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101 HAIKU FOR MOMS
Author: Faith R. FoyilISBN: 1-59526-079-XThe following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews“So he’s got a straw.It’s still not polite to say‘You suck’ to your friend” (p. 69)Faith R. Foyil is a woman of many talents. She can raise a family of turtles. She can write a mean humor essay. She can take care of sick children, make it to a play date, and start up an emergency generator all at the same time. And while she’s at it, why not write a...
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3-29-2006
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SUNNY DAZE: The Humorous Misadventures of a Tropical Island Mom
Author: Faith R. Foyil ISBN: 1-59526-150-8The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsAaah, what could be better than life in Paradise? The warm, sunny beaches, the tropical island sun, the laid back island attitude…the…the…The constant power outages? The sparse grocery selections? The gecko infestations? What happened to Paradise?Faith R. Foyil can tell you all about it and does in her hilarious new book, SUNNY DAZE. Foyil’s...
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3-29-2006
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UNIVERSAL ORLANDO 2006: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure
Author: Kelly Monaghan ISBN: 1-887140-59-XThe following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsIs your family planning a trip to Orlando, but hoping for a little time away from a certain mouse? Think there’s nothing to do in Orlando except hang with one cranky duck named Donald? Are your kids older and looking for a little more excitement in their Orlando vacation?Look no further! Kelly Monaghan has the book for you! UNIVERSAL ORLANDO 2006:...
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3-29-2006
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IMMORAL
Author: Brian FreemanISBN: 0-312-34042-7The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsSeems everyone has an opinion about Rachel Deese. Her next-door neighbor Kevin Lowry has stars in his eyes just for her. His girlfriend, Sally, thinks Rachel is a “suck-up,” among other things. Rachel’s mother finds her threatening. And just what her step-father thinks about her may never be known. But what police Lieutenant Jonathon Stride is thinking...
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3-29-2006
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HIDDEN MICKEYS: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World’s Best Kept Secret
Author: Steven M. BarrettPublisher: The Intrepid TravelerISBN: 1-887140-56-5The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsPerhaps you thought that Mickey Mouse can be seen everywhere around Walt Disney World. Maybe you even thought that he’s front and center wherever you go. True, but did you also know he’s well hidden throughout the parks, hotels, and restaurants, too?For those who dare to get bored during their whirlwind, fun-filled...
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11-29-2005
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THE POCKET PAPER ENGINEER: How to Make Pop-Ups Step-by-Step; Volune 1: Basic Forms
Author: Carol BartonPublisher: Popular Kinetics PressISBN: 0-9627752-0-7The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsImagine having the ability to make one of those beautiful, intricate pop-up books or cards that make young and old alike ooh and ahh over your handiwork. Think you couldn’t do it? Well, with Carol Barton’s help you just might.Barton’s book, THE POCKET PAPER ENGINEER, is a hands-on guide to making pop-ups. This volume...
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11-29-2005
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THE TAILOR’S GIFT: A Holiday Tale for Everyone
Author: David M. Stern: Illustrator: Dave ZaboskiISBN: 0-9741607-0-9The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews“When the road is bumpy and you’ve just had enough, look inside yourself and make yourself tough.”If you’re looking for a new story of giving for the holiday season, look no further than David M. Stern’s book, THE TAILOR’S GIFT. A bedtime story within a bedtime story, THE TAILOR’S GIFT just happens to be the story a mother...
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3-29-2006
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DISNEY ON A DIME: Money-Saving Secrets for Your Walt Disney World Vacation
Authors: Chris & Kristal CarlsonPublisher: The Intrepid TravelerISBN: ISBN-10: 1-887140-57-3The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsThink you live too far away to take a trip to Walt Disney World? Heard horror stories about how expensive it is to mingle with Mickey? Think there’s no way you’d ever be able to plan a vacation like Walt Disney World with your multiple children and tight budget? Think again!Chris and Kristal...
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11-29-2005
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Rambling Thoughts
Author: James C. Sandefer, Ph.D.Publisher: 1stBooksISBN: 1-4107-5434-0The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsHave you ever seen a bumper sticker and wondered who is the clever person that sits around and thinks up those quips? Have you ever needed a quote and searched and searched only to find nothing that really fit the bill? Have you ever wished you could get your hands on a book that was filled with nothing but witty,...
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6-18-2005
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A JOURNEY OF HOPE
Author: Neil WillensonEditor: Kurt ChandlerPhotographer: Katja HeinemannPublisher: Camp HeartlandISBN: 0-9767169-3-3The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsWhen was the last time you hugged a child who has HIV/AIDS? For Neil Willenson, AIDS activist and creator of Camp Heartland, the answer would most certainly be, “every day.” Willenson, whose involvment in fighting for the love and care of children whose lives are affected by...
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10-20-2005
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PARTIES WITH PIZZAZZ
Author: Marci Mohan, Jeanne Palmer, & Peggy SimensonPublisher: Pizzazz PublishingISBN: 0-9744936-0-0The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsDo you get cold feet when your child’s teacher asks you to help plan the next classroom party? Does the thought of creating a Valentine’s Day game for a class of seven year olds leave you frozen in fear? Are you a party mom but lack the creativity to bring a craft idea to the...
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9-15-2005
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HOUDINI
Author: T.J. BanksPublisher: Booklocker.com, Inc.ISBN: 1-59113-734-9Genre: Young AdultThe following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsWho ever said cats don’t care about their owners? Houdini, a Flamepoint Siamese kitten who was abandoned by some college students in an on-campus apartment, is all about his owner. Jill, a kind hearted little girl with a fondness for cats, takes in Houdini and gives him the best love and care he’d ever...
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10-20-2005
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CRACKED AT BIRTH: One Madcap Mom’s Thoughts on Motherhood, Marriage, & Burnt Meatloaf
Author: Kathryn S. MahoneyPublisher: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc.ISBN: 1-932279-19-9The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsSome lives were just made to be made fun of. Some lives are so wacky, so silly, so undeniably cracked up, you just can’t help but chuckle. Kathryn S. Mahoney is living one of those lives.Kathryn Mahoney, who thinks she was CRACKED AT BIRTH, takes time to sit back and good naturedly marvel at the...
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9-14-2005
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TEETH IN A PICKLE JAR
Author: H.B. Milligan Publisher: Hand-in-Hand PublishingISBN: 0-9768994-0-X The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsMegan needs a change. Her life has just never been easy. Raised by a rigid Italian mamma, married to and divorced from a man she never loved, teaching French for meager pay, and raising a headstrong daughter of her own, she’s never known true risk.H.B. Milligan’s story, TEETH IN A PICKLE JAR, is Megan’s story. Just as...
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1-4-2006
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SHADES OF MOLLY
Author: Margaret A. WestlieISBN: 0-7388-3751-2 (Hardcover) 0-7388-3752-0 (Softcover)The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsLife for Molly certainly hasn’t gotten any easier. Ever since the stroke, her words don’t always come out right; she can’t do the simplest things for herself, such as dress or feed herself; and she can’t even sit alone in her wheelchair without being secured by a strap. What’s worse, every night...
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5-15-2006
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THE MONSTER’S MIND
Author: A.J. Conley Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN: 1-4137-6572-6 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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4-21-2005
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MATTIE’S STORY
Author: Margaret A. WestlieISBN: 1-4010-9741-3 The following review was contrbuted by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsNobody can tell you better than Mattie Cameron that growing up isn’t easy. Especially on Prince Edward Island in the 1800’s. But grow up, everyone must,
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7-10-2006
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LIVE YOUR ROAD TRIP DREAM: Travel for a year for the cost of staying home
Author: Phil and Carol WhitePublisher: RLI PressISBN: 0-9752928-0-3The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsI have to admit that when I first opened LIVE YOUR ROAD TRIP DREAM by Phil and Carol White, I wondered who in the world could pull off such a task? I mean, really. Living on the road for a whole year? What about responsibilities? What about possessions? What about finances?I quickly learned that Phil and Carol White had...
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9-15-2005
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THE ESTROGEN UNDERGROUND
Authors: Cheryl O’Donovan & Tom WolfermanPublisher: A Better Be Write PublisherISBN: 0-9767732-7-9 Admit it – there was a day, once, a long time ago, that when you walked down the street, heads turned. Cars actually honked, lusty guys hung out of windows to offer catcalls in your favor. Now. Well, now cars only honk if you’ve sat too long at a green light. And guys only hang out of windows to tell you that you’ve left your gas cap open. Somewhere in the murk of your thirties, you became...
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11-27-2006
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IN THE BEGINNING…THERE WERE NO DIAPERS
Author: Tim BetePublisher: Sorin BooksISBN: 1-893732-87-8 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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7-17-2005
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THE COAST OF AKRON
Author: Adrienne MillerPublisher: Farrar, Straus, and GirouxISBN – 13: 978-0-374-12512-7ISBN – 10: 0-374-12512-0The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsWhy is Merit Haven Ash feeling so out of sorts? She’s got a good job, a willing assistant, an upstanding husband, and a party to attend. So what’s the problem?Just that her job selling ad-space to a magazine bores her; her willing assistant is altogether incompetent…and...
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9-14-2005
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THE SIMPLE TOUCH OF FATE
Edited By: Arlene Uslander & Brenda Warneka Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.ISBN: 0-595-30283-1The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsTo read Jennifer's interview with the editors CLICK HERE
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6-23-2005
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The Temptress Ariel
Author: Greg Bauder Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN: 1-4137-3296-8 Don fell in love with Ariel the very first minute he saw her. With her long black hair and easy smile, she was a beauty like no other he’d seen. He wanted to kiss that smile, to love the moody new girl in the psychiatric boarding home.
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4-21-2005
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NEXT OF KIN
Author: Ami Elizabeth Reeves Publisher: Avalon Books ISBN: 0-8034-9729-6 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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6-18-2005
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THE LOBOTOMIST
Author: Jack El-Hai Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-23292-0 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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4-15-2005
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AMIGOS & FRIENDS
Author: Vicka Markov SurovtsovPublisher: PublishAmericaISBN: 1-4137-5545-3The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews“…I could see a serene expanse of cobalt waters fringed with white sand and palm trees. To the left, a faint purple outline of tiny distant hills beckoned to be explored, while dozens of sail boats leisurely crawled across the blue waters. …I often go back to those happy years, and picture in my mind the...
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9-22-2005
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S.A.H.M. I AM: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe
Author: Christine Louise HohlbaumPublisher: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc. As part of the Mom-Writers Publishing Cooperative ISBN: 1-932279-14-8 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews “There are days when I feel like quite the superhe
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4-13-2005
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SILENT LIES
Author: M.L. MalcolmPublisher: Longstreet Press, Inc.ISBN: 1-56352-750-2 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsBy all accounts, Leo Hoffman should have been a beggar.
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6-18-2005
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THE GALLAGHER GUIDE TO THE BABY YEARS
Edited By: Stephanie Gallagher Publisher: Atria Books ISBN: 0-7434-8476-2 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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5-13-2005
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LOOKING FOR GOD IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
Author: Marie D. Jones Publisher: ParaView Press ISBN: 1-931044-42-2 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews Ever
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4-13-2005
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The Killer Postman
Author: Reginald Buchanan Publisher: Llumina Press ISBN: 1-59526-275-X (hardcover) 1-59526-286-5 (Paperback) The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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5-4-2005
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The Spanish Game
Author: Douglas QuinnISBN: 0-595-40677-7 Jennifer Ellis thought she had left all the terror behind her eight years ago when the plane her family and schoolmates were on was hijacked. With the help of her father, they take down the terrorists and end up putting themselves in the spotlight with the media and the authorities. She never imagined that after all these years, she would see one of the people also involved in the incident. An innocent recognition turns into a deadly series of events....
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11-17-2006
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Picture Poetry on Parade!
Author: Joe Sottile Illustrator: Lori DeLeonardis-Aman Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc. ISBN: 1-59113-495-1The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown:
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2-24-2005
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A Glass Act
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon A Glass Act Authors: Ron Morgan with photography by Keith LewisISBN: 0-9719552-5-5A Glass Act is, as Ron Morgan puts it, “an attempt to make the joy of flower arranging accessible to everyone.” To me, the arrangements shown in this book more than achieves this goal. Thought has gone into every aspect of this book and shows from the compositing of the cover, to the color coded chapters to the lusciously vibrant colors of the photos themselves. Each chapter...
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3-16-2007
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THE SLOW DOWN DIET: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, & Weight Loss
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon THE SLOW DOWN DIET: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, & Weight Loss Author: Marc DavidPublisher: Healing Arts Press ISBN: 1-59477-060-3 Listen to talk radio for a few hours and the newest diet claim will become clear: Stress causes fat. The latest buzz in the diet biz is that stress releases certain hormones that cause the body to hang onto fat and store it right in the biggest problem area – the gut. Is there any truth to this claim?
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8-15-2005
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Following My Toes
Author: Laurel Osterkampen ISBN: 1-933826-27-4This is a story about a woman, Faith Emerson, who finds herself dumped by herboyfriend of two years for her best friend. He friend Carolyn suggests that shemake a change and move to the “big city”. Faith decides that an adventure iswhat she needs to shake up her life. Enter a case of clouded perception ofpersonalities, a screwball chain of events that is just farfetched enough tomake you believe it could really happen, a psychic ability that Faith...
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12-7-2006
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Admit It, You’re Crazy!
Author: Judy ReiserISBN: 0740751093Judy Reiser’s book is a sequel collection of quirks and idiosyncrasies compiled from interviews with over two thousand people form various ages, backgrounds and locations. Reiser has broken them into categories: Loo-ney Tales, Funny Money, Assorted Nuts, Night Shtick, Clothes Encounters of the Strange Kind, The Howard Hughes Syndrome, and Now I’ve Heard Everything!With some of the entries, you will find yourself thinking, “and I thought I was the only one...
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4-9-2006
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Lessons In Stalking…Adjusting to Life With Cats
Author: Dena HarrisISBN-10: 0976846926 ISBN-13: 978-0976846925 The first rule [and pretty much only rule] of “cat club” is that you don’t own them, they own you and your job is to be at their beck and call. It’s like being a personal assistant without the perks of a monetary return. I myself have been “owned” by cats pretty much all my life and just in the past few years have I learned first hand what it’s like to be “shared” by more than one [we’re now up to three]. So upon reading Dena...
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1-27-2007
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BABYMOUSE Queen of the World
Authors and Illustrators: Matthew Holm and Jennifer L. HolmISBN: 0-375-83229-7The following review was contributed by: Lily Azerad-Goldman: CLICK TO VIEW Lily Azerad-Goldman's ReviewsMove over Mickey, here comes BABY MOUSE, Queen of the World . Illustrated and written by brother and sister team Matthew Holm and Jennifer L. Holm. Jennifer L. Holm was the winner of the Newbery Honor Book, Our Only May Amelia. Matthew Holm is a graphic designer and a freelance writer.BABY MOUSE Queen of the...
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2-27-2006
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The Worship Answer Book
Author: Rick MuchowPublisher: J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.ISBN: I-404I-0355-4Rick Muchow’s book, The Worship Answer Book, is a compact pocket sized book that answers the questions that the curious wonder and the life long worshipers may need a sense of direction on. The sections on worship that are addressed are the basics, worship in the bible, personal worship, music, group, as well as leading and managing worship, and change and conflict in worship.This book was written...
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4-4-2007
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The Hanging Of Ephraim Wheeler by Irene Quenzler Brown: Richard D. Brown
It was so horrendous a crime that one of the judges exclaimed, when pronouncing the death sentence, that “a new crime had been added to the catalogue of crimes.” These were the words that a condemned Ephraim Wheeler heard, when in 1805 in Lennox, Massachusetts, he was sentenced to be hanged for raping his thirteen year old daughter, Betsy. Historians Richard D. Brown and Irene Quenzler Brown’s book, The Hanging Of Ephraim Wheeler, recount in micro-history format not only the trial, but also...
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11-4-2004
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Your-Never Ending Life: Book 1 of the Universal Learning Series
Author: Sandy AndrewISBN: 1933538333 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's ReviewsSandy Andrew takes the teaching of Universal Learning and breaks it do to digestible lessons that can either be digested as parts or as a whole. Andrew has grouped these lessons together by Spirit- who you are; Lifetime – why you are here; and the final chapter that puts that understanding together with the spiritual guidance from the universe that you...
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1-21-2006
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John Brown: The Cost of Freedom
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon John Brown: The Cost of FreedomAuthor: Louis A. DeCaro Jr.Publisher: International PublishersISBN: 10: 1717807428: 13: 978-0717807420Much of my tenth grade American history class has long been lost, in the quagmire of chemically diminished neural tissue known as my brain. One thing I do remember, though, was
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1-8-2008
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McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Cookbook
Author: William King (Editor)Publisher: Arnica Publishing (November 1, 2005) ISBN: 0974568651The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's ReviewsI have not had the opportunity to dine at McCormick and Schmick’s even though there is a restaurant here where I live. I have heard rave reviews of the atmosphere, the service and especially the food, so I was more than happy to have the opportunity to review their cookbook. I also liked that a...
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4-9-2006
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The Oculi Incident
Author: Regis Schilken Publisher: ISBN: 978-0-9764981-3-1The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's Reviews: In the vein of The Davinci Code and genera of religious thrillers it seemed tohave spawned, Regis Schilken’s book, The Oculi Incident, fits very nicely into it.The story starts out with a mysterious murder and disappearance at amonastery to which we jump forward seven years to a seemly unrelated miracle atthe town’s church. It...
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7-28-2006
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Unscrambled Eggs
Author: Nadia BrownISBN: 1-4137-8169-1The following review was contributed by: Ernest Dempsey, pen name of Karim Khan: To read more of Karim's Reviews CLICK HEREIf a book is short and carries choice verse, few would leave it to a second sitting. Miami author Nadia Brown instantiates this assertion in her first book of poetry Unscrambled Eggs (Publish America, Baltimore, 2005). A collection of sixty poems, Unscrambled Eggs is an artistic pluck in the floating stillness of mundane thought. A...
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4-2-2006
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Pink
Author: Jennifer Harris Publisher: Harrington Park PressISBN: 978-1-56023-629-0Jennifer Harris has been a successful poet, having had her poetry featured in several national magazines from the New York Quarterly to Swerve. Jennifer founded and directed a three-year reading series at The Art Institute of Chicago. Amongst these many successes, she became the editor of a small literary magazine called JackLeg Press. She was also a finalist in FourWay Books national book contest. Ms Harris was a...
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6-14-2007
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The Year I Lost My Popularity
Author: Leigh-Ann Kidwell Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN: 1413783767 The following review was contributed by: *Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's ReviewsLeigh-Ann Kidwell’s book, The Year I Lost My Popularity tells the story ofElizabeth, who just two weeks prior to her thirteenth birthday moves to a newtown about an hour away from everyone and everything she has known all her life.As with all changes in life, especially ones during the teen years, it’s a hardone to...
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10-13-2005
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Truth and Fiction In The Da Vinci Code
Author: Bart D. EhrmanISBN: 0195181409Publisher: Oxford University Press The present review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews
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12-30-2004
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Chasing Elvis
Author: Glenn MarcelPublisher: Invisible College Press (November 30, 2004) ISBN: 1931468206 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's ReviewsChasing Elvis by Glenn Marcel is another in growing subgenera that I like tocall Elvis Lit – historical fiction that centers on the King of Rock and Roll, ElvisPresley. This makes about the third book that I have personally read from thisnew subgenera. Even though I found it to be one long string...
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11-29-2005
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Polymer Clay for the first time
Author: syndee holtPublisher: Sterling/Chapelle; New Ed edition (August 1, 2005) ISBN-10: 1402727054 ISBN-13: 978-1402727054 I’ve been seeing all these polymer clay beads and books and I’ve wanted to try it out myself, but I’ve been at a total loss as to where to start.Sterling Publishing has this great book called Polymer Clay For the First Time that is exactly what I’ve been looking for. It’s a short book that’s packed with information that you really only can get from experience, such as...
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1-18-2007
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Diary of a Palm Reader
Author: Myrna Lou GoldbaumPublisher: Infinity Publishing (January 15, 2004) ISBN: 0741418568 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset. Click HERE to view more of Jennifer's ReviewsMyrna Lou Goldbaum’s book is an encapsulated version of some of her palm readingsessions that span from the year 1956 to 2003. These reading take place invarious venues, from a quiet corner in her high school to the familiarsurroundings of her parked car but they all have the same need for...
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9-22-2005
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BABY MOUSE Our Hero
Authors and Ilustrators: Matthew Holm and Jennifer L. HolmISBN: 0-375-83230-0The following review was contributed by: Lily Azerad-Goldman: CLICK TO VIEW Lily Azerad-Goldman's ReviewsAfter a sensational debut with BABYMOUSE, Queen of the World, Matthew Holm and Jennifer L. Holm are at it again, illustrating and writing BABY MOUSE, Our Hero.Baby Mouse continues with her trials and tribulations to be a "hero". In school, she is "forced" by her alligator coach to be part of a...
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2-27-2006
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Big Brown Bag:Stories
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Big Brown Bag: Stories Author: Mark D’ AnnaPublisher: Ex Machina PressISBN: 978-0-9772763-5-6Mark D’ Anna has been a contributing author and co-founder of the successful annual short story anthology Silent Voices. Big Brown Bag is Mark’s first book. He currently lives in Los Angeles. It’s always so refreshing when there is a new talent discovered in literature. Mark D’ Anna is one of them. He produces Big Brown Bag and if Mark continues to write
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10-13-2007
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Harvey & Eck
Author: Erin O’BrianISBN: 1-55410-270-7 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset: Click Here To Read Jennifer's Reviews: In Erin O’Brien’s novel, Harvey & Eck, the story is told in a series of letters that are written over the time span of a year and a half. We open with Harvest Moon, Harvey for short, randomly selecting someone {a Timothy J. Ecklenburg, Eck for short, to be exact} to tell her story with deep secrets to. We find out that Harvey is pregnant,...
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7-28-2006
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The Day the Zoo Came to Visit by James DD Smith(Author):Stina Brown(Illustrator)
The Following review was contributed by: Molly MartinJaney and Jamie went to the zoo. After returning home the kids hear a knock on the door. What a surprise awaits the pair: the zoo has come to them. Writer Smith has produced a nicely done book meant for children ages 4-8. Large, brightly colored illustration and alliterative rhyming text make The Day the Zoo Came to Visit a sure favorite for the younger set. Animals tumble over one another in alphabetical order as they invade the house. I...
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10-11-2004
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SMALL CHANGE
Author: Floriana Hall Publisher: DDDD Publications ISBN: 0-9701600-2-X The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown Goodness knows that memoirs have enjoyed their vogue. Seems like personal stories about growing up in the ‘20’s, ‘30’s, ‘40’s, and ‘50’s abound these days. But how many of them are written for middle school aged children? Not many, but Floriana Hall’s SMALL CHANGE is one of them.
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2-23-2005
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It’s Only Temporary
Author: Eric ShapiroPublisher: Permuted Press ISBN: 097655593X
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7-11-2005
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Nice Wives Finish First
Author: Patricia Anne PhillipsPublisher: Dafina Books (March 5, 2005)ISBN: 0758208324 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Jennifer Murray. Click
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6-16-2005
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The Call to Shakabaz
Author: Amy WachspressISBN: 978-0-9788350-2-6Amy Wachspress's The Call to Shakabaz is a cross-cultural fantasy novel aimed at students from grades four to nine. And you can probably liken the heroes of this fantasy novel to the Harry Potters of African-Americans.From the first sentence, the readers are caught up in the adventures of Doshmisi, Denzel, Maia and Sonjay, whose mom, Debbie recently passed away.What they did not know is that they were of enchanters' lineage. Their grandmother,...
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5-15-2007
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A Celebration of Clematis
Click Here To Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Kaye Heafey and Ron Morgan, photographs by Keith LewisPublisher: Half Full PressISBN-10: 0-97195552-6-3This beautiful coffee table book by Kay Heafey and Ron Morgan “tells the story behind the creation of Chalk Hill Clematis – a business in northern California devoted entirely to growing the queen of climbers as a specialty cut flower and as the perfect garden companion plant.”With anywhere from one to three pages per chapter devoted to the...
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8-2-2007
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The Men I Didn’t Marry
Title: The Men I Didn’t MarryAuthor: Janice Kaplan & Lynn SchnurnbergerISBN: 0-345-49070-3 What if you had a chance to revisit the most important loves of your life, to try to fix what wen
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12-7-2006
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Tales From the Crypt Graphic Novel:#1 Ghouls Gone Wild!
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Tales From the Crypt Graphic Novel:#1 Ghouls Gone Wild! Publisher: PapercutzISBN – 13: 978-1-59707-082-9Papercutz has dipped into the classic comic vault and brought back the granddaddy of thrills and chills – Tales From the Crypt with the Crypt-Keeper, the Vault-Keeper, and the Old Witch. With the heavy hand of gore horror that has been extremely popular in the recent years, I find it refreshing to take steps back to the basics of horror, where if you do...
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11-9-2007
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Total Body Lift
Author: Dennis, MD. HurwitzPublisher: Mdpublish (May 21, 2005) ISBN: 0974899712 The following review has been contributed by: Jennifer Murray Jennifer Murray. Click HERE to view more of Jennifer's ReviewsIt seems like almost eve
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7-15-2005
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Once Is Never Enough
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Marjorie Gosa ShiversISBN: 0-9744066-2-7Marjorie Gosa Shivers’ second novel Once Is Never Enough focuses on Lester Miller, a homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department who is just going through a divorce and is in the process of changing jobs. Lester has accepted a position with the FBI in Virginia in their professional support division.As the story unfolds, Lester receives a phone call from a police sergeant informing him that there...
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7-18-2007
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Project U.L.F.
Author: Stuart ClarkISBN: 0-9787782-0-0This exciting science fiction novel is about a trapper named Wyatt Dorren. Shrouded by a rocky past, he finds himself in charge of leading a crack-pot team to a seemingly abandoned planet. He believes the trip is a routine excursion to bring back alien lifeforms for the city zoo. Trained in hunting and trapping creatures of unknown planets, no amount of training could prepare some of these specialists for what they were up against. When Wyatt...
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12-16-2006
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Unholy Domain
Click Here To Purchase Unholy Domain Auhor: Dan RoncoPublisher: KunatiISBN: 978-1-60164-021-5For those who read Dan's first novel, "Peacemaker" this will be a must read sequel. For others, it will be a good introduction to Dan's excellent writing skills and an invitation to go and get Peacemaker and look forward to a sequel to Unholy Domain.Dianne Morgan continues her stop-at-nothing attempts to take control of the whole world through her Domain and is being opposed by an equally...
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4-24-2008
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Jerome and the Seraph
Author: Robina WilliamsPublisher: Twilight Times Books ISBN: 1931201544 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray Somerset. Click HERE to view more of Jennifer's ReviewsIn Robina William’s first novel, we are introduced to Jerome, a brother from afriary in England at the time of his unfortunate and fatal accident. The rest ofthe story revolves around Jerome getting used to his new level of existence andlearning how to move between what he knew and what he knows now, all...
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8-6-2005
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Ada Blackjack: A True Story Of Survival In The Arctic by Jennifer Niven
The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN, EDITOR OF BOOKPLEASURES Not many of us have ever heard of an island that is generally barren, frozen and rocky through most of the year located in the Arctic Ocean between the East Siberian Sea and the Chukotsk Sea-Wrangel Island. In 1921, a Canadian explorer, Vihjalmur Stefansson, sent four young men, only one an actual British subject, and one Eskimo woman, Ada Blackjack, to Wrangel Island. The objective was to claim the island for...
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10-28-2004
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Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists Author: Kay GreenleesSterling Publishing Co.ISBN:0-7134-8957-xFor the most of us, when you think “sketchbook” one of those bohemian artist types with their hands stained from paint and charcoal, with a matching set somewhere on their clothes, scribbling fiercely in a book, pouring their soul into each line as they record glimmers of ideas for incubation and further use somewhere down the line....
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3-17-2007
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FELLOWSHIP OF THE FORGOTTEN
Author: Glenn A. Hascall Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN: 1-4137-3307-7 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown“It would sure be nice to know the final outcome of our best intentions.” (p. 34) Hal feels forgotten. Call it a midlife crisis, bad planning, bad luck. Call it whatever you like – to Hal it’s simply “forgotten.” Not that Hal’s a needy guy, nor a picky one. He simpl
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2-23-2005
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Cast of Shadows
Author: Kevin GuilfoilePublisher: Knopf (March 1, 2005)ISBN: 1400043085
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7-14-2005
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Out of the Ordinary
Author: Floriana HallPublisher: 1st BooksISBN: 1-4033-6026-X The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown
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2-23-2005
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DADDY WAS A BAD BOY
Author: Floriana Hall Publisher: CeShore Publishing Co., an Imprint of Sterlinghouse Publishers of Pittsburgh ISBN: 1-58501-070-7 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown
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2-23-2005
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The Winter Rose
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Winter RoseAuthor: Jennifer Donnelly ISBN: 978-1-4013-0103-3 Los Angeles Book Review Prize winner Jennifer Donnelly met with great success in her work, A Northern Light. It should be no surprise that her new work, The Winter Rose, holds its readers captive in a “breath-taking, page-turning” fashion from beginning to end.When India Selwny Jones graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women, she embarks on a journey and a life that will take her far...
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2-7-2008
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Cornered Tigress – Tigress Series
Author: Jade LeeISBN: 9780843956894 Cornered Tigress is another book in the Tigress Series. Shi Po, a teacher of the Taoist teachings as well as one of the greatest Tigresses, finds herself in trouble and unable to return to her household. This installment is about how her cook and one of her Tigress students, Little Pearl, is left behind to look after her house in hopes of her teacher’s return. The story is still set in Shanghai in the 1800’s and the harshness of life for women is...
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3-23-2007
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Everyday Cat Excuses: Why I Can't Do What You Want
Click Here To Purchase Everyday Cat ExcusesAuthor/Illustrator: Molly BrandenburgISBN: 1-4027-5903-7Publisher: Sterling If you have ever shared your life with a cat, or two or more, Molly Brandenburg’s book, “Everyday Cat Excuses: Why I Can’t Do What You Want” gives you a pretty good glimpse into the thought process of your average house cat.
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7-8-2008
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Walking Away From Texas
Author: Sharon Bradley Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 110 pages Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (October 31, 2004) ISBN: 0595326722
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7-6-2005
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PUTTING IT ON PAPER: The Ground Rules for Creating Promotional Pieces that Sell Books
Author: Dawn Josephson Publisher: Ground Rules Press, a subsidiary of Cameo Publications, LLC ISBN: 0-9744966-1-8 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer BrownMany writers dream of the moment their book is accepted for publication. The hard work is over. All they have to do is turn over their perfectly edited manuscript to the publisher, cash their royalties checks, and wait while their publicist turns them into the next household name.
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2-25-2005
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Peacemaker
Genre: ThrillerAuthor's Name: Dan RoncoISBN Number: 0975271148
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2-26-2005
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Cover the Butter
Author: Carrie KabakPublisher: Dutton Adult (June 16, 2005)ISBN: 0525948767The following review was contributed by Jennifer Murray. To read more of Jennifer`s reviews click
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4-13-2005
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From Book to Bookseller
Author: Penny SansevieriISBN: 1600370896Every profession has some semblance of a manual to flip through for reference. Writers have an array of resources at their disposal from magazines, Internet and books, such as this one from Penny Sansevieri. From Book to Bookseller is a great resource for anyone who is breaking into the writing profession.When you have created your work of art, the real work is in promoting and selling your book. In the wake of self-publishing, this book holds a...
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2-28-2007
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Final Paradox
Author: Mary E. MartinISBN: 0-595-40760-9Final Paradox is the second book in the Osgoode Trilogy. It is about a lawyer named Harry Jenkins who not only is defending his client’s state of mind, but tries to protect Norma Dinnick when it comes to some shares in her estate. It seems everyone is after those mysterious shares, especially a man named George Pappas. The reader has no choice but to be dr
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3-5-2007
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Obsessed
Author: Ted DekkerPublisher: WestBow PressISBN: 0-8499-4373-6The following review was contributed by: SHELDON (SHELLY) WAXMAN & click to view Shelly's reviews. The thriller/suspense/mystery (or as they call Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code—“intelligent thrillers”) genre absolutely requires that the premise be rational, realistic, and believable; that one learn something from it; and that it have a chase theme. I have been writing in the genre; so I may be hypercritical. But I think...
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2-23-2005
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Between – A Girl’s Guide To Life
Author: Vicki CourtneyISBN-13: 978-0-8054-4193-2ISBN-10: 0-8054-4193-XThe following review was contributed by:
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10-30-2006
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Creative Recycling in Embroidery
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Creative Recycling in EmbroideryAuthor: Val HomesPublisher: Sterling Publishing Co.ISBN: 0-7134-8986-3 When I saw the title to this book I found myself intrigued by it and I have to say I was not disappointed when I got it in hand and finally got to look through it. Val Homes’ book is a great how-to/jumping off point for creating your own textile fine art piece. This is another example of the “green” art books that I have found in the recent months. Holmes...
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2-22-2008
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FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK
Author: Jacquie McTaggartPublisher: Booklocker.com, Inc.ISBN: 1-59113-408-0The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” Obviously the coiner of this phrase never stumbled across Jacquie McTaggart, author of FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK.
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2-23-2005
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Accidentally Engaged
Author: Mary CarterISBN: 0-7582-1539-8Accidentally Engaged is about a Tarot Card Reader who gets delayed from her yearly pilgrimage, to return an expensive engagement ring as well as a message left by an unexpected customer. The story is set at a large mansion on the grounds of Shawnee National Forest in present day Harrisburg. On Clair’s journey to return this precious ring and a disappointing message back to the unsuspecting groom, the reader finds the character has a strong intuition...
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1-30-2007
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Taneesha Never Disparaging
Click Here To Purchase Taneesha Never Disparaging Author: M. LaVora PerryISBN: 978-0-8617-1550-3Publisher: Wisdom PublicationsAn author with a knack for a humorously compassionate story and a snappy character who lends herself to its telling come together in Taneesha Never Disparaging, a middle-grade novel with timeless coming-of-age conflicts related through the frank voi
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5-2-2008
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Going Deeper: How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense
Author: Jean-Claude KovenPublisher: Prism House Press ISBN: 0-9723954-5-8The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown During an impromptu road trip to Arizona, Larry Randers – floundering after a failed marriage and melancholy over the events of 9/11 – is detoured to Joshua Tree Park by a mysterious and wise voice in his head. Larry follows the voice’s instructions and is shocked to learn that the origin of the voice is actually his bel
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2-25-2005
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Witch Ember
Author: John LawsonISBN: 1-59129-038-4Witch Ember seems to be constructed from a folktale but this dark fantasy is more than it seems. The history of the people of the Seven Kingdoms derives from folklore. Apparently a stone of great power shatters when making the world, which enables humankind to carry a piece of it. Now obviously some citizens conceal larger stones than others that allow them to perform magical functions. Unfortunately, these people are labeled as sorcerers or witches...
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1-16-2007
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Corporate Seduction
Author: Bridget Midway ISBN: 1411676106 Corporate Seduction is about how two unlikely people end up discovering more about each other than they realize. Winston Biggers is a corporate hot shot who gives his administrative assistant, Maybelline Davenport, a hard time at work. Showing little appreciation for her, Winston treats her like an inferior and truly bosses her around. Maybeline uses her anger generated towards her employer and turns it into the fire she needs for her part-time...
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3-31-2007
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The Raven
Author: John Lawson ISBN: 1424143802 The Raven is about the internal struggle of a man who is trying to find his way. His strong religious beliefs have unraveled and he is trying to get it back. The outcome of the journey may not be what he expected. The Raven is the sequel to Witch Ember. It gives an account from the other side of another character from the first book. Sir Guiromélans is intr
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6-3-2007
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Hobgoblins
Author: Jacob JaffeISBN: 0-595-38421-8Hobgoblins is a novel about a psychologist named Dr. Ritter who finds himself involved in a political plot to thwart the government. One of his former patients is the main player in this political game and he finds himself in a difficult position as doctor and patien
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2-21-2007
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Rock Formations
Author: Dave WilsonPublisher: Cidermill Books (January 28, 2005) ISBN: 0974848352 Genera: Popular MusicThe following review was contributed by:
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8-16-2005
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Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash
Authors:Michelle Anton and Jennifer Basye Sander ISBN: 1932531580 The following review was contributed by: John Walsh: CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsEntrepreneurialism is a vital social skill which is evident in so many peoplearound the world, adults and children alike, who seek to keep body and soultogether by selling goods and services on the slimmest of margins. Often, theability to identify an object which can be sold and one which cannot canrepresent, quite literally, the shield...
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8-1-2006
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Desperate Tigress – Tigress Series
Author: Jade LeeISBN: 9780843955057 Desperate Tigress is an internal journey of one woman’s goal to seek immortality through her sexual teachings. Her life is filled with caring for her children, fulfilling her husband’s needs and mundane tasks of caring for her household. Shi Po feels the need to find happiness within herself in order to continue her life on Earth.This is a sexually charged story set in Shanghai in the 1800’s. The author immerses the reader in Chinese culture and gives...
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3-23-2007
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Touch of Fate
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Touch of FateAuthor: Christine AmsdenISBN: 1-931201-97-8 Touch of Fate is a paranormal story about a woman named Marianne who has an extraordinary gift – a gift of foretelling the future. When she can’t change the course of events, she feels powerless and as though it runs her life. After moving to St. Louis because of the signs, she meets a group of women who share her gift. When one of the women in the circle gets killed, a good friend, she tries to...
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10-22-2007
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THE FINISHING SCHOOL by Muriel SPARK
Reviewed by Lily Azerad-Goldman, artist and writer in Montreal,
Muriel SPARK has added yet another star to her long list of novels with The Finishing School. This 23rd novel or novella as it is only 181 pages long, confirms her secure status among British novelists.
Written in a rapid, economical style, it is fast paced and very comical at times.
As in her well known novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, the primary action of the novel takes place in a school setting, College...
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1-1-1970
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Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey Author: Bonnie Kraus ConnellyISBN: 978-0-9790323-01: 0-9790323-0-X160 pages of “cool” illustrations are the focus of Bonnie Kraus Connelly’s coffee-table book Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey. Without doubt these images convey why this truly American folk art toy with its never-ending smile is, as the front...
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3-28-2007
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FINDING THE RIGHT SPOT - When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents by Janice Levy(author):Whitney Martin (Illustrator)
The following review was submitted by: S.V.SWAMY 'Finding the Right Spot - When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents', with text by Janice Levy and illustrated by Whitney Martin is a small book for young children, of suggested age 6-12 and the adults who need to take care of them. Written from the perspective of a child, who is in the care of a foster aunt, and illustrated vividly, the book is a good read, filled with deep psychological insights. It is touching and moving. It is also highly...
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10-19-2004
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Costume and Fashion
Author: Jack Cassin-Scott ISBN: 1844034836 This book is about the development of clothing and fashion from 1066 to the present year of 2006. It depicts how fashion came about and its importance throughout our history. Each section is dedicated to roughly several decades. It starts out by covering 1066 to 1550 and allotting it 10 pages of illustrated designs. From 1550 to 1620, there are 12 pages where the author describes the clothes from that era. Fro
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4-30-2007
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BOOT CAMP ABS: Get Rock-Hard Abs
Author: Charla McMillianPublisher: Fair Winds PressISBN: 1-59233-125-4 CLICK HERE TO Purchase This Book From Amazon Is your gut flat or flabby? Are your love handles quickly morphing into spare tires? You need a little discipline in your life! Who better to dish out that discipline than a Marine?
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6-18-2005
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The painter from Shanghai
Click Here To Purchase The Painter From ShanghaiAuthor: Jennifer Cody EpsteinISBN: 978-0-393-06528-2The painter from Shanghai is a compelling read and a witness to political changes in China in the y
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5-23-2008
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The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer
Michael MeltsnerISBN: 0-8139-2501-0 The following review was contributed by: *Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereMichael Meltsner claims that he “applied to law school because it postponed the need to decide anything, because it would keep me out of the armed services for at least a year, and because, broke and fatherless, I couldn’t turn my back on the full-tuition scholarship Yale offered me.” He didn’t seem to have a clue about being a lawyer, but states, “at the time...
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5-20-2006
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LET'S COUNT
Title: LET'S COUNTAuthor: Pauline GuyIllustrations by Jerry Pierre-LouisISBN 09744205-6-5 The following review was contributed by: Lily Azerad-Goldman &CLICK TO VIEW Lily Azerad-Goldman's ReviewsTo read Lily's interview with Pauline Guy click: HEREEven before children will listen to Pauline Guy's charming rhymes of LET'S COUNTthey will be attracted to the handsomely designed jacket displaying numbers 5 - 7 - 8 and 1 as well as to the whimsical counting daisies on the flaps. ...
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11-9-2004
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The Loch
Author: Steve AltenHardcover: 496 pagesPublisher: Tsunami Books (May 1, 2005)ISBN: 0976165902
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6-2-2005
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The Booster
Author: Jennifer SolowISBN: 978-0-7432-8183-6The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereJillian Laurel Siegel is a shoplifter, a thief -- a booster. She doesn't do it out of necessity but out of a need to fill a void. It is instant gratification. She sees an item and it almost calls to her -- take me, I am yours. Jillian is in advertising with a make-or-break presentation to stage. She is nervous, but boyfriend Alex assures her that she will...
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8-20-2006
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Super Elastic Traveling Sound Circus
Author/Poet: G. C. RosenquistISBN: 0976901781 Established writer and poet, G.C Rosenquist has penned his first poetry book, Super Elastic Traveling Sound Circus, which consists of fifty diverse and very metaphoric poems. The book begins with a statement from the author on the meaning of the book and what motivated him to compose these poems.“A poem, to me, is a novel condensed to its most important and essential elements…This is a raw open wound: do I want the reader to know this?”...
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11-11-2006
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Aidan of Oren: Valley of the Dragons
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Aidan of Oren: Valley of the DragonsAuthor: Alan St. JeanPublisher: Oren Village, LLCISBN: 978-0-9777272-1-6 Aidan of Oren, the third installment of Alan St. Jean’s fantasy series for young readers, continues the saga of young Aidan on the quest to find his father and take down the evil half-dragon, half-man who is his nemesis. We follow Aidan and his small band of youthful followers on a series of adventures that entails encounters with vile creatures,...
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1-11-2008
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Butterfly Wishes
Click Here To Purchase Butterfly Wishes Author: LaDonna PauletteISBN: 978-0-9792629-4-4 Butterfly Wishes is a character driven, contemporary fiction about a family battling the loss of a loved one. Fey Wright is an eleven-year-old girl who lost her mother and is trying to settle d
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4-22-2008
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Noble’s Gold
Author: W.C. CraddockPublisher: Inkwater PressISBN: 1-59299-219-6 Sam Noble, a low-level government employee approaching retirement, has started writing the novel he always dreamed about. Unsure what he should write about, Sam takes a friend’s advice and begins writing random passages that he intends to stitch together later (p. 29). Drawing from sources in science, history, religious studies, economics, and various other disciplines, he contemplates the role of gold as a treasured...
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10-26-2006
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Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography
Author: Stephen TrimbleISBN: 0-87358-894-0Publisher: Northland Publishing Stephen Trimble grew up roaming the west with his geologist father and his love for the land and especially the Grand Canyon comes across in beautiful living color in Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography. This photo compilation covers 125 years of spectacular photos of the Grand Canyon. The story behind each photo is as lovely as the photograph. The book begins with the first photographs of the Grand...
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4-29-2007
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The Boy Who Loved Birds
Author: George CarruthIllustrator: Libby Carruth Krock
Publisher: Too Much Fun, LLC
ISBN: 0-9773167-0-X
Any young child with a fascination for the
wonders of nature will find a special home in the pages of George Carruth’s The Boy Who Loved Birds. This whimsical
picture book follows a budding ornithologist through a dream in which he
hatches from an egg, sprouts wings, masters the art of flight, and meets a
winged girl with whom to raise hatchlings of their own....
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5-15-2007
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The Soul of Success: A Women's Guide to Authentic Power
Author: Jennifer Read HawthornePublisher: Health Communications, IncISBN: 0-7573-0236-XThe following review was contributed by Tami Brady & CLICK TO VIEW Tami Brady's ReviewsOften, we define success by how much money we have in the bank and the quantity of material possessions we have. We endlessly drive ourselves towards these objectives thinking that all our problems, insecurities, and life issues will be solved once our financial goals are met. We don't even think about what we lose...
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4-13-2005
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The Vampire Tapestry
Click Here To Purchase The Vampire TapestryAuthor: Suzy McKee CharnasISBN: 9780765320827
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10-6-2008
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Public Lies
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Public LiesAuthor: Brenda YoungermanISBN: 10: 1432712969: 13: 978-1432712969 Once Upon a Time there was Vince and Nancy…This is the sobering story about domestic and substance abuse in America and becomes somewhat of a knowing commentary about the gigantic obstacles that must be surmounted be they social or through the courts system. Nancy Lewiston’
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12-31-2007
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Too Near The Edge
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Too Near The EdgeAuthor: Lynn OsterkampISBN: 1-933826-22-3Too Near The Edge is set in present day Boulder
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12-4-2006
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If I Did It ( Confessions of the Killer)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon If I Did It (Confessions of the Killer)Publisher: Beaufort Books:ISBN 13: 978-0-8253-0588-7: ISBN 10: 0-8253-0588-8The year 1994 will strike a cord in many Americans who remember the brutal murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Ex-husband Orenthal James Simpson (better known as O.J Simpson) was made a suspect and taken in for interrogation for the murders. Later he walked a free man. The Goldm
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12-12-2007
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What Stinks?
Author: George CarruthIllustrator: Libby Carruth KrockPublisher: Too Much Fun, LLC ISBN: 978-0-9773167-2-4 For any young child who has searched for the origin of a mysterious sight, sound, or smell, George Carruth’s What Stinks? will become a favorite read.This picture book follows the determined exploits of a girl and her little brother as they search the nooks and crannies of their home for the source of an unexplained odor. They find many unpleasant and potentially odiferous items, from...
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8-2-2007
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Plowin' Newground
Title: Plowin' NewgroundAuthor: Jerry W. Brown ISBN: 0970557523 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsGeorge "Jickie" Jennings is the son of a moonshinerfrom the Louisiana Bayou. He realizes, early on, thateducation was his ticket out, so scholarships toTulane University, then UCLA-Berkeley, lead to himbecoming a civilian scientist with the DefenseDepartment. He is called back home when Ersel, hisfather, is severely injured in...
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10-31-2004
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A Mile Square of Chicago
Author: Marjorie Warvelle Bear ISBN-10: 0-9633995-4-3: ISBN-13: 978-0-9633995-4-0 Author: Marjorie Warvelle Bear ISBN-10: 0-9633995-4-3ISBN-13: 978-0-9633995-4-0 A Fabulous Window to the World!As a talented artist and a landscape designer, a
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2-9-2008
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Miscellaneous Philosophy
Author: Stefan Koski Publisher: Hats Off Books (February 28, 2005) ISBN: 1587364115 Category: HumorThe following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray I find it rather fascinating how memory works - how a smell or a comment will quickly transport you back to a particular moment in time. While traveling through a day in the life of [at the time] high school sophomore Stefan Koski, I found myself remembering things from my double digit years ago time in high school. The intense...
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4-5-2005
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Alena & the Favorite Thing
Author: Eric B. AndersonIllustrator: Jakub KuzmaThis compelling picture-book story takes the form of a father’s nostalgic tribute to his growing child as he follows young Alena through a household journey in search of “Poppa’s favorite thing.” The story begins with a typical rainy-day predicament: Alena is bored, and Poppa must devise a way to fill her time. They travel through the house in a quest for his elusive favorite item, skirting the basement and under the stairs to end up in Alena’s...
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4-20-2007
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Blue Nile: Ethiopia’s River of Magic and Mystery by Virginia Morell
Many of us have never heard of the Blue Nile or as it is called in Arabic the Al Bahr al-Azraq.
It is one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the White Nile that meets up with the Blue Nile in Khartoum, Sudan.
The course of the Blue Nile accounts to more than 60% of the total Nile flow, and it mainly receives its volume from Lake T’ana located in the Ethiopian highlands, where it is known as the Abaai.
This mysterious and sacred river is also filled with East African...
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1-1-1970
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THE LIFE ORGANIZER: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year
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Author: Jennifer LoudenPublisher: New World LibraryISBN: 1-57731-554-5 Are "time monsters" gobbling your calendar? Are "shadow comforts" suffocating your goals and dreams? If you're a woman who juggles conflicting roles and schedules -- a full-time job, family meal planning, fitness, dinner parties, and kids' soccer games -- Jennifer Louden has a book for you. A columnist for Body & Soul magazine and bestselling...
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8-4-2007
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Silver Squirrel by Daniel Ritchie
The Following review was contributed by: Molly MartinJacob Artwood-Brown, is a wise patriarch of the squirrel colony. When Shara is taken by a hawk after being widowed it is left to Jacob to help rear their orphaned son. After a time Silver leaves the comfort of ‘The Lodge’ to live a solitary existence on the edge of the colony. Jacob’s niece Sandy is a lovely young squirrel when she and Silver meet again as young adult squirrel’s neither really remembers their childhood spent together.Sandy...
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10-11-2004
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Dinner with Da Vinci: The Road Royale Through Rebirth
Author: Leslie J. McclintonISBN: 1933538554The name of da Vinci has reached an acme of attention with Dan Brown's pop buster The Da Vinci Code. Now used in a radically different mode, it shows up in Leslie J. Mcclinton's snazzy title Dinner With Da Vinci (Great Reading Books, Texas, 2006). Combining autobiographical nonfiction with science, history, anthropology, journalism, and spiritual quests, Mcclinton has strummed the thread of rebirth and its conscious experience. The core...
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11-6-2006
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Love and Provence
Author: Jamie Brown (Illustrator): John Kuti (Editor)ISBN: 0973903236The following review was contributed by: Manuela Pop, To read Manuela's reviews CLICK HERE“Love and Provence” is a story of two Canadians in love, heading for France in the 70s to enjoy life and give birth to their first child in the small village of Gigondas. Jamie and Lorna are two artists struggling to make a living in Toronto. Jamie dreams of France and convinces Lorna to leave Canada to go experience life in Provence....
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8-9-2006
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Traces: Birth of Alexander the Great
Author: Faye TurnerISBN: 0976250039The wife of Philip of Macedonia is pregnant with a child whose birth, as a son, will let Philip continue to rule his land. A secret web of conspirators is on its move against the destined scene of a great leader’s birth and the one person who can save the true prince is someone who can question the paternity of the coming child. After Brown’s Da Vinci Code, Faye Turner takes her turn of reinventing history through her latest historical novel Traces: Birth of...
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12-16-2006
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The Shadow Speaker
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Shadow SpeakerAuthor: Nnedi Okorafor-MbachuISBN: 1-4231-0033-6Publisher: Disney Book Group Not every author can create a believably unbelievable world, but when it works, it is a memorable story in the making. Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu accomplishes the feat in The Shadow Speaker, crafting one of the most imaginative, compelling, and intricate fantasy settings I have read about in recent memory. This book has wizards and magic, characters that call down...
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1-11-2008
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Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country
Author: Rebecca LeonardISBN: 1-934383-14-7A good ghost story never stays on a bookshelf for long, and younger readers will find plenty of standard fright fare in the pages of this quick-reading short story: vaguely worded warnings from evasive townsfolk, a moody old man with a motive, flashlights that stop functioning at inopportune moments, and the requisite graveyard that fills with vengeful specters at the stroke of midnight.The plot is a variation of one we’ve seen in many a movie-rental...
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5-1-2007
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The Rise and Fall of the Empires
Author:Caroline CovellISBN: 1589821785The following book was contributed by: John Walsh: CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsIndonesia is a country of some 17,000 islands, most of which are uninhabited. Extending over a vast swathe of land, numerous states have emerged in the past, basing their wealth and power on the international trading networks that took the spices of the Moluccas and Sumatra to Japan and China in the east, India, Persia and the Mediterranean in the west. The largest and...
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4-10-2006
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Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs my life with animals
Author: . Ed KostroPublisher: Publish AmericaISBN: 1 4137 0122 1The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsNot a story book per se, Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs my life withanimals recounts writer Kostro's life long love affair with critters.Written in 42 chapters Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs my life withanimals opens with 'A Snake, a Rat, and Two Alley Cats', moves on to givethe reader a peek into other animals who have...
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2-25-2005
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Pressed Pennies
Author: Steven ManchesterReviewed Prior to Publication (ARC Copy)The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Murray. Steven Manchester’s book Pressed Pennies is an intertwining of four distinct types of romantic relationships. The rekindling of a first love, a relationship that is more about the comfort in the knowing than the actual enjoyment of each other, the later in life surprise relationship, and the enduring love from losing one too early. Manchester sets up how the rekindled...
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5-11-2005
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Beyond the Second Traffic Light
Author: Tom ConroyISBN: 1598004654The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsTo read Norm's Interview With Poet Tom Conroy CLICK HERE
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5-12-2006
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Philippine Fever
Author: Bruce R. CookPublisher: Capital Crime PressISBN: 0977627675The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm's Interview with the Author CLICK HEREBruce R. Cook’s debut novel, Philippine Fever, is an engrossing and entertaining quick read, although at times a trifle gory. Mystery novels are usually corpse-driven, and this one is no exception with its sleuth of suspects.Set in Manila in the Philippines,...
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2-23-2006
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The Demon Inside:The Zone War Trilogy, Book 1
Author: Terry CloutierISBN: 1419641441This sizeable fantasy fiction begins in present day Northern Ontario with anadult male named Edward Fox. Similar to a doorway that opens up in his mind, hefinds solitude in another world he created called The Zone. While in his youth,during his horror at the hands of a child molester, his new world becomes hisrefuge. When he is overcome with anxiety or suffering from the inability tocope with the memories of his childhood, he escapes into The...
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10-20-2006
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The Drummer Boy
Author: Ted DekkerISBN: 1-4041-0299-X
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10-23-2006
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The Blood of Flowers
Author: Anita AmirrezvaniPublisher: Little, Brown and CompanyISBN: 0-316-06576-5In the blink of an eye, everything can change. One tragic event can send lives spiralling down a staircase full of unknowns. In her debut novel, Anita Amirrezvani explores this theory through the eyes of a young Iranian woman living in the 17th century. At the age of 14, the unnamed narrator is looking forward to a new chapter in her life. She is expecting to be married before the year is out and her only troubles...
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7-25-2007
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The Little Guides: CATS
Genre: TrainingAuthor: Paul McGreevy (Editor)Publisher: Fog City PressISBN: 1875137653The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsThe Little Guides: CATS is a 320-page work divided into three sections. Part1: 55 pages 'All About Cats,' presents a synopsis of the modern 36 speciescat family. The biological chronicle of felines together with an overview ofcats in general is presented. 'Cats in the Wild' offers a discussion of the'big' cats...
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2-25-2005
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Over 100 FAQs Women Asked About Writing
Editor: Edited by Angel Brown and Sheri" McConnellNational Association of Women Writers, 2005ISBN: 0971477531Adult/Nonfiction/WritingPublisher's Website: www.naww.org
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4-5-2005
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Merlin's Kin
Genre: Young Adult FantasyAuthor: Everett ColesLine/Publisher Archimedes Presse P.O. Box No. 62 TADCASTER North YorkshireLS24 9WP: United KingdomISBN: 0954861809The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsThe narrative opens with a determined bearded man in a red cape shoutingorders as a battering ram is moved into place. Without warning in the innerquartz cave where Merlin and others have slept for eons a horrendousbattering resounds....
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2-25-2005
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Real Men Don't Apologize
Author: Jim Belushi ISBN: 1-4013-0182-7The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereJim Belushi is a celebrity name that most everyone is familiar with. He has starred in movies, television shows, performed on stage, and is the voice of animated characters. Born in Chicago, June 15, 1954, it is no wonder Mr. Belushi's current project, "Ac
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8-17-2006
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Celebrity Anecdotes- Volume 1
Author: J. Julian PaynePublisher: Anecdotage PressISBN: 0973622105 The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews It would probably be very difficult to write a dull book about the witty quotes, anecdotes, and tidbits pertaining to some of the most well-known celebrities, whom many of us read or hear about in the print or the television media.Celebrity Anecdotes- Volume 1 does not disappoint, providing us with many
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11-3-2005
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Last Tango with Marlon: A Novella
Click Here To Purchase Last Tango With Marlon Author: Fletcher RhodenISBN-10: 1425152651 ISBN-13: 978-1425152659
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10-3-2008
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A Prolific South Carolina Author-Interview With Barbie Perkins-Cooper
Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com is excited to have as our guest, Barbie Perkins-Cooper. Barbie is a playwright, travel writer, author and an award winning screenwriter. Barbie lives in Charleston, South Carolina and is an expert on SC as well as North Carolina and other geographical areas. Barbie is also the author of a soon to be published Insides' Guide to Asheville, NCGood day Barbie and thank you for agreeing to participate in our...
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11-13-2005
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Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa
Author: Matthew FortISBN-10: 1933572027 ISBN-13: 978-1933572024 Matthew Fort’s infatuation for all things edible and Italian are wonderfully palpable in this gastronomic treasure. Heady and sumptuous as a fine red wine, Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa — part travel memoir, part specialty recipe book — recounts Fort’s journeys all over the stunning Italian countryside, while lavishly showcasing each region’s own unique culinary “nuances”.Italy’s ro
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4-11-2007
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Heirloom Baking With the Brass Sisters
Authors: Marilynn Brass and Sheila BrassPhotography by Andy RyanISBN: 1-57912-588-3Click Here To Purchase This Book From Amazon Heirloom Baking With the Brass Sisters is an interesting combination of nostalgia, Americana and delicious recipes. The Brass sisters are expert bakers who also have a penchant for old, discarded hand-written recipes; their delightful new book is a combination of these plus many of their own favorite family recipes.Oversized (so it easily lies flat while in use)...
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7-27-2007
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The Sleepeasy Solution
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Sleepeasy Solution Authors: Jennifer Waldburger, LCSW, and Jill Spivack, LMSWISBN: 978-0-7573-0560-3The book is for sleep-deprived parents. The authors wrote the book because there were too many exhausted moms and dads out there that needed the confidence and guidance when it came to their child learning a sleep schedule. They offer guidance as you create your own customized sleep plan and based on their experience, they let you know that you are doing...
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9-11-2007
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Skulduggery Pleasant
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Derek LandyPublisher: HarperCollinsISBN: 0-06-123115-0 I’ve read many books that are so good I wanted to live in their pages and walk with their characters. But not until page 40 of Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant have I ever wished a talking skeleton would burst into my living room and start throwing fire at bad guys.This is the tale of a bored and under-challenged p
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7-7-2007
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When Will There Be Good News?
Click Here To Purchase When Will There Be Good News? Author: Kate AtkinsonPublisher: Little Brown ISBN-10: 0385608012 ISBN-13: 978-0385608015
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10-14-2008
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The World’s Most Haunted Places
Click Here To Purchase The World's Most Haunted Placed Author: Jeff BelangerISBN 13: 978-1-56414-764-6 Publisher: New Page Books If you have a passion for all things supernatural then this book that combines history, folk-lore and true ghostly encou
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5-5-2008
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The Secret of the Lonely Grave
Click Here To Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Albert A. Bell, Jr. Publisher: Ingalls Publishing Group, Inc.ISBN: 978-1-932158-79-3 An aging cemetery, a puzzling tombstone, and the discovery of a human skeleton stir up a summer mystery that middle-grade readers won’t be able to put down. The Secret of the Lonely Grave, by history professor Alfred A. Bell, Jr., is a compelling work of historical fiction that wraps significant events from America’s past in a contemporary plot. Eager...
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8-2-2007
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Extreme Monsters: The Blue Moon Effect
Author: Mel FriedmanIllustrator: Eric SmithPublisher: Penny Candy Press, an imprint of Brighter Minds PublishingISBN: 1-55791-178-4Vampires, werewolves, street luging and speed climbing . . . Extreme Monsters: The Blue Moon Effect has them all. The first in a string of page-turning chapter books featuring a lineup of stuntmen with superpowers, this series debut introduces the Extreme Monsters daredevil sports team: a skateboarding vampire, a street luging witch, an in-line skating werewolf, a...
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3-27-2007
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Deep Alberta: Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs
Click Here To Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: John AcornPublisher: The University of Alberta PressISBN:-13: 978-0-88864-481-7History book, science book, and bedtime storybook all in one! For its size, Deep Alberta is a book that would appeal to many readers on several levels. The range of topics covered in this concise format is broad, encompassing geography, biology, and geology as well.Written in easily digestible sound bites, this is, first of all, a study of the fossil history of...
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8-1-2007
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Rudy Gurley Author of A Caribbean Tale Interviewed
Author: Rudy GurleyISBN: 1427605351Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Rudy Gurley, author of A Caribbean Tale.Good day Rudy and thanks for participating in our interview.Norm:Rudy please tell our readers a little bit about your personal and professional background and what motivated you to write A Caribbean Tale.Rudy:
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9-24-2006
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Born Without A Tail
Click Here To Purchase Born Without A Tail Authors: Cayr Ariel Wulff and Dalene E. Dilworth Publisher: BookSurge ISBN: 978-1-4196-6436-6 As an animal lover, Born Without A Tail attracted my attention. I had every right to be attracted to this book, and if you also love animals, I can guarantee you will adore this gem.
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5-2-2008
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Sai Sankalap Author of The Kashmir Affair Is Interviewed By Norm Goldman
Author:Sai SankalapISBN: 0595361161The following interview was conducted by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsTo read Norm's Review Of The Book Click HereGood day Sai and thank you for agreeing to participate in our interview.Norm:When did your passion for writing begin and what inspired you to write The Kashmir Affair?Sai: Thank you Norm for warm wishes and inviting me to the interview. Since my childhood, I had an inkling to write short
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9-21-2005
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Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Hors D’oeuvres and Appetizers, Volume One by Elena Vakhrenova
The following interview with Elena Vakhrenova, author of Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, Hors D’oeuvres and Appetizers, Volume One was conducted by Terre Spencer.
To read the review click HERE
T: Good afternoon, Elena and thank you for agreeing to be intereviewed by BOOKPLEASURES.COM.
T: Elena, how many cookbooks are planned in this series?
E: That is a good question—the second book is already done. I am not certain how many more, perhaps three or four.
T: Do you have any...
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1-1-1970
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The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
Click Here To Purchase The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews Author: Neal KarlenISBN: 978-0-06-083711-2Publisher: William Morrow (An Imprint of Harper-Collins) Neal Karlen points out in The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews that for hundreds of years mavens have considered Yiddish to have as many linguistic meanings as the word oy. It has been considered a jar
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5-9-2008
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The Killer Book of True Crime: Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Murder to Mayhem
You Can Purchase From Amazon The Killer Book of True Crime: Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Murder to Mayhem By Clicking Here Authors: Tom Philbin and Michael PhilbinPublishers: SOURCEBOOKS INCISBN: 13:978-1-4022-0829-4 10: 1-4022-0829-4The introduction to Tom and Michael Philbin’s The Killer Book of True Crime: Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Murder to Mayhem states that the book’s objective is to serve up a potpourri of delectable...
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8-13-2007
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Belong to Me: A Novel
Click Here To Purchase Belong To Me Author: Marisa de los SantosISBN: 978-0-06-124027-0
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4-4-2008
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Meet Bernard Steele author of Death in Small Doses
Click Here To Purchase Death in Small Doses Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Bernard Steele author of Death in Small Doses.Bernard has lived in the USA since 1985 and has worked for nineteen years in Law Enforcement prior to his
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10-21-2008
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Notes From Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune
Click Here To Purchase Notes From Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune Author: Sandra EugsterPublisher: Academy Chicago PublishersISBN: 9780897335614 No discussion about the Sixties is complete without mentioning communes. Stories about them (and the zany goings-on in them) have taken on almost mythical proportions in the last few decades: free love, nudity, weird ri
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8-26-2008
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The Shadow Year
Click Here To Purchase The Shadow Year Author: Jeffrey Ford ISBN: 978-0-06-123152-0 Publisher: William Morrow What a brilliant, atmospheric and thought provoking read about a young boy growing up i
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4-29-2008
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Dump Your Trainer (The only thing they’ll reduce is your wallet!)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Dump Your Trainer (The only thing they’ll reduce is your wallet!)Authors: Ashley Marriott, Marc. L Paulsen M.D.Publisher: BookSurge PublishingISBN: 978-1-4196-8023-6 The title was one of the first things that caught my eye about this book. It made me laugh but I was so intrigued to why the authors thought it was better to dump the trainer and do it alone. I just had to read on.Personal trainers can be very expensive but they are handsome/pretty, young and...
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2-8-2008
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Defying Gravity
Author: Prill BoyleISBN: 1-57860-208-4 The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereThe book is a collection of firsts and a fistful of fulfilled dreams in the lives of late-bloomers. After reading this book, you may find that you have a renewed strength with which to reach into the recesses of your heart and see if there's not something else you may want to accomplish before your last breath. Linda Bach, at age fifty, became a medical doctor....
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7-25-2006
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Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Unlocking The Mystery of Skin ColorTitle: Unlocking The Mystery of Skin ColorAuthor: Thiênna Ho, Ph.DISBN: 978-0-9792103-0-3 Have you ever wondered if it is possible to change one’s skin color? In the Preface of her book, Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color, Vietnamese born Thiênna Ho, Ph.D asserts that she always was envious of her mother and siblings who were blessed with having been born with light complexions. Thiênna goes on to state that her...
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1-31-2008
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Engleby
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon EnglebyAuthor: Sebastian FaulksPublisher: DoubledayISBN: 978-0-385-52405-6"I decided not to be mad any more; I was never going back to a place like that again." Engleby, pg. 191 Audiences love underdogs and surprises. They also love the formulaic nature of entertainment. Readers, even if they've never encountered the term "archetype," recognize signature character types when they see them. Conventional literary signposts clue readers in...
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1-8-2008
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Life of Pi:Delux Illustrated Edition
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Life Of Pi Author: Yann Martel: Illustrator: Tomislav TorjanacPublishers: Harcourt IncISBN: 978-0-15-101383-8 Canadian author Yann Martel’s international bestseller Life of Pi was first published in 2002 and it was the recipient of the prestigious Man Booker Prize in that same year. In 2007 this work of fiction was reintroduced with a Deluxe Illustrated Edition that now includes dazzling illustrations, contributed by Croatian artist Tomislav Torjanac, of...
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12-6-2007
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Sinking the Ship of State – The Presidency of George W. Bush
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Sinking the Ship of State – The Presidency of George W. BushAuthor: Walter M. BraschISBN: 978-1-4196-6950-7 Gosh, when I received this book, I had a million other things I could be doing – anything rather than reading about a president who rewrote the constitution, lied to the people to get them to back a war, and approved torture for POWs. A president who changed cabinet members like people change underwear was not the thing that made a good day for me....
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1-30-2008
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Meet Kurt L. Kamm Author of One Foot In The Black: A Wildland Firefighter’s Story
Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Kurt L. Kamm author of One Foot In The Black: A Wildland Firefighter’s Story.Good day Kurt and thanks for participating our interview.Norm:Has your environment and/or upbringing influenced your writing? As a follow up, please tell us something about yourself.Kurt: When I was in college (Brown) I wanted to be a writer. I got diverted for 35 years on Wall Street and 5 more years as an elite...
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2-16-2008
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A Conversation with Thiênna Ho, Ph.D author of Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color
Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Thiênna Ho, Ph.D author of Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color.Good day Thiênna and thanks for participating in our interview.Norm:Can you tell us something about yourself and your educational credentials and as a follow up, what motivated you to write Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color?Thiênna: I am a proud Vietnamese American. I came to the US and settled in San Francisco when I was 12 years...
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1-31-2008
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Meet Harry E. Gilleland Jr., author of Poetic Musings of an Old Fat Man
Click Here To Purchase Poetic Musings of an Old Fat Man Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com, is excited to have as our guest, Harry E. Gilleland Jr., author of Poetic Musings of an Old Fat Man. Harry is a retired professor of microbiology from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Louisiana
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5-29-2008
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Professional Travel Writer CeliaSue Hecht Interviewed
Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guest, CeliaSue Hecht. CeliaSue is a professional travel writer, editor and publicist and is listed in Bacon’s Media Directory. She is also the co-author of five romantic travel guides. Good day CeliaSue and thank you for participating in our interview. Norm: Could you tell our readers something about your personal and professional background and how you became interested in travel writing? When...
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7-12-2006
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