Dorian Gray: Beneath the Canvas dives deeper into the history of the Gray family by providing an insight into someone who was vital to the creation of the first Dorian Gray’s painting. Dorian might still be trying to cling to some of the more normal elements of life, this doesn’t mean he is safe from the ever looming morbi presence. In John Garavaglia’s sequel the story evolves and readers gain a knowledge that not even Dorian had in the first book. Continue reading “Dorian Gray: Beneath the Canvas Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Dorian Gray by John Garavaglia, the first in the Dorian Gray series inspired by the comics of the same name by Darren G. Davis and Scott Davis, is an adaptation for a young adult audience of the story of a new generation of Gray. As presented in the graphic novel, this Dorian Gray is not the first Dorian, whose life was recorded by Oscar Wilde, but a young affluent man living in New York. Still in high school, this Dorian has been raised by close family friends after the unexpected death of his mother and the disappearance of his father. In these pages readers follow Dorian as he learns his destiny. Continue reading “Dorian Gray Book One Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Banja de Banja is successful, but has been smashed to pieces by her divorce. As a self noted aggressive bisexual, she has a insatiable desire to meet new people and to experience new things. Comet Fox is a selection of chapters from her life. Some of these will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and others will make you question everything. Continue reading “Comet Fox Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Dr. Mark Goldstein has loved animals ever since he was a little boy. Both domestic and wild animals have interested him and after graduating veterinary school at Cornell University, he became a veterinarian in clinical practice. He then went on to be director of zoos in Boston and Los Angeles, then head of a progressive humane society where he advocated for animal welfare. During his 30 year career he has gained a great deal of knowledge about not just animals, but the people who care for him. By taking readers through his life he shares all that he’s learned about how to live. Continue reading “Lions and Tigers and Hamsters Book Review from @kleffnotes”

From 1787 to 1868 more than 160,000 women and children were convicted and sent from Britain to Australia for a variety of crimes. Convicts in the Colonies: Transportation Tales From Britain to Australia provides real life case studies and exceptional tales of those who were brought over in the first ships until the last ships. Lucy Williams examines everything from crime to sentencing in Britain to the perilous voyage these convicts had to face on their way to Australia. She then examines the three main penal colonies and the men and women who lived there. Continue reading “Convicts in the Colonies Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Roald Dahl is well known as a children’s author who delighted generations not only with his original works, but this the adaptations that came after them. While he is often best known for being an author, he was also so much more. Born in Norway in 1916, Dahl went on to become a rebellious teenager and later became a fighter pilot as part of RAF. He would later make his way to New York where he became involved in complex undercover operations. The Real Roald Dahl exmaines all of the parts of the author, both before and after his time as a writer to provide a deep understanding of the well known creator. Continue reading “The Real Roald Dahl Book Review from @kleffnotes”

For over 500 years, women have found themselves being labeled as frigid, insane, and even labeled her as a weaker species. What Suffering of Women Who Didnt’ Fit examines are the attitudes, ideas, and responses to women who were viewed as mad in Britain. Moving from the Middle Ages, to the Puritan period, and into Victorian, David J. Vaughan details the issues that women faced in a misogynistic society. Continue reading “The Suffering of Women Who Didn’t Fit from @kleffnotes”

You Can Be a Winning Writer shares Joan Gelfand’s 4 C’s approach to creative writing and successful authorship. She has shared this information in a variety of presentations at book festivals and author conventions as well as to college professors, CEOs, and even more people. She examines how to build a community and a fan base for you and your work. Gelfand, with the help of Renate Stendhal, PhD, examines how to defeat the lack of confidence that can keep authors from ever getting published. Continue reading “You Can Be a Winning Writer Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Renowned five time TED Talks speaker and author Julian Treasure brings his skills to you with How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening. He shares his tips for how to speak and be heard and also for how to be a good listener in your own right. He demonstrates via interviews with world-class speakers, professional performers and CEOs atop their field, the secret lies in developing simple habits that can transform our communication skills, the quality of our relationships and our impact in the world. Continue reading “How to be Heard Book Review from @kleffnotes”

We Don’t Know Either: Trivia Night Done Right from City Trivia takes the fun of pub night trivia and online trivia apps and allows you to access it any time you want. The book is packed with trivia entertainment in five rounds of questions and four bonus rounds, including puzzles, pictures, fill-in-the-blank challenges, and even music rounds. Get your friends together and enjoy a fun night jam packed full of trivia. Continue reading “We Don’t Know Either Book Review from @kleffnotes”