Book Review: The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks has always been one of my favorite authors. His short romance novels are easy to read  and it is relaxing, and a joy, to fall into the world of love his words create. I had read "The Notebook" a few years ago, and recently re- read it when I heard

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Book Review: Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre is certainly not a new book - as you know. Never the less, it is a very engaging read that I had never had the pleasure of reading until now. I of course had heard of it, but figured it would be rather boring. I had decided to try reading some classics though, since

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Book Review: She’s Come Undone

by Wally Lamb Wally Lamb is a magnificent writer, and the fact that this was written from a woman's point of view, just makes it all the more fascinating since the author is a man! I felt he wrote from the perspective of and with the intense emotion of a woman. I would have only expected that he

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Book Review: The Giver

by Louis Lowry When I was in 6th grade, I had to read this book as part of a reading assignment. I was "forced" to read it. I really didn't remember the full story. Recently, I was talking about the book, "The Giver", with a friend of mine who needed to re-read it for a colleg

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Book Review: The Secret Life Of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd I had the pleasure of acquiring The Secret Life of Bees, six-months ago from a co-worker. Reflecting back on my thoughts and my facial expression as the book was handed to me I glanced at my new co-worker---all I could think about was hmmmm could this book captivate me enough, fo

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Book Review: Choosing A Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends

Author: Anita Diamant In Choosing A Jewish Life, Anita Diamant (also the author of the bestselling The Red Tent) outlines the process, both spiritual and practical, that a person undergoes in converting from a non-Jew to a Jew. She covers many topics including a brief introduction to Judaism, dea

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Book Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

By: Mitch Albom The End....or is it? When someone dies are they just dead or does more lie behind death's door? The book The Five People You Meet In Heaven By: Mitch Albom explores those questions in an interesting and insightful way 83-year-old Eddie is a maintenance man at an amusement park whe

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Book Review: Dash

by Eric J. Aronson I love the title of this book. I had heard the poem called "The Dash", which is about a man giving a eulogy, and he speaks of the dash as the time between the date of birth and the date death on a tombstone. In fact, I distinctly heard it for the first time at a funer

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Book Review: Woman Emerging Courageous

by Marilyn Dixon Pfanstiel The editor is an amazing woman in her own right. This is a new one to the book stores. It is written by thirty five extraordinary women, who through courage and determination overcame grief, pain and illness and found inner strength, when they thought they had none.

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Book Review: Nearly Perfect, An American Success Story

by Farmer Meadows, Betty Meadows This autobiography is a down-home diary and anecdotal chronology of the life of a coal miner's son from West Virginia and his rise to becoming a millionaire. Though it is the epitome of a true rags-to-riches success story, Nearly Perfect sometimes lacks the drama,

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