The title of this book is a bit unfair. It’s not that the teachers intended to teach what they did, it’s that they were sort of forced to by the textbook makers […]
Book Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen – A Must-Read!
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
My Adoption Story
I’m writing this because I have a few books on my list that deal with adoption. Whenever an adoptee comes out with anything negative about the adoption experience, it’s immediately assumed that […]
Ghost Hunters UK Volume 2 – Where’s The “Hunting”????
While searching for more DVDs from one of my favorite television shows on the Sci-Fi Channel, I came across these DVDs from the U.K. I thought perhaps they would be on the […]
Book Review: Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad by Josh Harris and Jake Harris – The Complex Legacy of Captain Phil Harris
I’ve been a fan of the television show Deadliest Catch almost since its inception. Although some of the stories are dramatized for effect, it’s a look into the world of crab fishermen […]
Series Rewatch – Outlander: Season 1, Episode 4 – The Gathering
Written by Diana Gabaldon, Ronald D. Moore, and Matthew B. RobertsDirected by Brian Kelly While most of this episode involves The Gathering of Clans, it also shows how little Claire knows about […]
Book Review: White Nights by Ann Cleeves – You Think You Know Your Neighbor, But You Really Don’t
As a recent convert to all things Ann Cleeves, I am thoroughly enjoying her series of novels set in the northern islands off the coast of Scotland. I’ve never been there, but […]
DVD Review – Spooked: Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium – Not A Documentary, More Promotional for Crappy Movie
Since I love Ghost Hunters so much and two of my favorite investigations by them (including this year’s Halloween special) took place at Waverly Hills Sanatorium, I figured this DVD would be […]
Book Review: The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz – I’m Swearing Off One of My Favorite Writers After This
Growing up, I was a huge Dean Koontz fan. His books were second only to Stephen King in my reading, and I’d put his Lightning in my top 10 books I’ve ever […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Revelations – Conspiracies Abound
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Larry DitillioDirected by Jim Johnston The second episode of the second season of Babylon 5 has a lot of ground to cover. It advances many storylines […]
Book Review: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz – I See Dead People, and Elvis
I started this series by Dean Koontz somewhere in the middle. That had both good and bad points. The good side of it was I could approach the beginning of the series […]
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