#con-artists

'Priests!' he snorted. 'Self-serving confidence artists, swindlers of the gullible, deceivers of—'

'Murillio, there are exceptions to that—'

'I've yet to see one.'

'Perhaps this time.'

  The Lies of Locke Lamora - Review

A world of con-artists, gangs, heists, thieves set in a dark Venice-like fantasy world. A lot of humor, plenty of vile cursing and violence. PICK THIS BOOK UP!!

Verily I tell you, they were all con-artists— masters of sham

Pretending to be foundation, such stuff that our feminine dreams could be made on.

In my case, two claimed lover. Claimed loyalty. Claimed laudable.

Verily I tell you, we’re all con-artists all pretending to be what we are not.

Why place such weighty blame on those who claimed to love when they could not did not love?

Claiming love is one heavy crime requires stealth, clothing far mightier far more deceiving than a sheep’s.

Requires a currency of clothing That once belonged to us—

Where are our clothes?

In your case, dear friend, your lovers did not claim to be anything for you.

The Beginning of Contemporary Convos Round 2 – Week 1 – Thrillers (& Spies)

EEEEEEKKKKKK! IT HAS BEGUN! *hits gong*

First of all, add your name and a link to your blog to our linky at the bottom of this post. We would also be forever grateful if you made a post that announced your intention to participate, and spread the word! The more the merrier!

Second, plan your books! Liz and I will be previewing the books we will be reviewing at the beginning of each new week if…

No matter what other critics say about some of his movies (After Earth not withstanding) Will Smith is still my guy. Before there was the craze that is simply Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, we had West Philly’s very own Will Smith in all his glory. This time, we get that once loved charisma in a story that also includes The Wolf of Wall Street’s Margot Robbie in a tale of lust and love for stolen…

#ContempConvos: Spies, Government Agents, and Conspiracies

This week I’m not starting off with a review, but with a discussion post! Something that really irks me is he lack of YA Contemporary novels that deal with Spies, Government Agencies, and Conspiracies. We have a wide variety pretty much of any sub-genre, but not this one. Why is that? Is it because there isn’t such a big demand or there aren’t enough authors writing these types of stories?

Yes,…

“With one arm around the shoulder of religion and the other around the shoulder of medicine, we might change the world.”-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, AA World Services, Inc (1953).

In order to comprehend the current plight of the Medical Profession and the dark clouds that lie ahead it is necessary to understand the history of the “impaired physician movement” and the American Society of…