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Book review: 7 Secrets of Shiva by Devdutt Pattnaik
2012-02-08 19:55:00 Smeared with ash Draped in animal hide He sits atop the snow-capped mountain Skull in hand Withdrawn, with dogs for company Destroying the world with his indifference He is God who the Goddess shall awaken His name is Shiva. Locked in his stories, symbols and rituals are the secrets of our ancestors. This book attempts ...
By: Crazy Quilt
Book Review: ?Assault With A Deadly Glue Gun: An Anastasia Pollack Crafting
2012-02-04 19:25:00 Anastasia Pollack is not having a good time lately. Her husband Karl recently died in Vegas. The fact that he died on a roulette table at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas was pretty bad. The fact that he was a closet gambler, cleaned out every account they had without her knowing about it, and ...
Book Review: ?Under Investigation: US Grant Short Mysteries? by Jeffrey Mar
2012-01-27 16:10:00 Author Jeffrey Marks has put together an interesting and very enjoyable collection of previously published stories featuring Ulysses S. Grant. Each story occurs during the Civil War and before the time of the first US Grant Mystery Novel, The Ambush of My Name. The stories portray Grant as a detective bringing his skills to bear ...
Book Review: The Fate Of Pryde by Mary Martin
2012-01-11 19:21:00 The Fate Of Pryde is the second book in the series The Trilogy Of Remembrance. In book one The Drawing Lesson the reader was introduced to Turner Prize winning painter Alexander Wainwright. You can read the review here. The Fate Of Pryde once more takes the reader into Alexander’s creative world. Famed as a landscape artist ...
Book Review: ?Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices? edited by Terrie Farley
2012-01-05 20:36:00 The newest anthology from the New York/Tri-state Chapter of Sister?s in Crime is another good, though often very somber, entertaining read. Filled with 22 stories, the book edited by Terrie Farley Moran, frequently pays homage to the past while also lamenting a present not everyone wanted. Occasionally amusing, most often the tales are about rectifying ...
Book Review of <I>Republic of Drivers</I>
2012-01-01 11:20:00 I have just posted my review of Cotten Seiler's short but rich "cultural history of automobility in America," Republic of Drivers , over at our sister publication, The New Colonist. Seiler's work examines how it was that the automobile became such a dominating factor in.... <p>Posted on 01/01/12 at 10:20 AM</p>
By: Bicycle Fixation
Book Review: The Magic Room
2011-12-30 00:27:00 The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters. I couldn’t wait to read it! Inside the jacket flap reads, “An intimate look at a small-town bridal shop, its multigenerational female owners, and the love between parents and daughters during one of life’s most emotional transitions.” Written by Jeffrey Zaslow – ...
By: My Mommy's Place
Book Review: ?The Perfect Defective: a novella? by Clark Casey
2011-12-29 18:28:00 P. I. Jake Hannigan has a ??square jaw and skepticism that can?t be bought on Sundays in Blue Law States.? (Page 5) That means he has a fondness for alcohol and will indulge that fondness whenever the mood strikes including his own office. That is where Professor Durgen found him on a certain Monday morning. Professor ...
Book Review: ?Shock Wave: A Virgil Flowers Novel? by John Sandford
2011-12-23 21:26:00 Virgil Flowers returns in SHOCK WAVE and the read is a good one. This is the fifth novel of the series and this time he is chasing a bomber. Virgil is based in Mankato, Minnesota and therefore routinely covers the southern part of the state for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He also goes ...
Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto
2011-12-23 15:30:00 The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande The author is a prominent surgeon in Boston, who is also a staff writer for the New Yorker. The simple checklist is by now familiar to everyone from watching NASA countdowns, but before 1935 the concept was unknown. Only after a fatal crash of an exper
Book Review: Hollywood Celebrities by Sati Achath
2011-12-13 19:55:00 Basic Things You’ve Always Wanted To Know ? Volume One It seems that a new ‘tell all’ book about a Hollywood celeb comes out every 30 seconds. But are they worth reading? For the most part the answer would be a resounding NO. Who cares if actress X slept with actor Y? It is their business, ...
Book Review: Memory?s Wake by Selina Fenech
2011-12-13 02:00:00 Memory’s Wake by Selina Fenech Fairies and Fantasy Pty Ltd (July 3, 2011) 978-0987151117 328 Pages Looking for a young adult urban fantasy with enough adventure, romance, and page-turning excitement to keep even the most easily distracted teen captivated? Then look no further than Memory?s Wake by Selina Fenech. Imagine being dropped into a strange world with nothing more than the ...
Book Review: The Case Of The Blood Red Stars by Mark Evan Walker
2011-12-01 22:07:00 There are few people that can genuinely say that they love their job, but I am one of them. I never know what wonderful delight will appear in my mailbox. A case in point is Mark Evan Walker’s new book The Case Of The Blood Red Stars. I first encountered Mark because of his outstanding art ...
Book Review: Killing Lincoln
2011-11-29 03:09:00 History buffs who avoid the heavy handed history tomes might want to check out the best seller Killing Lincoln. The book reads like a best seller (which it is) of the modern real crime stories. In other words, if you have a PhD in history, go elsewhere. If you like an easy read which will teach ...
Book Review: Explosive Eighteen
2011-11-29 02:43:00 Yes, Ladies, there is another Stephanie Plum book out, and this one is better than most. Stephanie comes back from a Hawaiian vacation with a suspicious mark on her ring finger. And she doesn’t want to talk about it. So who was it? And where is the ring? In the meanwhile, the problem is that someone slipped ...
The Worried Boomer by Derek Foster ? Book Review and Giveaway
2011-11-28 13:30:00 Derek Foster is back again with his sixth book ? The Worried Boomer (link). While his first five books were mostly about investing, this one a little bit different where it’s all about retirement. Who is Derek Foster? Derek Foster is known as Canada?s Youngest Retiree when he retired at the young age of 34. How ...
Book Review: ?Killer Fiction:11 Short Stories of Killers, Fixers, and P.I.
2011-11-16 19:03:00 With the subtitle of ?11 Short Stories of Killers, Fixers, and P.I.?s? you know exactly what you are getting in this primarily hard-boiled read from Sniplits. Unlike many anthologies that often waste several pages with a well-meaning introduction of some type, this one gets straight into the action. ?Vista with Player? by R. A. Allen opens ...
Book Review: ?Deadly Currents? by Beth Groundwater
2011-11-14 14:33:00 With rookie River Ranger Mandy Tanner and her boss Steve Hadley watching, things are about to get very dangerous on the Arkansas River in Colorado. One of the river rafts has flipped and tossed equipment and passengers into the swirling river churning towards some deadly rapids. With odds against them before they start, Tanner and ...
Book Review: The Secret Life Of Barack Hussein Obama by Mondo Frazier
2011-11-13 20:38:00 I am not particularly political by nature, I tend to view all politicians through my skeptical, aging and not very rosy glasses. Politics has a nasty habit of being Orwellian by its very nature. “Four legs good” George Orwell explains in Animal Farm. That slogan however is added too later by the politicians “Four legs ...
Book Review: ?This Brilliant Darkness? by Red Tash
2011-11-07 18:36:00 Bloomington, Indiana should be nothing more than a quiet college town. It had been until a strange flashing star began to light up the night as well as daytime sky. A star that can?t be seen anywhere else on Earth. Strange events are also happening in a local wooded area. All too soon it becomes ...
Book Review: ?Hell Is Empty: A Walt Longmire Mystery? by Craig Johnson
2011-11-05 17:54:00 It?s May in Wyoming and Sheriff Walt Longmire would like to get the prisoner transfer finished and go home as he has plans. It has been a long day already and having to stop for food at the South Fork Lodge in the heart of the Bighorn Mountains was a necessary risk. Sheriff Longmire and ...
Belladonna
2011-11-02 11:21:00 Now this book has taken me awhile to get through. That is solely due to a list a mile long of things I need to do (as opposed to want to!) and a lack of hours! I received Belladonna by Mary Finn in the post at the same time as Ghetto Cowboy. I absolutely love the ...
By: EQUUS EDUCATION
Quincy the Horse Books
2011-10-21 00:47:00 So I must say, these are the first young children’s books that I’ve received in the mail to review - and I thoroughly enjoyed reading them and looking at the pictures! I was kindly sent along the first in the series, Quincy Finds a New Home, which was released in 2009 as well as ...
By: EQUUS EDUCATION
Book Review: The Storyteller of Marrakesh by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
2011-10-20 19:37:00 Hassan, the storyteller of Marrakesh, is a raconteur at the Jemaa el Fna, the “world’s most storied city square”. Every year, a large, motley, colourful audience gathers to hear him recount the tale of a young foreign couple – a French American woman and an Indian man ? who had gone missing one evening from ...
By: Crazy Quilt
Shutter Island - Book Review
2011-10-11 16:35:00 Recently, I have started reading a lot of fiction & non-fiction that were converted to popular movies - e.g. The Lincoln Lawyer, The Blind Side and Stardu-st. Shutter Island In that tradition, the recent novel i picked up was "Shutter Island". Extremely well written book that really surprises you at the end. One of the problems with reading a story after seeing a movie is that - you always see the characters shown by the director rather than the character created by the author while writing the book. e.g. I always see Daniel Radcliffe while reading Harry Potter Series. This book was an exception to that case - which is a testament of the thought-out characterization by the author. (I saw only the early few minutes and not the entire movie) Though this is not a page-turner, it still keeps you interested enough to mull over and come back to the book. But the surprising climax is the highlight of the book. Rating: 3.5/5 ...
Book Review: A Casebook Of Curious Cases by Adam Dumphy
2011-10-04 22:59:00 I do a great deal of reading, I read for fun and pleasure, I read for professional reasons, I am a readaholic! Black letters on a white background are my crack cocaine. Some people buy new cars every year just to revel in the ‘new car smell’, whereas I love the odor of fresh ink ...
Book Review: ?The End Of Everything? by Megan Abbott
2011-10-04 17:33:00 Before it happened it seemed to 13 year old Lizzie Hood that the Verner family next door was perfect in every way. Lizzie had been friends with Evie for what seemed like forever and spent almost every waking moment in her company. Evie?s mom is bland and unassuming. Evie?s sister, Dusty, rules home and school ...
Book Review: The Food Revolution Papers by Emanuel Barling Jr. Esq. and As
2011-09-28 18:29:00 Most people probably do not view food as a particularly political subject. They are wrong, food is a hugely political arena. Unfortunately it is a subject that for the most part goes unreported in the press. Sure we hear about Mad Cow disease, or the dangers of Mexican produce, but what we do not hear ...
Book Review: The Blackpox Threat by Rene Natan
2011-09-26 22:32:00 This subject of bio-terrorism is a disturbing one. You only have to look back at the post 9/11 Anthrax attack to understand the desalinizing effect that bio-terorrism can have. Some call it the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, a threat that you cannot see, it is a silent executioner. It could be in the water, ...
Book Review: ?Pattern of Wounds: A Roland March Mystery? by J. Mark Bertran
2011-09-25 19:27:00 Friday, December 4th it snowed in Houston. That was yesterday and this is now on a Saturday night. While the rain falls on the city of Houston, a body lays half in and half out of the heated swimming pool behind a posh home. If you don?t look closely, it almost seems as if she ...
Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse Book Review & Interview with author Caseen Gaine
2011-08-06 00:20:00 "Come on in, and pull yourself up a chair (like Chairry!)" That's how the theme song to one of the best children's programs ever made began. Yes, I am talking about ... more from OldSchool...
What Happened to Goodbye – Book Review for BlogHer Book Club
2011-07-05 14:57:00 I love books. I really do. And I’m part of the BlogHer Book Club! For them, I reviewed What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen. So… Go check out what I thought of the book!
A Discovery of Witches – Book Review on BlogHer
2011-06-13 22:27:00 I love books. I really do. And I’m part of the BlogHer Book Club! For them, I reviewed A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. So… Go check out what I thought of the book!
(4/2011) Book Review: Transforming Human Awareness
2011-04-08 12:30:00 Reviewed By: Dr. Joseph S. Maresca Transforming Human Awareness-A Buddhist View of 2012 and Beyond By Dr. Juna Jinsei (Outskirts Press/2011) Today's world has its share of war. Shakyamuni Buddha predicted that this era would arrive. Mappo would be a time of utter chaos and confusion. i.e. Transformation of Russia, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon and perhaps Syria. Right now, changes are occurring in governments more easily. The Lotus Sutra describes the onslaught of this moment as the Ceremony of the Air, when the Great Buddhas and Bodhisattvas surpass time and space to reunite and transfer the essence of the Lotus Sutra to the Bodhisattva Jogyo so that this simple teaching can be shared with the rest of the world. The good news is that Mappo is an age when attaining enlightenment becomes easier. The book discovers three important marks of human existence; namely, impermanence, suffering and no-self. Impermanence and change mark the current period. Hopefull...
By: BasilandSpice
(4/2011) Book Review: Little Princes
2011-04-07 13:06:00 Reviewed By David M. Kinchen 'Little Princes': American's Wanderlust Finds Meaning Rescuing Trafficked Children in Nepal? Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, was supposed to be just one more stop in the wanderings of 29-year-old American Conor Grennan. Instead, a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in a country wracked by civil war, turned his life around, and led to his meeting and falling in love with Liz Flanagan, who became his wife and the mother of their child, Finn. Reading "Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal" (William Morrow, 304 pages, color photos, index, $25.99) restored my flagging faith in humankind, just a little. I'd like to nominate Conor Grennan for a Nobel Peace Prize for his devotion to a cause that led him to found Next Generation Nepal, a non-governmental organization dedicated to reuniting Nepal's lost children with their parents. Trading ...
By: BasilandSpice
(4/2011) Perform Like A Rock Star: Book Review
2011-04-03 11:53:00 Reviewed by: Dr. Joseph S. Maresca Perform Like a Rock Star and Still Have Time for Lunch By Orna W. Drawas (The Book Designers/2010) This is an excellent self-help book which provides pearls of wisdom on how to manage tasks of varying complexity at work or in your home. A hallmark of the presentation is to deliver results. In fact, Suze Orman, personal financial expert advises to OVERDELIVER on expectations. Small but big changes are the order of the day over a purely static modus operandi. Another important challenge is to do the right things since time is limited. Set priorities. Sometimes, the small things can derail an overall deadline or objective. On the other hand, ignoring important details can precipitate a calamity. The most important aspect of business planning of any kind is to have a motivating goal which provides the momentum to move the agenda forward. "Just do it." This saying ignores the dead weight of analysis paralysis. Another important...
By: BasilandSpice
Remembering Fenway Park: Book Review
2011-02-22 19:47:00 Harvey Frommer's Remembering Fenway Park is a piece that surprised me. I have to admit before reviewing Harvey Frommer's Remembering Fenway Park I was a little skeptical on how authentic an experience it could actually be. Frommer's already written 40+...
By: SawxBlog.com
Book Review: Foxy by Pam Grier
2011-01-22 06:24:00 Pam Grier is known for a lot of things. She is known as a truly gifted, hard-working, dedicated and passionate actor. She is known for being at the forefront of the blaxploitation scene, for her role as Coffy, Foxy Brown and for Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, a role, it turns out, that Tarantino wrote specifically ...
By: Menstrual Poetry
Book Review: Command Influence by Robert A. Shaines
2011-01-17 20:20:00 A Story Of Korea And The Politics Of Injustice There are a myriad of reasons why an author writes a book, for some it is fame and fortune, for others it is to share their most intimate secrets, oh the list goes on an on. Once in a while though a book does not fit ...
Book Review: Snow Day by Billy Coffey
2011-01-15 23:42:00 Blogger…….now author. That’s Billy Coffey….and his first novel, Snow Day, has warmed my heart this holiday season and has inspired me to look for lessons in the little things. Snow Day is the story of Peter Boyd, husband and father who lives a great life, but things aren’t perfect. Nothing ever is. The ...
By: An Island Life
Book Review:?2011 Delmar Nurse?s Drug Handbook: 20th Anniversary Edition? b
2011-01-11 18:46:00 The 2011 Delmar Nurse’s Drug Handbook is, as the title implies, primarily intended for nursing students. However, it is an excellent resource for the lay person to consult. Especially at two in the morning when the only other real option is an expensive ER trip. Chapter One titled ?A-Z Listing of Drugs? is the main focus ...
Book Review: ?She Felt No Pain: A Holly Martin Mystery? by Lou Allin
2011-01-10 18:03:00 For RCMP Corporal Holly Martin summer on Vancouver Island means an increase in petty crime, lots more tourists and concerns about wildfires thanks to the worsening drought. It also means that still more time has passed since her mom went missing all those years ago, her father while still strong and vital is aging, and ...
Book Review: ?The New Western Home? by Chase Ewald with photography by Audr
2011-01-10 17:03:00 I originally picked this book up at my local library to review it for a future column in the Senior News newspaper. My monthly column covers books that are either written by Texas authors, set in Texas, or of interest to Texans. Space limitations mean I have four hundred words maximum to cover two books ...
Book Review: Surviving The Mob by Dennis N. Griffin and Andrew DiDonato
2011-01-07 19:53:00 A Street Soldiers Life Inside The Gambino Crime Family I have been salivating over the release of this book for months. I was given a glimpse at an early draft and have been eagerly waiting for it to hit the book stores. That happened a few days ago, and I had a copy in my hands! I ...
Book Review: The Day Debt Moved In by Jason V. Simons
2011-01-05 23:39:00 I have a penchant for children’s books, many people people misunderstand the genre and think that they are something that can be slapped together in a couple of hours, add a few illustrations, and then sit back and watch the money roll in. How wrong these people are! I could write a book on the art ...
Book review: It Just Hasn't Happened Yet
2011-01-02 20:39:00 The author encourages you to be who you are and to stop picking apart everything about yourself. She backs up the idea that we all do things (including finding love) in our own time and in our own way.
Book Review: It?s Not Your Fault by Emanuel Barling Esq. And Ashley F. Broo
2011-01-01 19:29:00 Weight Gain, Obesity and Food Addiction Unlike Global Warming there are very few experts that do not agree that obesity in the Western world has become a chronic problem. Authors Mannie Barling and Ashley F. Brooks tackle this question in their new book It’s Not Your Fault. Over the years I have watched as people near and ...
Book Review: ?The Book of Murdock? by Loren D. Estleman
2010-12-31 19:53:00 Page Murdock is a deputy U.S. Marshall in Montana in 1884. He has done a lot of things over the years but not once has he gone undercover as a preacher. That is about to change as Judge Harlan A. Blackthorne wants him to do just that and to do it in Texas Panhandle town ...
Book Review: ?A Sportscaster?s Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America
2010-12-31 19:27:00 Written by Dallas, Texas resident Mark Oristano, A Sportscaster?s Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America?s Favorite Game is designed to be your very basic guide to football. While much of the discussion centers on the pro game, the explanations will also in many places apply to the college game and high school as well. This ...
Book Review: ?Knitting Mochimochi: 20 Super-Cute Strange Designs for Knitte
2010-12-31 19:01:00 If scarves, hats, etc., are now a bit boring, maybe it is time to knit toys as Anna Hrachovec says in her introduction titled ?Welcome to Mochimochi Land!? You can knit a blob and add eyes to it to make a small something as she did in the beginning. However, you can quickly go beyond ... |
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