By Amy V. Dewhurst
Summer is here, and with it an estimated 5 million tourists will visit our beach. What that means is more kooks at The Breakwater. If someone snakes your wave, you get a bad sunburn, or just can’t shake the sand from your bed “Pop Surf Culture” will remind you why you fell [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Book Review’
July 1, 2009
If Everybody Had An Ocean….
April 1, 2009
Looking for the Real Thing: A Young Adult Novel Written by Alan Gorg
Book Review by Gwendolyn Lee
In the Young Adult Novel, Looking for the Real Thing, a L.A. high school senior seeks a simpler future away from angry kids, stressed adults, monstrous schools, every day violence, massive traffic, bad air, and even junk food. He seeks, instead, a little peace, a little quiet, and some connection to [...]
March 1, 2009
Book Review: The Enemy Within. 2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting in the Western World, by John DemosReviewed by krista schwimmer
Reviewed by krista schwimmer
The cover of this book, along with the title, is enough to grab the attention of any curious reader. Glossy, embossed black hands circle and point index fingers directly at the title itself. All of this is set against a fire engine red background.
I also was drawn in by the expanse the [...]
January 1, 2009
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he Died and Why it Matters
Written by James Douglass, Published by Orbis Press
Reviewed by Jack Neworth
This past November 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Despite all that has been written about Kennedy and the circumstances surrounding his death, for many historians the truth has been obscured behind the twin myths of Camelot and the Warren Report.
Through various biographies [...]
August 1, 2008
August 2008 – Book Review: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Written by Vincent Bugliosi
(A Book Review by Jack Neworth)
As his time in office winds down George Bush speaks of retirement wistfully. He looks forward to playing golf, cutting brush and “replenishing the coffers” (his words) with lucrative speaking fees. I don’t imagine he’s given any thought to standing trial for murder. Former Los Angeles District [...]
August 1, 2008
August 2008 – Book Review: Profanities, A New Poetry Book by Sherman Pearl
Beachhead sustainer and poet Sherman Pearl has written a new book of poetry. Profanities is the name of the book and the hook that ties the poems together. Even so, Pearl rises above the everyday profanities of life in ways that make many of the poems quite uplifting.
The Beachhead printed one of the included poems, [...]
July 1, 2008
July 2008 – Book Review: Pat Tillman’s “Boots on the Ground” – One Mother’s Courage
By Jack Neworth
It’s probably fitting that July 4th is only days away as I review a book about Pat Tillman, a charismatic NFL star who left a 3.6 million contract and a new wife to fight for his country after Sept. 11. His enlistment was such a huge story of patriotism he received a congratulatory [...]
