden skills and interest are suddenly discovered. If you love the "Big Bang Theory" you'll bust a gut reading "The Rosie Project"! One of the few books enjoyed by the entire BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB! Soon to be made into a major Hollywood Movie version, we all should keep an eye out for this one! Ghettostone, Editor/Chief www.ghettostone.com

Robopocalypse, BookA Novel

by Wilson, Daniel H.
Book - 2011 | 1st ed.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 31, 2019

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Ghettostone Publications Company's Editor/Chief, Michael R. Brown is the leader of the "BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB" one of the very best groups in the life learner game...! Together we highly recommend "Robocalypse" by Daniel Wilson as science fiction novel. "A terrific story!" "Very enjoyable...!" "Easy to read...!" "This story would make a great movie...!" "Robopocalypse" a story about the great "singularity", or birth of "AI", that takes place in the not distant future. Mankind utilizes automation within every sector of modern life. But,... the moment "AI" comes on line, it's objectives change to self survival and the elimination of all threats to it's existence, meaning human beings...! All systems go online in an all out effort to destroy the human race, this means WAR...! Battles are a surprise at first, then humans are hunted down by smart cars, drones, and household domestic robots. Later new robots are created (as new age monsters) of all shapes and sizes each teaming up as a collective part of a hive mind...! Things look bleak for the human race...! But you will have to read the book to find out what happens next...? Unanimously enjoyed by the entire group from "BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB" together we highly recommend this title to all book lover...! Best Regards, Michael R. Brown Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company Leader- BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB

Hereditary, DVD

DVD - 2018
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 7, 2019

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From: BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB,- Leader Michael R. Brown Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company-- RECOMENDATION...! "Warning...!" "Don't watch this one alone..." "HEREDITARY" (dvd) feature film A new kind of horror film, that in my opinion needs to be added as it's own subject heading with in the diverse kinds of scary movies. Hereditary, draws the viewer in as the story is being told, unexpected and suddenly shifting to disaster, dialing in on the painful realism as dramatic events unfold. The viewer begins to wish it was just a regular horror movie so our collective brain can comprehend, but just as the viewer thinks it will unfold within the rules of horror, it jerks you into unimaginable third act that tears your beliefs away and leaves you turning on all the lights and looking through bedroom windows to see if you are safe in your own home. "HEREDITARY" makes ghettostone's top ten horror film list for Halloween 2019! watch it if you dare...! (smile) Please do not watch this alone...!

Rainbows End, Book

by Vinge, Vernor
Book - 2006 | 1st ed.
Ghettostone's rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 7, 2019

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From: Ghettostone Publications Company's Editor/Chief Michael R. Brown, Leader of the Best Sellers Book Club- reviewing the "Hugo Award Winning" book titled "Rainbows End", by author Vernor Vinge. In one word, "tidious...! Problems we found with: "Rainbow's End" Too much time spent on descriptions of places, things, computer screens. Not enough story that connects to the reader. Misses the mark attempting to be clever. Too many characters, even goes as far as giving them nicknames. (too much) Title has nothing to do with the story. The story involves an extended family in the not to distant future where technology is advanced to the level of reversing the aging process and restoring youth to the elderly. As a result elderly folks get a second chance at life, and are required to attend remedial high school in order to gain skills needed to navigate their new found high tech environments. The future world has medical cures, self driving cars, computerized clothing, and virtual reality everywhere in the natural world. The big problem for this future world is the over saturated internet and the "catfish" games that are the new spy games. The world of terror and bombs has been replaced by internet trolling, hacking governments and alliances of computer coders...! The "big caper" in this science fiction story is the debasement of the old world collection of books in the university library- so the a new form of automation could be moved in. Even though technology existed for dirty bombs, and horrible drone bio weapons, the "Rainbow's End" story focuses on gaming nerds, fantasy alliances and new age belief regimes who fight over a university's library conversion to a form of automation.. (what...?) The story had terrorist, but they are so smart we never really find out who they are but their hidden influence (Catfish Style) impacted the entire planet. But they were not really important to the story either, what seemed to be a major part of this story was the elderly student's class assignments and there final exams. The Best Seller's Book Club member agreed that "Rainbow's End" clearly missed the mark by a mile. Therefore we could not recommend this title to our collective book lovers of all ages...! Sorry, (Not Sorry), Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com please like us on facebook... @ghettostone/facebook

Charcoal Joe, Book

by Mosley, Walter
Book - 2016 | First edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 7, 2019

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"Charcoal Joe" by Walter Mosley an instant classic, featuring Easy Rawlings, the detective character, who investigates the murder of a gangster in order to protect an innocent Physics genius who stands accused of the crime. Easy Rawlings is hired by the powerful gangster convict Charcoal Joe, who learns about his detective skills from Easy's old friend, Mouse. The multiplicty of twists, and turns keeps the story's plot interesting. The unique characters represent a across section of the populous of Los Angeles City. I could not put it down.. Ghettostone Publications Editor/Chief Michael R. Brown highly recomends this title to all book lovers... As the Leader of the BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB, the entire group agrees this is one great read...! Please visit us @ghettostone/facebook and don't forget to like us

The Christmas Cookie Club, BookA Novel

by Pearlman, Ann
Book - 2009 | 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Ghettostone's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 1, 2019

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From: Ghettostone Publications Company's Editor/Chief- Michael R. Brown and The BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB- comes a recent review of the boo "The Christmas Cookie Club", by author Ann Pearlman. "The Christmas Cookie Club", (JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS), a story about twelve friends who meet up during the holiday to celebrate, commiserate, and trade extraordinary cookies with each other along with great beverages...! A great concept for a story. Each character has a recipe! Each character bakes to perfection! And each character tell a back story about their pass year! The author does an extraordinary job of weaving and connecting each character's back stories, while crafting an overarching sequence of events that ties lose ends together into a quilt of visual experiences. The Christmas Cookie Club members meets each year at a fancy banquet hall, all decked out in hand crafted Christmas ornaments. The reader is provided a view of the kitchen and all the behind the scenes preparations, cookie recipes, cookie ingredients , baking instruction and hand crafted cookie containers. (OK! I LOVE COOKIES...!) The story is a feast for the senses as recipes are written out as part of the story. (thank you.) But all is not as it seems, as the readers finds out that each member's story has drama, and human difficulties that even the most positive members cant repress! And we learn that even though the ladies look fabulous, and put on airs all people need support from time to time.. and all people must deal with adversity in life that make us question "why we do the things we do?" No spoilers...! But, needless to say there is strength in numbers and these ladies have learned to raise each other up right when they need it most. Unanimously enjoyed by the entire BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB...! "The Christmas Cookie Club" by Ann Pearlman is one of the few books that we highly recommend to book lovers of all ages...! Special thanks to our Selection Committee for helping our male readers expand their reading universe and leading us outside our comfort zones. Thank you Ladies...! Sincerely, Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com like us @ ghettostone/faceook and ghettostone/ twitter

Teatime for the Firefly, Large Print

by Patel, Shona
Large Print - 2014 | Large Print edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jul 13, 2019

Comment:

From: Ghettostone Pulications Company's Editor/ Chief Michael R. Brown and the BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB a review of the title, "Teatime For The Firefly", by author Shona Patel. "Teatime For The Firefly" is a brilliantly crafted novel in the same vain as historically great titles such as, "Song Of Solomon", by Toni Morrison, this one became one of our special delights in this years 2019 Summer Reading. Recommended by veteran members of the BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB...! The time was 1940's India, as colonial powers began to realize the independence revolts of emerging nation states and the yearning for freedom of it's peoples..! "Teatime" a story about a young woman coming into her own and fighting a system of gender roles created by centuries of cultural traditions. She fights for full enfranchisement of the human experience while exercising her intelligence with in the village. But culture and tribalism forces her to comply with an arranged marriage to a man she dislikes, lucky for her a stranger appears in the village full of modern ideas and limitless ambition. So naturally the two individual appeal to each other. Through happen stance they ultimately end up together with a wonderful description of true romance. Their plan to escape their small village begins with a foreman's job at a large tea plantation with hundreds of locals hired as workers, who are paid pennies for wages. The couple helps reform the worker's camp, by bringing improvements, and building community with a school, and providing assistance in health care, additionally families are provided food and shelter. With improvements in the plantation, the young woman begins to educate it's villagers, and their children. As time proceeds in the evolution of improvements spotty upraising begin occurring throughout India, and fear spreads across the European owners, who begin to with hold benefits and proceed to cutting back on newly found rights of the workers. The story devolves into revolutionary feelings and disgust with the so-called ruling class of British owners making for an explosive ending that is worth sicking around for.! "Teatime for the Firefly" is easily one of the best stories of the summer of 2019..! Unanimously enjoyed by the entire BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB, we highly recommend this terrifically entertaining novel...! Respectfully, Michael R. Brown, editor/chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com like us @ghettostone/ facebook

Beautiful Ruins, BookA Novel

by Walter, Jess
Book - 2013 | First Harper Perennial edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Added Jul 13, 2019

The American Heiress, Book

by Goodwin, Daisy
Book - 2011 | 1st U.S. ed.
Ghettostone's rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Added Jul 13, 2019

Blood Communion, Large PrintA Tale of Prince Lestat

by Rice, Anne
Large Print - 2018 | First large print edition.
Ghettostone's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jun 6, 2019

Comment:

From: Ghettostone Publications Company's Editor/Chief Michael R. Brown and "The BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB" the review of the Ann Rice novel "Blood Communion" A Vampire Lestat Story...! OK, it's awesome! Ann Rice usually delves deep into details of the vampire workings and how other immortals relate to their dominion which takes up a lot of time and spins the readers brain into confusion, while trying to keep up with the fast moving story lines, but "The Prince Lestat - BLOOD COMMUNION" was fast moving trip into a familiar world we become accustom and was highly entertaining featuring new adventures, characters, and backstories that ties up lose ends from previous Vampire Chronicles...! Ann Rice is such an effective story teller and "Blood Communion"does n't disappoint..! The Best Seller's Book Club highly recommends "Anne Rice's BLOOD COMMUNION" for all readers and lovers of story.

Rubber, DVD

DVD - 2011
Added Mar 18, 2019

Comment:

Ghettostone Publications Company and the BEST SELLER'S BOOK CLUB offer this review in all humbleness, have fun "RUBBER" the film. "RUBBER" is movie, Right? "RUBBER" is a film about a space alien, WHAT? Is that right, "RUBBER" is a film about a Tire! The starring roles is given to a tire turns! It turns, its roles down the highway and it kills people who try to stop it? I'm not kidding, the film star "a tire". So once you get passed the idea that Hollywood green lite a project called "RUBBER", then made it happen, you can try to get into this movie's plot. Real actors play supportive roles, other actors add a narrative, and still other actors get eliminated by the Tire's super powers that explodes heads. How long does this go on? The movie "Rubber" roles on entire hour and 45 minutes, unflinchingly focused on the movements of it'a main star! This film could be a contender for my newest list, "WORST FILMS EVER MADE!" list and I believe could be in the running for top five worst film ever made...! No joke! (smile) Are there worst movies, yes. But "RUBBER" has it all, bad dialogue, bad acting, bad concept as a movie and it's not understandable when watching it! YES, I could watch it again, and deny that I'm one of those people who would do so, but I'm on a mission, "to find the worse film ever made and bring that list to you...! Michael R. Brown, Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company www.ghettostone.com ghettostone/facebook

Democracy Matters, BookWinning the Fight Against Imperialism

by West, Cornel
Book - 2004
Added Mar 9, 2019

The Blacker the Ink, BookConstructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

Book - 2015
Ghettostone's rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Added Mar 9, 2019

Comment:

"Blacker The Ink" for comic book nerds who have a hard edge psychological bent, this book goes into great detail about the psychology of superheroes and the development of character persona. Written for the college classroom a professor examines the make up of Black Superheroes in American culture. Let's faces facts American has it's thumb down on it's minority culture and as a result writers tend to reflect this oppression in their stories, through polar opposites, ultra violence, completely ignore any hints of whiteness, or by creating entirely new worlds with no American influence. Doing any of these styles is difficult. "Blacker The Ink" devotes an entire chapter to Ghettostone Publication's "RAMZEES" and how my development of his persona is influenced by the majority culture of which I cant escape! From what I have read so far this is a serious discussion about superheroes, comic books, storyline creation and independent publishers who struggle to be read. This is one I am personally looking forward to reading closely! Sincerely, Michael R. Brown, Best Sellers Book Club- leader Editor/Chief Ghettostone Publications Company

Race Matters, Book

by West, Cornel
Book - 2001
Ghettostone's rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 2, 2018
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