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===> A Reliable Wife

Posted by admin on July 28th, 2010


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This book came as a total surprise to me. I really didn’t think I was going to like it. The description on the cover didn’t sound like something I’d enjoy, but I gave the book a try anyway. I’m very glad I did. It’s one of the best books I read all summer. Once I began reading this book, I just could not stop. The plot has numerous twists and turns, and you never know exactly what’s about to happen. I started out disliking almost every character in the book. However, as the author slowly and cleverly explained their histories and connection to each other, I began to understand what was driving them to behave as they did. I felt the book was very well written, and I’d enjoy reading more books by this author.
I heartily recommend this book, and think it would be a good book club selection.

===> The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Posted by admin on July 27th, 2010

The Five People You Meet in Heaven Overview

Plot Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It’s a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie’s five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his “meaningless” life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: “Why was I here?” Personal Details Collection Status In Collection Index 10 Read It Yes Links Amazon US Product Details LoC Classification PS3601.L335F59 2003 Dewey 813/.6


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At first I thought this book would be a bit depressing. However, I found it to be a quick, easy read that also gave me a “feel good” feeling! I truly enjoyed this book.

===> Private

Posted by admin on July 26th, 2010

Private Overview

The police can’t help you

Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily–and his staff of investigators uses the world’s most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases.

The press will destroy you

Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend’s wife, Jack’s former lover, has been killed. It nearly pushes him over the edge. Instead, Jack pushes back and devotes all of Private’s resources to tracking down her killer.

Only one place to turn: Private

But Jack doesn’t have to play by the rules. As he closes in on the killer and chooses between revenge and justice, Morgan has to navigate a workplace love affair that threatens to blow the roof off his plans. With a plot that moves at death-defying speeds, Private is James Patterson sleekest, most exciting thriller ever.


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At first I wasn’t too sure of how things were going in the book had several cases going on at once but as I got into it I loved how all these cases were solved. Especially liked the way they handled the NFL case. These books are such fast reading.

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===> Work Song

Posted by admin on July 25th, 2010

Work Song Overview

An award-winning and beloved novelist of the American West spins the further adventures of a favorite character, in one of his richest historical settings yet.

“If America was a melting pot, Butte would be its boiling point,” observes Morrie Morgan, the itinerant teacher, walking encyclopedia, and inveterate charmer last seen leaving a one-room schoolhouse in Marias Coulee, the stage he stole in Ivan Doig’s 2006 The Whistling Season. A decade later, Morrie is back in Montana, as the beguiling narrator of Work Song.

Lured like so many others by “the richest hill on earth,” Morrie steps off the train in Butte, copper-mining capital of the world, in its jittery heyday of 1919. But while riches elude Morrie, once again a colorful cast of local characters-and their dramas-seek him out: a look-alike, sound-alike pair of retired Welsh miners; a streak-of-lightning waif so skinny that he is dubbed Russian Famine; a pair of mining company goons; a comely landlady propitiously named Grace; and an eccentric boss at the public library, his whispered nickname a source of inexplicable terror. When Morrie crosses paths with a lively former student, now engaged to a fiery young union leader, he is caught up in the mounting clash between the iron-fisted mining company, radical “outside agitators,” and the beleaguered miners. And as tensions above ground and below reach the explosion point, Morrie finds a unique way to give a voice to those who truly need one.

“The most tumultous, quirky, and fascinating city in the American West of the last century has finally found a storyteller equal to its stories. … Ivan Doig brings to life the core of humanity, and a hell of cast, amidst the shadows and sorrows of Butte, Montana — a city that could say it never slept well before New York made a similar claim.”-Tim Egan, author of The Last Hard Time and The Big Burn


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As a Montanan I admit that I am partial to Ivan Doig. My first exposure was “This House of Sky”, truly an exceptional memoir and one that lovingly captures a complicated Montana childhood. The love affair continued with “English Creek”, “Dancing at the Rascal Fair” and “Bucking the Sky”, all three linked with the story of one family. Then came a few I could have probably skipped. But with his “The Whistling Season” I knew he was back in form. This new novel, “Work Song” is linked as well, and Morrie Morris, a memorable character from “The Whistling Season” now takes center stage.

On the run from a checkered past in Chicago, and an ill-fated romance on the Montana hi-line, Morrie shows up in Butte, Montana in 1919, in the midst of labor turmoil. He fortunately finds lodging in a boarding house run by the widowed Grace Faraday and a job at the Butte Public Library. The labor unions are chafing under the brass-knuckled tactics of the Anaconda Company goons. Doig skillfully sets the scene as the miners, mostly immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Cornwall, Russia and Sweden struggle to find a way to stand up for their rights as one union with one voice. Morrie crosses paths with a former student from the hi-line and her beau, a union organizer and a humorous and entertaining plot is set into motion. Morrie agrees to help the multi-ethnic union members choose a “work song”, a unifying theme song that will demonstrate their solidarity and further their cause.

Doig has a unique writing style that captures the lively spirit of the times and the complexity of the characters strutting on Butte’s colorful stage. “Work Song” is a quick-paced novel that brought great pleasure to this lover of Montana’s talented writers. But it will be a treat to all non-Montanans (but Montana lovers) as well.

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===> Eland

Posted by admin on July 23rd, 2010

Eland Overview

Like many Bor Nargan women, Jeanne has never had sex. The planet publically shuns intercourse, branding women as wicked for even talking about sexual urges. Then a man unlike any she-s ever seen stumbles through her door-literally. Even his disheveled appearance doesn-t stop her from wanting to strip bare and place her body in his talented hands. Created solely for pleasure, Eland is a level-three Shareem. Rough, edgy, commanding. Oh, the things he could teach Jeanne-if he can stay alive long enough. Publisher-s Note: Sexy and sensual? Or down and dirty? If you enjoyed this tantalizing taste, the Tales of the Shareem series has a level of pleasure just for you.


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===> The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

Posted by admin on July 22nd, 2010

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Overview

The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health.

Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright deceptions of the American dream, which encourages nothing but overspending and massive amounts of debt. “Don’t even consider keeping up with the Joneses,” Ramsey declares in his typically candid style. “They’re broke!”

The Total Money Makeover isn’t theory. It works every single time. It works because it is simple. It works because it gets to the heart of the money problems: you.


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… if, however, you’ve only floundered occasionally, as almost all of us have, you can probably find a different book out there that speaks more to your particular situation.

Being a school teacher that’s never made a huge amount of money and is paying all of my bills solo on my limited salary, I picked this book up thinking that it’d be a very good read, and helpful in guiding me towards better financial stability and freedom. And, really, this is a very good guide for someone like me. The commentary within prompted more than one “aha! moment”, as Oprah calls them, and the worksheets contained at the back of the book are greatly helpful for those of us that need someone to help us get it all down on paper. I’m pretty consistent with logging my monthly expenses, and have been carrying around a list outlining said expenses for years, as a reminder not to overspend, so I already had a strong foundation of putting it down on paper. But the rest of the budget lists contained at the back of the book just helped me to develop a strong plan for what to and not to spend my remaining pennies on each month, and the wisest ways to do so.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading Dave Ramsey’s “The Total Money Makeover” – the type is large, the text is easy to read and engaging, and the stories peppered throughout give you different viewpoints and keep the material feeling fresh. Keep in mind, though, that there are Christian scriptures peppered throughout, along with references to God. If you’re likely to find that offensive, then you might want to look for a different Financial Planning book that isn’t faith-based. However, by the end of my read, I walked away with many invaluable tips that I hadn’t had before. Keep in mind that all of his suggestions won’t apply to everyone. I believe that, depending on how dire your situation is (or not), you might have more or less wiggle room to pick and choose which of his suggestions to follow, which to file away for later use, and which to skip altogether. YOU are the reader, and YOU are the decider; as with any decision to limit your use/consumption of certain things, you have to adjust it so that it fits you best for long-term use, while still remaining effective, be it a diet, fitness regimen, or a financial plan. The worse your financial situation, the more highly I’d recommend that you read through this. The closer you are to being a trust fund baby (or creator), the more likely I feel that you’ll get more out of another financial adviser’s writings.

===> Memorial Day

Posted by admin on July 21st, 2010

Memorial Day Overview

When a spike in CIA intelligence suggests a major terrorist attack planned for Memorial Day, the president orders Mitch Rapp, his top counterterrorism operative, to pull out all the stops. Rapp immediately leaves for Afghanistan where he leads the ultra secret counterterrorism Special Forces unit on a daring commando raid across the border into Northern Pakistan. Their target: an al-Qaeda stronghold. Within a subterranean room, Rapp and his team discover a treasure trove of maps, computers, files and bills of lading for multiple freighters heading to US ports – all pointing to plans for a catastrophic attack on Washington DC. Information is quickly relayed back to CIA headquarters, and a nuclear emergency search team scrambles to the scene. In a few hours, the freighters have been located and the danger averted. Or has it? To Mitch Rapp, the whole operation seemed just a bit too easy. Following his instincts on a quest to unearth the whole truth, Rapp makes a truly terrifying discovery – and with Memorial Day closing fast, he must find a way to prevent a disaster of unimaginable proportions …


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The book is a page turner and has the same roller coaster experience as 24 when it comes to action and intrigue. From the threat of a nuclear bomb in D.C. to the methods that are rightly used in extracting the info from captured Terrorists, this book has it all. It fits well in todays world where we are in a war on Terror regardless of if the current administration chooses to recognize it or not.
I highly recommend this book but you should go back to Vince Flynn’s first book Term Limits and start there and then read Transfer of Power, The Third Option, Separation of Power and then Executive Power and you will be caught up with all the various characters that Vince Flynn has created for this world.

===> The Search

Posted by admin on July 20th, 2010


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For me, Nora Roberts almost never fails to deliver an enjoyable, readable book. This one was no different. I liked “The Search” a lot…I probably wouldn’t qualify it as one of my favorites by her, but I can see myself reading it again in a year or two.

Series Note:
No series connections.

Summary:
Years ago, Fiona Bristow had the perfect life in the works…a great fiance, an upcoming wedding, a loving family. Then it all fell apart when she unintentionally caught the eye of the Red Scarf Killer. When all was said and done, she was the only survivor of RSK, her fiance and his police K-9 partner were dead, and her life was in shambles. To help recover from the terrifying, grief-inducing ordeal, Fiona moves to Orcas Island and in honor of her late fiance starts a canine obedience and search and rescue training school. Since then, she’s managed to find peace and be content with her life.

Then things change yet again. First, she learns that there is a copycat killer out there imitated RSK and who may have her in his sights. Then Simon Doyle drives up her lane, desperately needing help training his rambunctious puppy, Jaws. Fiona is drawn to surly but kind Simon and what starts as a hot affair leads to more. But RSK2 is on her heels, constantly reminding her that a killer wants her dead.

Review:
If you’ve read any of NRs recent books, this one is much in the same vein. NR picks a topic – like house restoration in “Tribute” and animal conservation/rescue in “Black Hills” – and fully immerses the readers in it. In this case, it’s canine search and rescue. And obviously there’s a romance and suspense plot to go along with it. But in any case, this book is very similar in tone to those other ones. Interpret that however you like.

Personally, I really enjoyed the canine S&R aspect of the book. Half because I’m a dog person and half because I find the topic of canine S&R fascinating. NR does a fabulous job of diving into the topic, giving readers a vibrant picture of canine S&R. I was hooked on that part of the book from the start. Is there too much detail, too much of a focus on the subject? Some might say yes, but I loved this aspect of the book. It totally worked for me.

On the character and romance front – I really liked both Fiona and Simon. Fiona is a strong woman to have gone through what she did and put her life back together. And Simon…he’s a bit of an oddity. He’s a bit surly, a bit broody, says what he thinks even if it’s not always pretty…and yet, there was something really likable about him. Probably because underneath the loner surliness, he’s a genuinely nice guy with a soft spot for a silly dog. I liked him. And I thought he and Fiona fit well together. Great chemistry between the two.

I did wish that A) Fiona’s dialogue wasn’t so rambly and psychoanalytical at times. There were times when things she said just came off as over-the-top too intuitive. And B) I wished there had been a little more conflict in the romantic relationship. It was a bit too smooth for me and I wanted a little more conflict between them before they settled into love. But these were mostly minor issues.

The suspense plot was where I had most of my issues with the book and what kept it from being a 5-star read. I liked the basic premise of the story: a woman who survives a serial killer, now a copy cat has risen and is coming after her. It sounded like it was going to be a great, creepy story. But as I read, that creepy tension, that edge-of-you-seat what’s-going-to-happen-next intensity never developed. The suspense plot is sort of very lackadaisical, very low-intensity. You know early on who the killer is, why he’s doing it, what he plans. There’s no guesswork, other than wondering how at the end of the book he’s going to get close to killing Fiona…because you KNOW that’s going to happen (romantic suspense protocol, after all). And just the way the RSK thing happened in the background really sucked the intensity out of the story. I just wanted more from this suspense plot. Even the big ending didn’t feel so bit. I was expecting and hoping for a big finale – a tense, life and death battle but the end, for me, felt a bit anti-climactic and flat. Which was disappointing.

Don’t get me wrong, the suspense plot wasn’t bad, but it didn’t have enough bite for me. Maybe that’s because it’s a serial killer story, and those tend to be very creepy and tense, and this one just…wasn’t. But it wasn’t a bad plot at all. Just maybe not what I wanted from the story. It’s balanced out, though, by how much I enjoyed the canine S&R stuff, the characters, and the romance.

For you NR fans, will you like this book? Probably. The dedicated fans will mostly likely like it, but those of you who haven’t like the last few books as much, wished she wouldn’t get so focused on a topic might have some issues with the book. For me, as a dedicated NR fan who has read almost everything she’s written, I consider “The Search” a solid 4-star read.

===> Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most

Posted by admin on July 18th, 2010

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most Overview

Members of the Harvard Negotiation Project–which brought you the mega-bestseller Getting to YES–show you how to handle your most difficult conversations with confidence and skill.

Whether you’re dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with your spouse about money or child-rearing, negotiating with a difficult client, or simply saying “no,” or “I’m sorry,” or “I love you,” we attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day. Based on fifteen years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Project, Difficult Conversations walks you through a step-by-step proven approach to having your toughest conversations with less stress and more success. You will learn:
how to start the conversation without defensiveness
why what is not said is as important as what is
ways of keeping and regaining your balance in the face of attacks and accusations
how to decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation

Filled with examples from everyday life, Difficult Conversations will help you on the job, at home, or out in the world. It is a book you will turn to again and again for advice, practical skills, and reassurance.

“Does this book deliver on [its] promise of an effective way through sticky situations, whether ‘with your baby sitter or your biggest client’? It does.”– The New York Times

“These talented communicators blend a daunting array of disciplines into highly readable and practical advice.”– Booklist

“Brilliant. . . . I’ve already re-read most of it. I’m using it. What more could a reader ask?”– Tom Peters

“Emotional Intelligence applied to life’s tough moments.”– Daniel Goleman


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This is a useful book, but in my mind, is applicable very narrowly to certain business situations.

Throughout our lives, how many times do we feel that if only we could have communicated better, we wouldn’t be where we are. If I communicated more clearly and with purpose, would my relationship be better? Would my friendships be less strained? Would my interaction with my co-workers be less awkward? Would I have been promoted more quickly, or prevented being fired?

While this book doesn’t present answers to such specific scenarios, the book analyzes elements having a difficult conversation in a methodical manner, ‘to discuss what matters most.’ In that sense, the book is instrumental for any manager to become familiar with, in order to address those instances that organizational leaders inevitably face: how to confront difficult people or situations and dealing with them in a proper manner. Analytically speaking, the authors break down the conversational approach into three types: 1) “What Happened”?, 2) Feelings, and 3) Identity Conversations.

The book itself is an offshoot of the Harvard Negotiation Project (an earlier title from that project is the famous “Getting to Yes” by Ury and Fisher).

My opinion of book’s main limitations are two-fold: One is that it might best pertain to hierarchical organizations. Otherwise, it’s not always helpful to have structured approach when talking about matters of heart … it doesn’t work that way in life. When it comes to things of heart, honesty, confession, and parable may be more appropriate, to present a few examples. Second limitation is that even in a business setting, what leads to difficult conversations are bad management and engagement amongst co-workers. In that case, the problems arise long before the need for a difficult conversation.

Hence, in my mind, this book is applicable very narrowly to certain business situations.

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===> Pretty Little Liars #2: Flawless

Posted by admin on July 17th, 2010

Pretty Little Liars #2: Flawless Overview

Spencer stole her sister’s boyfriend. Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher. Emily likes her new friend Maya . . . as much more than a friend. Hanna’s obsession with looking flawless is making her sick. And their most horrible secret yet is so scandalous that the truth would ruin them forever.

And why shouldn’t I tell? They deserve to lose it all. With every crumpled note, wicked IM, and vindictive text message I send, I’ll be taking these pretty little liars down. Trust me, I’ve got enough dirt to bury them alive.


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First off, I have to say, so far this series rocks!! Like the first one, I read this one in pretty much one sitting, and that’s very rare for me. I was glued to every page, and that’s a sign of a very talented author.

This picks up right where the first one leaves off. A is still sending threatening messages to Hanna, Spencer, Emily and Aria. However, in this book, the messages are a lot more personal and threatening. A is threatening to tell everyone’s secrets not only to each other, but to their family and friends. A even tells on “You hurt me, and I’ll hurt you back.” For me, that’s a very interesting sentence. It makes you wonder not only who A is, but what did the girls do to A to get A so mad at them, mad enough to either kill Allison or fake her death, and kill someone else and say it’s Allison. That’s not a spoiler, that happened in the first book.

In this books, we get some answers, but as in all good books that will keep the reader hooked, there are more questions. Answers that lead to questions, ya gotta love it.

I like how the girls have depth to them. It’s not the same old characters that are re-hashed in the books over and over. As we lean about them, we can’t help to care what happens to them, and in some cases, feel sorry for them. In a series of flashbacks (more on that later) we’re finally getting to know Allison, and know that she’s not a very nice person. I was wondering why she’d want to be friends with Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. She has/had strange control over them, much like a bully has control over those they bully. Allison is mean, rude and Nasty to her friends, and knows all of their secrets. Allison uses those secrets to hurt her friends. She’s a very interesting character that I can’t help but to wonder about.

I don’t really want to go into detail on what happens to the Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna, it could lead to to many spoilers. If you’ve read the first one, then you pretty much know what’s happening to them. In this book, we see some consequences of their actions, and see what makes them tick. Speaking of characters, we get to see what the home life is for each of the girls in the book. For me, that’s adds a lot of depth to them and makes them seem real and life like. There is also some High School drama thrown in the mix. For me, that both are examples on how much control Allison and A have over their friends. It seems that A had it out for Hanna in this book.

I love how we really don’t know who A is. We were given some clues on who it might be, but I don’t want to say to much, just so I don’t spoil it.

Usually, when an author deals with the past and present, it’s set up so one chapter is in the past, and one chapter is in the present. That’s a huge pet peeve for me. That being said, Shepard does it exactly right. She flows in the past and the present seemlessly. No breaks, it’s a nice flow that goes on at a steady pace.

I can’t say enough good things about this series. I’ve been hooked since the first book, and I can’t wait to start the 3rd one in the series. This is a series I’d say go ahead and start. Just plan on getting nothing done for the rest of the day, because you’ll be hooked like me. If you start it, I can promise, you won’t be sorry. I can’ wait to see how this series plays out.

Kuddos to Sara Shepard!!