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MY LAST 10 REVIEWS (Courtesy: Goodreads)

My Angel Unaware and other Devotionals
Blessed By The Best A Memoir By David Kearse: Surviving Addiction, A Spiritual Journey
The Entwined past
GR3T3L-1
The Epiphany Colony: Brad Asher Book 1
Blinded by the Light: Out of the Darkness
Ancient of Genes
The Home Network Manual: The Complete Guide to Setting Up, Upgrading, and Securing Your Home Network
The Intergalactic Children's Defense Authority
Animation for Beginners: Getting Started with Animation Filmmaking
Open Wounds Tell A Story: Anecdotes


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IT Security—a paradigm shift in the offing—ringing in AI governed/powered IAM 3.0; ringing out IAM 2.0!

Posted: 02-Jan-2026


IT security's identity and access management function (IAM) will soon transition from version 2.0 to 3.0 because version 2.0 cannot adequately handle the complexities of the current user space, which has grown rapidly since its launch nearly a decade ago.

Today’s users include users beyond just humans, for whom IAM 2.0 was designed. Today’s user space is flooded with non-human identities (NHIs) that vastly outnumber humans—APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that facilitate transactions, RPA bots, AI agents, etc. Fraudsters presently prefer to route their attacks through the NHIs. Hence the need for an IAM framework that provides continuous, dynamic, and real-time authentication of every user.

Enter AI-powered IAM 3.0 which offers highly granular control of credentials and continuous measurement of trust.

To understand the inadequacy of IAM 2.0, and the sophisticated features of IAM 3.0, read this book!

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Admin professional under ever-increasing workloads? Come see what AI can do to simplify life for you!

Posted: 02-Jan-2026


If you’re an admin head/professional hassled with increasing workloads and things seem to be getting out of hand now, wait no further. An experienced admin head has found the way out for you: AI (Artificial Intelligence).

No, it isn’t magic but solid science. And don’t you fear—AI won’t substitute your role and leave you jobless. It will serve you as a powerful assistant, simplifying your work by many orders of magnitude, so that, for the first time, you may have time left over from work.

Come, let’s unravel the great secret together…

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The smart way to keep slim and fit “…without giving up what you love or forcing yourself to do what you hate.”

Posted: 02-Jan-2026


The ingredients are the same: diet, exercise, and mindset, but the formula isn’t...

Using it you can still stay slim and fit with less sweat!

Learn how to do it “…without giving up what you love or forcing yourself to do what you hate,” from this highly enjoyable, elegantly humorous book.

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A book openly sharing faith and practical medical info that the author successfully used on his triumphant journey over cancer

Posted: 30-Nov-2025



This book is both a testimonial of faith and the merciful provisions of Jesus Christ, the loving God of the Bible experienced by the author and his family, and one that seeks to arm readers with the medical knowledge they used on their victorious journey against cancer. It also seeks to point readers to the sources of comfort and support the author benefited from on his journey to healing.

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The only cure for human evil

Posted: 28-Nov-2025



Something is wrong with us. Life isn’t satisfying—there’s something missing always. We are intrinsically evil and the depressing “human condition” is due to our evil... God alone offers salvation from it.

Science has been doing its bit to break humanity free from this “stuck” condition, but without success. Enter Face Value, a novel by Russell N. Jarvis. In this story, a psychologist promises to usher in an era of world peace by curing humans of evil.

His hi-tech project combines nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information technology. Nanotech intervention is the means used to achieve the goal. Briefly explained, specialized nanobots are designed to enter the brain and alter the intensity of destructive emotions, reducing them to harmless or negligible levels. Consequently, the subject becomes disinclined to harmful behavior—thus, effectively becoming free of hatred or even "good."

Evil cured and God rendered irrelevant? Hardly! This solution is superficial and flawed, and God destroys the harmful project, preventing it from spreading.

Enjoy this gripping techno-thriller that happens at the intersection of the 2003-2011 US-Iraq war, the hi-tech project (above), and Jesus Christ, the Christian God.

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Meet America’s “Man of the Hour” President—Donald John Trump

Posted: 09-Nov-2025


Not everyone likes him, but he's surely done the job for America, saving it from the brink of collapse!

Read this biographical tribute to President Donald John Trumps that reveals a besmeared face—a fighter and “a comeback kid,” mature, practical, decisive, outgoing, and most notably, one who does what he says, but sorely maligned by his enemies.

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Demystifying state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI): a primer by renowned expert James Wang

Posted: 30-Oct-2025


Beneficial or harmful? How do you regard AI?

Do you worry about how AI will change our lives because of its revolutionary potential, yet fumble with hearsay and the misinformation gained from science fiction and the movies?

In that case, you need to read this book.


Written by James Wang, a renowned AI expert, researcher, and activist, you will gain authoritative info/insights about AI from it.

And when your AI "darkness" turns to light, you’ll make out fact from fiction, reality from myth... and lay all your fears at rest! Plus, learn the trustworthy, beneficial applications of AI.

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No! I really don’t want to die, I want to live… someone please save me!!

Posted: 22-Sep-2025


This book by an American suicide specialist with over 40 years of experience as a clinical social worker (after acquiring an MS degree in social work from George Williams College, Chicago) says exactly the above!

Most suicidal people don’t want to die. They want someone to intervene and save them from whatever insurmountable threat they are faced with, so they can AVOID SUICIDE!

Strictly speaking, this book is a supplementary resource book on suicide prevention/care for mental health professionals, so I recommend it primarily for clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. You are also welcome to read it for (i) general awareness, and (ii) to better prepare yourself to care for a friend or family member who may be at risk of suicide now or in the future.

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On the MUSIC page: What Bob Dylan himself says is the true meaning of "Blowin' in the Wind"

Posted: 27-Aug-2025

Ever wondered what the true meaning of Bob Dylan's immensely popular folk classic, "Blowin' in the Wind," truly means?

A protest song? An anti-war song? Soothing relief when you're disturbed? A sobering song to lean on and weep when, despite your best intentions the world defeats you, or a civil-rights anthem? It's many things to many of us, and no one is sure.

To clarify, beyond any shadow of doubt, let's hear what Dylan himself says is the meaning of "Blowin' in the Wind."

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On the MUSIC page: my discovery of Celtic Thunder

Posted: 27-Aug-2025

It’s been some time since I stumbled upon the Irish music group Celtic Thunder.

I fell in love with their music because their taste in music closely resembles mine. Today, I have a collection of nearly 50 of their performances, which are mostly covers of some top songs from the present and past like A Thousand Years (Christina Perri/David Hodges), Castle on the Hill (Ed Sheeran/Benny Blanco), Just a Song at Twilight (James Lynam Molloy), and The Dutchman (Michael Peter Smith).

I invite you to check them out without delay.

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A story that winds itself around the aftermath of the Second Crusade (1147-1149)

Posted: 25-Aug-2025


It’s 15 years after the dismal Second Crusade (1147-1149). King Conrad of Germany's army suffered a humiliating defeat, while King Louis' army also lost despite fighting more creditably against the more powerful Muslims under Sultan Mesud.

“What went wrong?” “Why did the Muslims appear invincible?” They asked as they bitterly ruminated on the failure. Quite naturally, they were thinking of strategies of how to get ahead of the Muslims and win the next Crusade. They thought one was to examine the invincible armor of the Muslims carefully and discover chinks, hoping to exploit those weaknesses and turn the tide against them.

It was with this intent that the King of Cölln (Germany) sent Prince Dietrich, his son, on a mission to discover flaws on the Muslims’ side. He would meet and elicit detailed accounts about the war from three chosen Christian war veterans living in different, distant places.

In this story of trust, loyalty, betrayal, and resourcefulness, Prince Dietrich obtains the information required from his travels abroad, kills his father’s backstabbing senior priest, and reclaims the kingdom from him on his return.

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