BOB'S BOOK REVIEWS
Dr Bob Rich

Sorry!
Currently I have so many books to edit for a fee that I am unable to accept books for review, except by invitation. Almost all the reviews I've done in the past couple of years have been of books I have edited. That means I don't need to read them again. :)
Please understand -- paying clients must come first.
   You will also find reviews of many books, by me and other reviewers, at http://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html#reviews.

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'. Do note that there are many other book reviews listed in the archives of my newsletter 'bobbing around.' I haven't had the time to copy them over.

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.