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Sherrilyn Kenyon, Author of “The League”

Quintessentially Quilly | November 21st 2009 by Quilly

Sherrilyn Kenyon is a talented author with an incredible imagination. She creates compelling characters in complex worlds and writes stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats.  Sherrilyn Kenyon earned her first recognition as a writer in read more

MaliAnta

Does God still speak today?

Mali Musings | November 21st 2009 by Jutta

In one of our last Bible studies we discussed another chapter of Tozer’s “The Pursuit of God.“ It was on the spoken word of God. We read a whole series of verses about God’s word and suddenly I realized that we usually assume that these r read more

Teriel

Latest Radio shows, book review and class

Imagine Your Reality | November 21st 2009 by Taylor Ellwood

Latest Radio Shows Latest Imagine Your Reality show Latest Social Media Coach show Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World This is probably one of the best books out there on Genghis Khan and his descendants. Instead of portrayin read more

lovelylissie

Good Bones and Simple Murders

Lovely Lissie's Reflections and Ruminations | November 20th 2009 by Melissa

Good Bones and Simple Murders by Margaret Atwood Inside Flap: “In this collection of short works that defy easy categorization , Margaret Atwood displays the trademark wit and virtuosity of her bestselling novels, brilliant stories, and insight read more

callista83

Review Catching Up (Various)

SMS Book Reviews | November 20th 2009 by Callista

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom by Julia ChildSubtitle: Essential Techniques and Recipes From a Lifetime of CookingStars: ****This little volume is a small book of cooking wisdom from none other than Julia Child which was released in honour of the Julie & read more

Janicu

Heroes at Risk by Moira J. Moore

Janicu's Book Blog | November 20th 2009 by janicu

Heroes at Risk Moira J. Moore Slowly going through the review backlog, whoohoo! As with the last book, I bought this one.The Hero series so far: Book 1: Resenting the Hero (livejournal | vox) Book 2: The Hero Strikes Back (livejournal | read more

quilly

Wednesday — Lunch With Gigi

Quintessentially Quilly | November 20th 2009 by Quilly

I have been super busy, but it has been a fun sort of busy. On Wednesday I met Gigi at Kincaid’s on the third floor of Ward Warehouse, a really fun mall, which is downtown and has a lovely view of Kakaako Marina. (Gigi’s blog post about read more

astheygrowup

Growing Up Organized: A Mom-To-Mom Guide

As They Grow Up | November 20th 2009 by Samantha

Since we are fast approaching the holidays, how about we discuss organization.  Surely we aren't the only family in the world that has a disorganized house.  The kids rooms are worse than any other part of the house.  As I tend to say read more

pchi

Making our marriage work before it starts

ISSUES. OPINIONS. LOOMED LARGER IN A FILIPINO'S PERSPECTIVE | November 20th 2009

My boyfriend and I are reading this book by Harold Sala entitled, "Connecting: 52 guidelines for making your marriage work".We are learning many things from this book except that we are not married yet. I bought it from the bookstore because he said read more

devata

Free Guidebook to Angkor Wat and Khmer Temples

Angkor Wat Aspara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context | November 20th 2009 by Kent Davis

Angkor Wat is just one of hundreds of monuments built by a succession of powerful Khmer kings between the 7th and 13th centuries, and now scattered throughout northern Cambodia. For decades, “The Monuments of the Angkor Group” by Maurice Glaiz read more

simplystacie

Stoppy Review

Simply Stacie | November 20th 2009 by Stacie Vaughan

Have you ever tried to keep a door or a window from shutting and used some bizarre or unslightly looking things to do the job? The doors in our home won't stay open on their own and I have had to find things around the house to keep them open. I have read more

MichelleSutton

My review of Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran

Edgy Inspirational Author | November 20th 2009 by Michelle Sutton

Synopsis of the book:The marriage of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earth-shaking political consequences. Feared and hunted by the powers in Rome, the lovers choose to die b read more

Book Review: "Green" by Ted Dekker

Books, movies, and Chinese Food | November 20th 2009

At Last . . . The Circle Reborn The story of how Thomas Hunter first entered the Black Forest and forever changed our history began at a time when armies were gathered for a final battle in the valley of Migdon. Green is a story of love, betrayal, an read more

kauscrazy

The Diary of a Young Girl

Campusfever.com Official Blog | November 20th 2009 by kaustubh

We take the things around us for granted : the fresh air we breathe, the food we eat, the house we live in. What if you are denied all of these? Would you survive long? Can you think of staying hidden from people for a couple of days without food, ai read more

TooFondOfBooks

Book Review: *Love or Something Like It* by Deirdre Shaw

She is Too Fond of Books | November 20th 2009 by Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books

Love or Something Like It: A Novel by Deirdre Shaw Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Random House (April 14, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-1400067701 Back-of-the-book blurb: When Lacey Brennan meets Toby, a sweet and talented comedian, she impulsively moves acros read more

brittanygreer5

Mommy Grace (Book) Review and Giveaway

The Greer 5 | November 20th 2009 by Brittany

Mommy Grace is tagged with being about “Erasing your mommy guilt”. Something we all know we have. An excerpt from the back of the book: “I know look back and shake my head at how foolish I was. I did a lot of things right as a yo read more

lovelylissie

Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict

Lovely Lissie's Reflections and Ruminations | November 19th 2009 by Melissa

Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler In this story Courtney wakes up in Regency England as a Miss Jane Mansfield. At first, she thinks its only a dream, but soon discovers it is all very real. I did enjoy this book. It was in read more

janeaustensworld

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read…

Jane Austen's World | November 19th 2009 by Vic

I had just about given up on reading advance copies of Jane Austen sequels, prequels, and mash-ups, when A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen, edited by Susannah Carson and published by Random House, arrived i read more

astheygrowup

Holiday Gift Guide: The Nutcracker and Mouse King

As They Grow Up | November 19th 2009 by Samantha

During the holidays, I love putting holiday books on our coffee table for the kids to enjoy. My daughter has always loved The Nutcracker.  Even as a small child, we would read this to her during the holidays.  When I had the opportunity to read more

joshpainter

Andrew Malcolm: A "review" of Sarah Palin's book

Texas for Sarah Palin | November 19th 2009 by Josh Painter

Our friend Andrew Malcolm reviews a "review" of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue:We haven't actually read Palin's new book. Not one single page. We have a copy. We intend to read it. And we imagine it's fairly entertaining, perhaps revealing, as inside poli read more

crosswords4fun

Mastering Sudoku in 52 weeks.

Crosswords for Fun | November 19th 2009 by Catherine Eagleson

We have a wonderful book in store called “Mastering Sudoku in 52 Weeks – 52 steps to becoming a sudoku wizard.”   This will show you all you need to know about solving these clever puzzles. The complete course in mastering the ar read more

Book Review: "Leah's Choice" by Marta Perry

Books, movies, and Chinese Food | November 19th 2009

Amish schoolteacher Leah Beiler is content nurturing her young "scholars" and helping out on her large family's Pennsylvania farm in Pleasant Valley. She has long since recovered from the defection of her former fiance Johnny Kile, who left the Amish read more

DigitalTraveler

Book about How to Emulate Famous Photographers

101 Quick and Easy Secrets | November 19th 2009 by Matt Bamberg

My new book 101 Quick and Easy Ideas Taken from the Master Photographers of the Twentieth Century (see link to the right) is off to the printer. The cover is also done. I’m posting here. I think the publisher did a great job in designing it (the p read more

frugalplus

If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Still Be Okay: Book R…

Frugal Plus | November 19th 2009 by Frugal Plus

About Author Dr. Zibners holds board certifications in both pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, a feat that followed over 14 years of higher education. She can run a helicopter resuscitation over the phone, put a tube into a child’s ch read more

madpye

RECOMMENDATIONS | Books Read Recently But Not Reviewed

Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Review | November 19th 2009

My reading habits are still a bit ravenous, but lately I've cut back on reviews a tad to focus on certain books that I have a bit more to say about.  It doesn't mean the below are not quality reads and in fact that is quite&n read more

TooFondOfBooks

Children’s Book Review: *What Darwin Saw* by Rosalyn Schanzer

She is Too Fond of Books | November 19th 2009 by Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books

What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World by Rosalyn Schanzer Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books (January 13, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-1426303968 Back-of-the-book blurb: In 1831 a 22 read more

dorettamills

Regret-Free Living by Stephen Arterburn

life on the edge-doretta | November 19th 2009 by Doretta Mills

This book gives us tools to use to change our regrets and live regret-free. Arterburn tells us that not only must we forgive others but the biggest obstacle to the life that God plans for us is our inability to forgive ourselves. He actually relates read more

joe1897

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns

JerseySmarts.com | November 19th 2009 by Joe

First, I have to contradict something that I wrote a few days ago. If you read my entry from this past Sunday, I commented on how sometimes it takes me a year to get through a single book due to problems with timing. That wasn’t the case with read more

Using Old Testament Hebrew in Preaching by Paul Wegner — A Revi…

Fundamentally Reformed (2) | November 19th 2009

Author: Paul D. Wegner Publisher: Kregel Format: softcover Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 166 ISBN: 9780825439360 Stars: 5 of 5 One of the most bewildering aspects of biblical studies is the study of ancient languages like biblical Hebrew and Greek. read more