Every Patient Tells a Story - Lisa Sanders

Ever wondered how a diagnosis is reached or why a diagnosis is missed, Lisa Sanders M.D., technical advisor to the hit show House MD. This book is filled with tons of medical mysteries. It discusses why diagnosis is a vanishing art and what some schools are doing to try and bring it back. The importance of touch and sight, of listening to the patient is taught. This book is a perfect companion to How Doctors Think. Entertaining and well written it is a must read.

**** Four + stars out of Five

Clash of the Demons - Joseph Delaney

Book six in the Delaney series is as exciting as the previous Five. Tom and the Spook travel to Greece to help Tom's mom fight an ancient god the Ordeen. He finds out the truth of his mother's origin as they make a pack with the Pendle witches to face this new darkness. He and Alice continue on, trying to figure out how to free Tom from the Fiend. Scary and fun.

****Four Stars out of Five-youth fiction

Ender in Exile - Orson Scott Card

Fans of Ender's Game will definitely enjoy this book. Orson stays true to his character as he follows what happened to Ender and Violet after he left Earth's atmosphere.

****Four out of Five Stars - Fiction

The Family Man - Elinor Lipman

When Henry Archer hears his ex-wife's, Denise, current husband has died he sends a quick note to tell her he is sorry. She responds and he finds himself pulled back into her life, and the life of his now 29 year old adopted daughter Thalia. What follows is a whirlwind as he deals with Denise drama, finds love with a man named Henry, and helps Thalia deal with a fake romance.

The storyline is ridiculous but it is humorous.

***Three Stars out of Five-