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	War songs: Metaphors in clay and poetry from the Vietnam experience 4.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eros & Adonis: The Male Figure in Art History 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal, Vol. 3 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Philip Shadbolt (Contributor), Miriam Perez (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eros & Adonis 2: The Male Figure in Art History; A Compilation of Articles from The Art of Man & Vitruvian Lens by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author), Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio (Illustrator), Steve Walker (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PoetsArtists #29 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Volumes 1 - 6 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author), Peter Dobson (Contributor), E. Gibbons (Producer) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Volume 1 - eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (foreword), E. Gibbons (Illustrator), Richard Stabbert (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal, Volume 5 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Jordan Mejias (Illustrator), Jacques-Louis David (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Edition 14 - eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Alan McGowan (Illustrator), Carlos Barahona Possollo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Edition 10 -eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (foreword), Mel Odom (Illustrator), James Messana (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Long Debt: A Ray Kessler FBI Thriller (Ray Kessler FBI Thrillers Book 2)

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Grady said: " ‘A woman killed in Baltimore last night…she was ours.’ – a challenging investigation begins!

Author Phillip Strang has earned his solid reputation as an adventure writer through his career installing telecommunications networks in many remote and exot ‘A woman killed in Baltimore last night…she was ours.’ – a challenging investigation begins!

Author Phillip Strang has earned his solid reputation as an adventure writer through his career installing telecommunications networks in many remote and exotic parts of the globe, including time spent in Afghanistan and Pakistan - an experience that allowed him to gain direct insights in to the ongoing conflicts there. He has also spent considerable time in Africa including Liberia, Nigeria, and Guinea. It is this direct contact with troubled countries that gives his books intense credibility: he has firsthand contact with the events he shares in his to date 188 books, presented in series including this new series - The Ray Kessler FBI Thriller Series, of which THE LONG DEBT is the second installment.

Offering background to pace Strang’s series hero, the synopsis informs well: ‘A retired FBI translator opens her own front door and is beaten to death in her hall. Nothing was taken. Nobody heard a thing. Special Agent Ray Kessler goes as a courtesy, because the dead woman used to be one of theirs, and finds a photograph moved four inches on a shelf in a house where nothing else was touched. She knew who was at the door. She let them in anyway. Within three weeks, a records clerk in Cleveland is dead in his own hallway, an analyst in Virginia is dead in her garage, and Kessler has no case number, no authority, and no crime he can name. Because there is no crime. Thirty-eight people inside the federal system have spent twenty years passing on small, true, worthless facts — a filing date, a schedule, which ambulance is going where — to people who never asked them to. None of them was paid. None of them stole anything. And every one of them was bought a long time ago with a kindness they could never repay. Somebody is collecting what they know. Somebody is selling it. And when someone looks at a name, that name stops being a name. Kessler is suspended, hunted, and running out of people he is willing to spend. To prove what nobody can be charged with, he will have to put one more name into the water.’

The manner in which Phillip Strang carves his FBI thrillers is unique among his peers, opening avenues of thought about contemporary issues other than crime and in doing so, challenges not only investigative techniques, but codes of philosophy as well. This is an especially fine installment to his new Ray Kessler FBI Thriller series. Very highly recommended ...more "

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From Kolkata to Cambridge: A MM Romance

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Grady said: " ‘A name and a number…a promise of a temporary salvation’ – A very ‘contemporary’ romance!

Author Egan Sheridan offers a poetically lyrical romance that creates a fine cast of characters to propel this sensitive sexual evolving story. The quality of h ‘A name and a number…a promise of a temporary salvation’ – A very ‘contemporary’ romance!

Author Egan Sheridan offers a poetically lyrical romance that creates a fine cast of characters to propel this sensitive sexual evolving story. The quality of his scriptive skills is evident in the Prologue – ‘To the love of my life. I am writing this because I am a coward and I have no other way to express my deepest regret. I am writing this because the silence in this room has become a physical weight and I can no longer breathe under the pressure of everything I didn’t say to you …You will likely never see these words. I will hide them away, just as I hid you. I destroyed us because I was afraid of the cost f being honest. No, I am realizing that the cost of the lie is infinite.’ Few authors of MM romance novels offer such substantive thoughts before a story begins.

Rohit and Liam evolve as the principal characters of this unique and warmly significant story, as the author’s outline defines: ‘‘A forbidden love. In so many ways. Having recently moved to Cambridge, Professor Rohit Das, originally from Kolkata, has built his life on a foundation of professional achievement and academic respect. He lives a quiet, controlled existence, a world of logic and reason he believes is impenetrable. But when a brilliant, handsome, charming college student named Liam enters his life, Rohit's carefully constructed world begins to crumble. Liam's open heart and free spirit are a dangerous contrast to Rohit's reserved life, and their lecture hall connection soon spills over into an impossible, complicated, forbidden relationship. As their bond deepens, Rohit is forced to confront the impossible choice between his career, his reputation, his current life, and the one person who has ever truly seen and loved him. Can a love that defies all boundaries ever have a future, or is some passion simply too great a risk to take? From Kolkata to Cambridge is a haunting meditation on consequence, the fragility of second chances, and the courage it takes to be honest when the world demands you be someone you're not.’

Eloquent and tender, this is one fine novel by an author of importance – a story that blends awareness with sensitivity that may serve as a wakeup call for many! ...more "

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“Gloria watched the swollen white orb of a hot-air balloon rising over Navy Pier and knew she had to break it off with Oliver, for he was the type who would never enjoy hot-air balloons, Van Morrison songs, or mess, whether from orgasm or otherwise. But who was she to be dreaming about mess today?”
― Andrea Kayne Kaufman, Oxford Messed Up

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“Things aren't always what they appear,' he said softly, yet his voice carried a grim authority. 'I've spent my life searching for the ultimate, the best. All that is rare, unique, different, special. And of all I've experienced, people are the most disappointing.”
― Emma Darcy, The Unpredictable Man

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“I learned that one person hurting another really is like a hand curling into a fist to smash the foot. And that all that really matters is family and other people. And that the purpose of life is to find the Light of God, but not the light from some old guy with a beard sitting up there judging us. The light is the love we give each other on our way back home. And that God wouldn’t mind if we spent a little less time telling him how great he is and a little more time loving each other, and not just the people we’re supposed to love, but everyone.”
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“The path to enlightenment, to find out who you truly are, has to be taken alone.”
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“Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown every Tuesday evening.”
― Graham Parke, No Hope for Gomez!

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message 16: by Aithal

Jun 14, 2026 10:07AM

hi grady, would love your input on my new book -

What We Carry Forward What Endures Across Borders of Family, Faith, and Time by Aithal

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message 15: by Aithal

Mar 04, 2026 04:57PM

Hi Grady, just wanted to let you know about my next book, releasing on 6/13. Since you've read my books, thought you might be interested.

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message 14: by Steve

Sep 30, 2025 11:57AM

BOTTLED UP A Francine Witt Mystery by Steve Exeter

Just one week to go... 🍾🥂🙏

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message 13: by Grady

Nov 12, 2018 10:02AM

HELENE wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/author/helenel...

please confirm whether you would be interested in receiving a Kindle book in exchange for an honest review. Your assistance is highly appreciated."

HELENE wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/author/helenel...

please confirm whether you would be interested in receiving a Kindle book in exchange for an honest review. Your assistance is highly appreciated."

Yes, Helene - please send a Kindle book to me (or a gift card for it)
at lizardiharp@earthlink.net. Thank you, Grady

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message 12: by Kazza

Sep 12, 2016 10:43PM

Hi, Grady. Thanks for he friend request :)

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message 11: by Dean

Dec 13, 2014 11:11PM

Thank you for being my friend Grady :))).

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message 10: by Grady

Sep 17, 2014 09:17AM

Good question, Stacy. Time is the factor but I'll start putting the less than 5 star reviews here. Thanks.

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message 9: by Stacy

Sep 17, 2014 03:11AM

I am also confused by your ratings. ALL of your reads are 5 stars?? if its not, it only goes on Amazon?? Why wouldn't you post them on Goodreads as well, being that you have many followers, that would love to read your opinion on non 5 star books. I don't believe that every book you read is a 5 star book.

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message 8: by Christine

Jan 19, 2012 01:12PM

Good evening

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message 7: by Jessica

May 18, 2011 12:41PM

thanks.
just wondering, as I don't believe I've ever seen anything less than a 5-star review from you.

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message 6: by Grady

May 18, 2011 12:36PM

I give my opinion that can range from 1 star to 5 stars. If I commit to a book then I become involved with it and usually have a love affair with it while I'm reading it. If not, I either discard it or finish it and point out why it didn't work for me with fewer stars. These I rarely post on Goodreads, just Amazon. Doubt that answers your question, but...

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message 5: by Jessica

May 18, 2011 12:30PM

do you give only 5 stars?

or only review 5 star books?

just wondered--

Jessica

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message 4: by Andrea

Dec 16, 2008 07:25AM

Hi & thank you for being a friend. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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message 3: by Roger

Nov 06, 2008 06:25AM

Hi Grady.
Good to meet you,
And thanks for the friendship on Goodreads,
ROGER

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message 2: by Grady

Oct 22, 2008 05:49PM

If you are interested I could do an article on him. I have a lot of 35mm slides that I could probably take to a computer person who knows how tomanipulate them into jpegs. He is not only a terrific artist - he i s also a fascinating personality!

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message 1: by Grady

Oct 21, 2008 07:21PM

John Valadez - he is a very important Hispanic artist here in Los Angeles, known mostly for his protraits of people on the streets in the barrio etc. He is extremely gifted

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