Sunday, February 5, 2012
Wait for It
I made a commitment at Goodreads to read 100 books this year. So far I'm slightly ahead of where I need to be, but I am also cheating a bit--I've been reading a lot of children's books. Anyway, my little update here is to inform you that many more books reviews will be coming soon, so stay tuned!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Even More Reviews!
It's still the holidays, but I can't sit around and do nothing, so here are some more book reviews.
Tibetan Book of the Dead by Guru Rinpoche
Death is a part of life. There’s not getting around that. Death is also a major subject in the world’s religions. One religious text that deals with death is the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Guru Rinpoche. There are many different versions and translations of this particular book. This review focuses on the Shambhala pocket edition (256 pages, Shambhala Pocket Classics, $7.00) with translation and commentary provided by Francesca Fremantle and Chogyam Trungpa.
Tibetan Book of the Dead by Guru Rinpoche
Death is a part of life. There’s not getting around that. Death is also a major subject in the world’s religions. One religious text that deals with death is the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Guru Rinpoche. There are many different versions and translations of this particular book. This review focuses on the Shambhala pocket edition (256 pages, Shambhala Pocket Classics, $7.00) with translation and commentary provided by Francesca Fremantle and Chogyam Trungpa.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
New Reviews!
Finally got around to reviewing some more books... check them out and let me know what you think.
An Illustrated Romance (review of Kiss & Tell by MariNaomi)
Discovering Home (review of No Place Like Home by Brooke Berman)
Flights of Fancy: The Great Pretenders (review of The Great Pretenders by Julia Wertz)
John Lennon's Story Through Pictures (review of John Lennon: Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton)
Hostility in Writing: Passive Aggressive Notes (review of Passive Aggressive Notes by Kerry Miller)
An Illustrated Romance (review of Kiss & Tell by MariNaomi)
Discovering Home (review of No Place Like Home by Brooke Berman)
Flights of Fancy: The Great Pretenders (review of The Great Pretenders by Julia Wertz)
John Lennon's Story Through Pictures (review of John Lennon: Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton)
Hostility in Writing: Passive Aggressive Notes (review of Passive Aggressive Notes by Kerry Miller)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, August 30, 2010
The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery #1: Stacey and the Missing Ring
A review of the first book in Ann M. Martin’s extra BSC series.
Since the late 1980’s, Ann M Martin has been feeding the imagination of young girls and boys with her many books. One of the most popular series she created was The Baby-Sitters Club series. This series contains many titles, along with a few well-loved additions and spinoffs of the original series. One of the additions that Martin provided readers was The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery books. These books read much like the books in the original series, but the plot focuses mainly on solving a mystery while babysitting for new and regular clients.
Read more: http://bookstove.com/children/the-baby-sitters-club-mystery-1-stacey-and-the-missing-ring/#ixzz0y7KYxRHh
Since the late 1980’s, Ann M Martin has been feeding the imagination of young girls and boys with her many books. One of the most popular series she created was The Baby-Sitters Club series. This series contains many titles, along with a few well-loved additions and spinoffs of the original series. One of the additions that Martin provided readers was The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery books. These books read much like the books in the original series, but the plot focuses mainly on solving a mystery while babysitting for new and regular clients.
Read more: http://bookstove.com/children/the-baby-sitters-club-mystery-1-stacey-and-the-missing-ring/#ixzz0y7KYxRHh
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Kids in Ms. Coleman's Class #6: Twin Trouble
A review of book six in this classic Ann M. Martin series.
Twin Trouble is book number six in the Ann M. Martin series The Kids in Ms. Colman’s Class. If you are familiar with Ann M. Martin books such as the Baby-Sitters Club, you will instantly recognize the chracters and setting in this story. The Kid’s in Ms. Coleman’s Class series is a spinoff of the Baby-Sitters Club Little Sister series (which is a spinoff of the original Baby-Sitters Club series). In this series Martin gives us a sneak peek into Karen Brewer’s daily activities at school by showing us not what she is up to (she has her own series, after all) but what her classmates are struggling with in school and at home.
Read more: http://bookstove.com/children/the-kids-in-ms-colemans-class-6-twin-trouble/#ixzz0u8RQAeLj
Twin Trouble is book number six in the Ann M. Martin series The Kids in Ms. Colman’s Class. If you are familiar with Ann M. Martin books such as the Baby-Sitters Club, you will instantly recognize the chracters and setting in this story. The Kid’s in Ms. Coleman’s Class series is a spinoff of the Baby-Sitters Club Little Sister series (which is a spinoff of the original Baby-Sitters Club series). In this series Martin gives us a sneak peek into Karen Brewer’s daily activities at school by showing us not what she is up to (she has her own series, after all) but what her classmates are struggling with in school and at home.
Read more: http://bookstove.com/children/the-kids-in-ms-colemans-class-6-twin-trouble/#ixzz0u8RQAeLj
Thursday, June 3, 2010
No Time
While I have very little time to read new books, I thought I would catch you all up on those books that I highly recommend. Check out my AMAZON STORE for Shy Writer's Recommendations.
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