Review of Who Killed...? Pittsburgh, Pa (Who Killed...?) (Who Killed...?) (Paperback)

Author Jack Swint brings these cold case Pensylvania murders back into the publics eye in his no nonsense straight to the point style of writing. As the second book in the "Who Killed?" series, Swint has detailed these unsolved murders in hopes someone will come forward to police with new information and clues to solve these brutal and senseless crimes.

I am confused though why Rooftop Publishing Company is not giving any acknoledgement or credit to this author. When I purchased this book online it arrived with NO AUTHORS name on the cover or anywhere in the content of the book.Jack Swint also wrote "Who Killed?" books in Savannah GA, Jacksonville, FL and Cleveland, OH.

Rooftops publisher needs to acknolwedge and give their writers credit!

Product Description
The second book in our Who Killed...? series focuses on Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas. The riverfront portal city is easily identified as the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers, but these sports franchises only represent a small part of the city's economic development over the past twenty years. In May 2007, Pittsburgh was once again awarded "most livable city" by Places Rated Almanacrecognition Pittsburgh hasn t been enjoyed since 1985, when current mayor Luke Ravenstahl was only five years old. During the twenty year time span between garnering the "most livable city" honor, the city's murder rate was 2.1 times the national average, according to FBI statistics. It wasn't until 2006 that Pittsburgh began to see a decline in its citizens being brutally killed. Another alarms statistic was the high rate of those same murders going unsolved. It's here that we will begin to unfold the truth, fact, and fiction of the region's killers and unsolved murders by asking the question, Who Killed...?

Who Killed...? depicts twenty of Pittsburgh's most notorious, heinous, and mysterious unsolved murders. Through laborious research and interviews with investigators and families of the victims, Who Killed...? has laid out particulars of these unsolved crimes. These chapter-length sketches provide a glimpse into fifteen mysterious murders: from the frustrations of law enforcement officials, to grieving family members, to the coping of local communities trying to make sense of the random acts of madness. As a whole, Who Killed...? reveals the dark underbelly of a city still struggling to diffuse the rage and brutality that so many of its inhabitants possess.

While society's momentary obsessions with sensationalistic unsolved murders quickly vanish, families and friends of these victims quietly suffer without closure. Who Killed...? aims to push these cases back into the public's consciousness in hopes of bringing the guilty to justice. Readers with any information that may have significance to the investigation may contact the assigned investigators to these open cases or provide anonymous tips using the contact information provided at the end of each chapter.

About the Author
A former consultant for the popular television program A Current Affair, Swint currently works as a marketing consultant for newspapers. He lives and writes in Northern Ohio.

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Review of Golf Balls Are Female (Paperback)

It has been a while since I read this book, but much of the humor has stayed with me. I wrote about it previously (maybe for the author) and mentioned that while it is a laugh out loud tome on almost all things male, it is notably free of flatulence. Most "guy books" about drinking, whoring, and football would have some mention of the inevitable outcome of too many beers, too much bad food, and a total lack of manners.
In the end, this is a "bromance", a story about strong male bonds and friendship. I won't ruin the ending for those who plan to purchase this literary masterpiece, but suffice it to say that the book ultimately shows itself to be something of a paean to a lost friend and to days gone by.
It is, also, the book that will get Bob fired...

Product Description
I realize that anyone sufficiently intrigued by the title so as to open the cover of Golf Balls Are Female has probably already conjured up some ideas as to its contents. To end the suspense, I will tell you that Golf Balls Are Female is simply about the three greatest pleasures in a man s life drinking, golf, and the OU-Texas football game. Unfortunately, life requires a lot of living in between these most gratifying of pursuits, so Golf Balls Are Female is also about public humiliation, immaturity, emotional desperation, broken engagements, deceit, stupidity, sexually transmitted diseases, cybersex, lovesick lunacy, divorce, one-night stands, heartache, and partaking of the world s oldest profession. Although there are numerous incidents that stretch to the limits of plausibility, the book is based on real life stories. In fact, bona fide concerns about personal retaliation have convinced me to actually leave out some of the more incriminating details. Some readers may find our humor irreverent, others may deem our lifestyles to border on misogynistic, both would be correct. However, those that read beyond the outrageous behavior will find that Golf Balls Are Female is really about friendship. Most importantly, this book answers one of modern man s most enduring questions golf balls are definitely female!

About the Author
Robert C. Knox is a recognized expert in the field of ground water contamination and has won several national awards for excellence in engineering education. He is an avid in-line skater and, currently, a nineteen handicapper.

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