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The Bush Tragedy
The Thin Red Line | September 5th 2008 by Alan Jobe
Slate editor Jacob Wesiberg has written an engaging and refreshingly honest look as what he calls the Bush Tragedy. In chapter after gruesome chapter, Weisberg documents the family and relationships of George W Bush and shows just e read more
Sarah Palin Book Hot Commodity
Janet's Booknook | September 5th 2008 by Janet
Now that McCain has announced that his running mate would be Sarah Palin I decided to hunt down a book she had written like I have for all of the other candidates. Problem? She hasn’t written one. There is one book that was written about her th read more
Nic & David Scheff
Janet's Booknook | September 5th 2008 by Janet
I found this pair of books through one of my book clubs and I thought that they would be a terrific set to recommend. Nic and David Scheff are father and son and they have each written a book. Nic’s book is titled "Tweak" and David̵ read more
James Patterson Tries His Hand at Non-fiction
Janet's Booknook | September 5th 2008 by Janet
James Patterson is giving non-fiction a try. His latest book titled "Against Medical Advice" and is a true story based on the life of Cory Friedman who woke up one day and found that his body was no longer under his control. He began to exper read more
The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
In The Shadow of Mt. TBR | September 5th 2008 by Alisha B
Title: The Conquest of Gaul Author: Julius Caesar Translated: S. A. Handford Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Penguin Books Publish Date: 1982 ISBN: 9780140444339 As the situation was critical and no reserves were available, Caesar snatched a shiel read more
How to Really Love Your Grandchild by D. Ross Campbell
word up! | September 5th 2008 by Stacey Dale
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX—It’s officially a phenomenon: Our last major census, in the year 2000, told us that the United States contains nearly 2.5 million households with children being raised by their grandparents. At the same time, fifty-seven per read more
The Dying Mother
PublicLiterature.Org - Read Books Online | September 5th 2008 by Jack Dale
It took a long time For mother to die. Everyone believed She would go first, With dad, The last dirty-old-man, Playing the field Since he loved women. Mother wore out the pages in her Medical encyclopedia To speed things up On the highway Of exotic d read more
From Published Authors to Maclean Bloggers
Defining Canada | September 4th 2008 by Dundurn Group
“Hello World, This is Kickstart.” And with those words, Alexander, Andrew and Paul, authors of Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started, began their foray as bloggers for macleans.ca’s On Campus section. They join eight other read more
Trespassers Will Be Baptized: The Unordained Memoir of a Preacher…
word up! | September 4th 2008 by Stacey Dale
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!Y read more
A WORTHY MUSLIM by Amir Makin: “…it should become clearer to…
The Story Behind the Book | September 4th 2008 by Dorothy Thompson
I began writing this book in an effort to begin a serious conversation and develop solutions to handling the issue of oppression in which some Muslims are reluctantly timid if not outright afraid and even terrified to seriously deal with. In the afte read more
Shakespeare: the World as a Stage
The Crafty Writer | September 3rd 2008
This month’s Crafty Writer Book Club discussion is Shakespeare: the World as a Stage by Bill Bryson. For those of you new to The Crafty Writer, once every two months (give or take) we discuss a best-se read more
Review Round-Up
Defining Canada | September 2nd 2008 by Dundurn Group
Time for another review round-up! Today’s round-up is brought to you by Shelf Life. The September and October issues of Shelf Life featured not one, not two, but four Dundurn books! What follows are a few snippets from the reviews. read more
How to Solve Your People Problems by Dr. Alan Godwin
word up! | September 2nd 2008 by Stacey Dale
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!Y read more
My review of Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
Edgy Inspirational Author | August 31st 2008 by Michelle Sutton
About the book:A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution."A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today's culture by choosing to "do hard things" for the glory of God. And Alex and Brett Harris are lead read more
My First Steps
I want to write a book... | August 31st 2008 by Lauren Cooke
The first stage of writing a book: Planning read more
The Democrats are Making a Big Impression on Me!
ABloger4Christ | August 31st 2008 by John C. Capune
Can’t Get Enough Obama? read more
My review of Saturdays with Stella by Allison Pittman
Edgy Inspirational Author | August 30th 2008 by Michelle Sutton
About the book:Sometimes your best four-legged friend is also your best teacherWhen you bring a new dog into your home, a wash of great joy can become a trial of perseverance as your furry pal chews, digs, yaps, and yes, piddles her way through every read more
Living and Success
Drippingmind's Scribbles | August 30th 2008 by drippingmind
In fairness to people, it must be truly hard to make a choice, especially with all the hardships that looms and hinders people to live beyond the elements defined and required by the present times. These "demands of the present" squeezes out the life read more
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing
The Dark Phantom Review | August 29th 2008 by Mayra Calvani
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing By Mayra Calvani & Anne K. Edwards Twilight Times Books www.twilighttimesbooks.com Twilight Times Books POB 3340 Kingsport TN 37664-3340 Phone/Fax: 423-323-0183 ISBN: 1-933353-22-8; 978-1-933353-22-7 Release Da read more
The Missing Class
The Thin Red Line | August 28th 2008 by Alan Jobe
Sub-titled "portraits of the near poor in America", The Missing Class by Katherine S Newman and Victor Tan Chen was frankly a disappointment to me. While the title and introduction suggest the authors are doing an analysis o read more
Interview with Travel Writer and Adventurer Brandon Wilson
The Dark Phantom Review | August 28th 2008 by Mayra Calvani
Brandon Wilson is an adventurer and travel writer. From the Himalayas, to Mount Kilimanjaro, to the Camino de Santiago, to his most recent 2,620-mile trek from France to Jerusalem, Wilson has been in over a hundred countries and faithf read more
A CHARMED LIFE: Liza Campbell
Janet's Booknook | August 27th 2008 by Janet
I came across this book on one of my book club sites and immediately knew it would be one I wanted to read. I have a lot on my plate coming up with the Twilight series but I am putting this one on my list of books to order. This book is written by Li read more
The Book That Changed My Life
Age 30 - A Year in Books | August 27th 2008 by Heather
Have you ever had one of those days where you feel so miserable that you just CAN'T concentrate on reading? That was me last night. Hubby sent me to bed at 9pm because I looked so miserable (let me tell you, it was PMS from hell!) and he thought I' read more
Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
word up! | August 26th 2008 by Stacey Dale
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!Y read more
House Lust
The Thin Red Line | August 25th 2008 by Alan Jobe
If you’ve come to fear that you spend Way too much time watching House Hunters on HGTV, if you’ve found yourself Zillow-ing everyone from your neighbors to a blind date or if you have spent so much on buying and upgrading your home read more
The Ghostwriter’s Booksigning
PublicLiterature.Org - Read Books Online | August 25th 2008 by Jack Dale
I went to a book signing for a book I wrote the other night–only another person, a kind doctor, signed the books. The cover of the book features his smiling face and this same image graces the posters that were propped all around the store. B read more
The Practical Nomad
The Thin Red Line | August 25th 2008 by Alan Jobe
Back in 2002, while traveling to New Orleans for my father’s funeral, I first read The Practical Nomad by Edward Hasbrouck. Subtitled "how to travel around the world", this is The definitive guide to long t read more
Updates on orders
Janet's Booknook | August 25th 2008 by Janet
I got home today to find that my $1 Passporter Planner had arrived in the mail. I am going to dive in to it while the kids are in gymnastics and I will tell you if i think the $1 plus shipping was worth the outdated version. Remember I also pre- read more
EARTH MAGIC [A Dianic Book Of Shadows]* – MARION WEINSTEIN
A BOOK LOVING BLOG | August 25th 2008 by aannttiiiittnnaa
Another great book from one of the forerunners of modern Witchcraft. Contains some very practical guidelines on how to practice and benefit from the old religion in the modern world of today. We learn to use Magic as a Positive force to bring about l read more
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