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An Awesome Study Bible!
I am a big fan of the ESV translation and I am also a big fan of study Bibles. I have been looking for a long time for a study Bible based based on the ESV, and when I found this one I was immediately taken with it. This Bible is not only a good resource but also a great value too.<br /><br />Obviously, a good Bible is...
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Mostly Excellent
I work with Linux every day in the workplace and am in the process of studying for the RHCT exam. A class was offered in-house on RHEL and I enrolled. As part of the class, we all received a copy of this book. I have only one complaint with the book, but otherwise I am very pleased with it.<br /><br />This is not a com...
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An Idea Book, Not a How-To
I selected this title with the expectation of getting an introduction on game design. The title and description suggest that this is a book about designing games (strategy, behind the scenes architecture, etc.) and not a tome full of code and snippets. As it turns out, it is neither.<br /><br />The book goes into vario...
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A Deeper Understanding
I selected this title with the expectation of getting a little deeper understanding into some of the thematic elements that are repeated through the Scriptures, such as the relationships between shepherds and sheep. This book exceeded my expectations and I am likely going to work through it again.<br /><br />The Script...
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Fun read - road trip and history lessons rolled into one
When I selected this title I was expecting it to be somewhat like a cookbook based on a big road trip. It is not quite what I thought it would be but it is still a very enjoyable read.<br /><br />The author describes throughout this title the various aspects of different forms of Jewish delis, including a description o...
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Entertaining
I selected this title with no preconceived notions. It sounded like a fun book to read with plenty of anecdotes, nuggets of wisdom in finding good food and even some education. This book met my expectations in this regard.<br /><br />In a general sense this book reads somewhat like a Food Network program, explaining wh...
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Emotion in slow-motion
I was not entirely sure what to expect when I selected this title. From the synopsis it's clear what this novel entails, but beyond that I went in with no preset expectations.<br /><br />The author chronicles the disintegration of her marriage and has written it in a manner that comes across as a slow-motion replay of ...
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Didn't grab me
I have tried several times to really immerse myself in this book. I love medieval-style literature and it was my hope that this would take me on an excellent journey down a new path. I came away disappointed.<br /><br />The writing is good and the story has some interesting elements to it, but it never really hooked me...
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Simple prep and clean flavors
This cookbook advertises itself as a 5 ingredient/15 minute collection of recipes that are light and healthy. Many people have commented that this cookbook does not really stick very close to the 5 ingredient/15 minute part of that, but it does produce recipes that are definitely healthier than average.<br /><br />When...
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Something Old, Something New
This book is an in-depth analysis of personality types and how they relate to one another in terms of finding a mate. Much of this work has been done in other forms by other researchers, but some of the material is new.<br /><br />The author lays out 4 base personality types, which she calls the Explorer, the Builder, ...
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An excellent guidebook for the backyard fire king
When I first saw this book I expected it to be a rehash of many, many other grilling books out there. I have several others and I did not really think there would be much improvement on what I already had. I was very wrong this time - this is the best book on grilling I have ever seen.<br /><br />The book is broken dow...
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Fantastic collection of Soup Recipes!
After reading the reviews here on Amazon I decided to seek out this book. I very much enjoy a good bowl of soup and I had high hopes that this cookbook would expand my horizons in home-made soup making without breaking the bank or sending me to an exotic foods market. This book has absolutely met my expectations.<br />...
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Everything you need except a notary
This package contains three different products - Quicken Willmaker 2009, and enorous user manual and The Executor's Guide eBook. The software is excellent, but I found the included book to be an even better resource.<br /><br />For creating a will, Quicken Willmaker is about as simple and straightforward a solution as ...
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Sticky sweet readalong without a book
This audio CD recites the two children's rhymes "On the Night You Were Born" and "It's Time to Sleep My Love". Tracks 1 and 2 are the former, and tracks 3, 4, and 5 are the latter. Though the stories themselves are sweet, the execution of this CD leaves much to be desired.<br /><br />The first track is a recitation of ...
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Uplifting and Insightful
I selected this title because the description described it as a sort of devotional read, with Scripture sprinkled throughout. I expected my wife to abscond with it quickly, too, and that is precisely what she did. It has proven to be even better than I imagined.<br /><br />The author and her husband bought a homestead ...
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A Fun Read - I Couldn't Put It Down!
Though I enjoy reading, it is unusual for me to find a book that interests me enough to burn through the entire thing in less than 24 hours. "Confessions of a Contractor" is one of those rare books that, once I delved into it, I could not put it down until I had digested every page and finished it.<br /><br />It reads ...
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Not to my tastes
This book is a historical novel, based on a real-life person who lived back in 19-century Paris. I selected this book expecting it to be an edge-of-my-seat read that would keep me up for hours as I read. I came away somewhat disappointed.<br /><br />The setting is Paris in the 1800's. The overall story is told from the...
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A good introduction, but certainly not authoritative
I recently received a copy of this book when it appeared on my desk at work while I was away at lunch. I have been trying to make good pizza and this book appeared to hold a lot of promise. So, I dug in! I discovered that some of what I discovered in this book has been improved upon in the time between now and when it ...
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Interesting storytelling, poor editing
I bought this book after meeting the author in an online forum. I was intrigued with her story idea and so I added this book to my wish list and picked it up the next time I placed an order. While the stories in this work are interesting and thought-provoking, the overall package suffers from poor editing.<br /><br />T...
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Decent whole-grains book, with a caviat
I bought this book on first sight, after deciding that I wanted to do more whole-grain baking. I like and very much trust Hodgson Mill products and I thought that this cookbook would be an excellent resource. I was right, to a point.<br /><br />This cookbook is filled with good recipes for all kinds of baked goods, usi...
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Excellent book on proper bread baking
I have had this book for a few months and it has become one of my very favorite books on bread. I spend a lot of time working on bread and I am always looking for good books on the subject, so when I found this book I was quite taken with it. The more I use it, the more I like it.<br /><br />Ever since picking up a cop...
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Excellent and very practical
I spend a tremendous amount of time in the kitchen and I am always trolling for new cookbooks that are approachable, practical and produce good results. I had been researching books on soup for a while and I spotted this one here on Amazon and decided to give it a try. I am very glad that I did so.<br /><br />While thi...
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While this is a good book, the subtitle is misleading
I make a lot of bread and I have recently decided to concentrate on whole grain artisan loaves. I found this title on a shelf and decided to give it a chance.<br /><br />The subtitle of this book is "Baking with Whole Grains". Based on this, one would be led to believe that a typical recipe from this book would be very...
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Very good, though not what I expected
I'll be honest - I bought this book having never seen it, thinking it would be a book specifically about flatbreads and other specialty breads from the Mediterranean. I am interested in expanding my horizons into flatbreads and eastern breads, so this book looked like a good possibility in that regard. It does cover th...
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A bread book for those on carb-sensitive diets
In the age of carb-conscious diets where bread has fallen out of vogue, it is difficult to find a good collection of recipes that follows the requirements of the South Beach or Atkins diets. This is especially painful for those who dearly love bread and are willing to switch to whole-grain breads in compliance with suc...
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A passion for pizza
I bought this book, having never seen it before, because of my appreciation for author Peter Reinhart's other excellent works, as well as a desire to make good pizza of my own. I have Bread Baker's Apprentice and Crust & Crumb, and because these books are specifically about bread, I assumed that American Pie would be a...
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More than just a Java Certification guide
There are many books on the market dealing with the topic of Java Certification, and this is a newer entry in that popular field. From the title, A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification, one is led to believe that this book is for experienced developers who are looking to complete their knowledge of Java and go on t...
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Excellent coverage of a variety of topics
I bought this book after doing some research for a good C++ book. I had decided on a completely different title when I discovered this one on the shelf and I bought it instead.<br />This book is not &quot;light reading&quot; by any stretch of the imagination. It is instead almost 1200 pages of fact after fact about C, ...
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Work hard and reap the benefits
I bought this book after carefully researching it, trying to decide if it would be a book I would use or a book that would sit on my shelf and collect dust. The recipes in this book look more time-consuming than those found in my other bread books, and I finally decided that, based on other reviews of this book, it was...
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Superb book on grilling!
I bought this book while trying to expand my collection of grilling recipes. I enjoy cooking on the grill and I wanted to move beyond the simple hamburgers, hot dogs, and barbequed chicken parts. I looked at a variety of books on the subject, and this one struck me as a good value. I have not been disappointed.<br />Th...
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Excellent C#/.NET Book
I was informed by my manager to purchase a C# book, and I set out to do some research as to which book would fit my needs. I stumbled on this title as one recommended instead of another that was reviewed here on Amazon.com Based on the reviews posted for this book, I decided to purchase it. The positive reviews for thi...
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A worthy addition to one's collection
I bought this book when I was searching for a specific recipe. This title happened to have that which I was seeking at the time, and I brought it home. I will confess, it is not a book I use often, as I prefer a different style of bread than many of the recipes presented in it, but it still is a good volume with good r...
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This one gets it right!
Several years ago I began baking bread as a hobby, and this hobby has now fed my family on a fairly regular basis. In an effort to expand my horizons and add good recipes to the collection I already had, I chose this book after perusing it on a store shelf. After looking at book after book after book, I found that this...
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Disappointing
I bought this book with the impression that it would be a good book for system administration of a generalized UNIX system. I knew that it would not cover every scenario for every flavor of UNIX, but it should at least be a great foundation.<br />The title is quite misleading. &quot;Bible&quot; implies that this is an ...
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A great collection of annotated games
I bought this book when searching for a collection of annotated master games, so that I could study and improve my own games.<br />This book is a treasure trove of fabulous chess games, carefully annotated by a grandmaster that was legendary in his time and by a chess editor that has a lot of experience under his belt....
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Excellent value for problems book
I bought this book after reading Seirawan's "Winning Chess Tactics" in hopes of improving my knowledge base.<br />First, I should start by saying that this book is not perfect. It does have a couple of errors in it (and those errors come up in discussions of this book on occasion), but most books these days do have som...
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Good book on addressing common problems
I bought this book having never seen it before, based solely on the description given on the back cover of it. This book advertises itself as a guide for addressing errors in thought.<br />Silman did a superb job in organizing this book, breaking it down into well-defined topics, including pawn structure, superior mino...
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Excellent middlegame book
I am a Class B player, and I am always seeking ways to improve my chess game. As much as I love the game and as long and as often as I play, I have a lot upon which I can improve. I stumbled on this book while researching other titles.<br />Reassess Your Chess (RYC) trumpets itself as a book that teaches the reader how...
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1890085006
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A good reference book for chess strategy elements
I bought this book after buying Silman's &quot;Reassess Your Chess&quot; and &quot;The Amateur's Mind&quot;, both of which have been very helpful to me. This book bills itself as a strategy guide.<br />This book covers a lot of ground and hits upon a lot of fundamental ideas that a good chess player needs. I am hardly ...
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More than just a Java textbook for a class
When I bought this book, I was unaware that it was written with the intention of being a class textbook for learning not just Java, but also the basics of computer science. Even so, this is an excellent Java book that will serve the reader well.<br />First, this book is extremely well organized. The table of contents l...
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Good depth, but reader needs some competency already
I am a C/C++ programmer who has benefited greatly from Eckel's other big book, Thinking in C++. I have been sufficiently impressed with that book that I thought his Java book would be just as excellent.<br />The first portion of this book (after the obligatory stuffing at the beginning) is a brief primer on OO concepts...
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A solid foundation in C++, and then some.
This book about Standard C++ is very unique, in that it covers more than just the syntax of the language. Eckel goes into detail as to *why* things work the way they do, and even gives insight into what problems were encountered that led to the implementation of certain language features. True, this makes for a very wo...
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good shape, good book
Arrived as scheduled, good shape, good book!!
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Encouragement in time of grief
What Happens When Women Say Yes to God is full of ever day moments, hard challenges and life lessons that show you the power of faith, prayer, and trusting God. Many of the examples filled me eith inspiration and touched my heart.<br /><br />As I listened, I had tears of joy and felt deeply connected and comforted by L...
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A wonderful story of love, understanding, and hope!
Seattle Blues is A beautiful family story that covers loss, grief, war, PTSD, and life lessons. The main character is cunning and at first full of mischief. As the story progresses, she meets a host of likable characters including A kind bus driver, her maternal grandmother, and several jazz musicians. She also meets a...
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A solid collection for young added
Poetry 180 had a good feel with various poetry and lyrical styles. Most poems would be easy for young writers to enjoy. There were a few poems that made me pause and others that made me sad. A couple talked about grief after losing pets. One spoke of suicide. Other than that, Poetry 180 would be a good book for young t...
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An Important Lesson of Being Open to Life
This book is a moving tribute to the lives of those stuck in the battle for freedom, fairnesses, and the ones lost in the struggle. I have so many questions and not enough answers to how a system can go so wrong and how people can become so jaded that they think their actions are okay.<br /><br />The author is a fantas...
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An enjoyable look at life
Firstlight is the poetic view of life as experienced by a brilliant writer. The inspirational writings in this essay collection are vignettes and biographical in tone. So if you are looking for fiction, this book is not for you.<br /><br />Here the author shares personal moments, social circumstances, and parental joy ...
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An important and engaging collection
Power in Poetry is an excellent collection produced with joy, conviction, and elegance. I stumbled onto this collection, and it is a joy. I love the variety of topics, reading voices, and style. This is a good collection to close your eyes and feel in your soul. It is a short but impactful including social situations, ...
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Full of brilliant concepts to market any book
I read You Must Market Your Book, and found an abundance of vital information to bring more awareness to my collection.<br /><br />The author outlined a plethora of components and techniques that will be beneficial for newbie and established authors. Her writing style made the marketing path simple and provided a clear...
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A Fascinating Look at Western History
Black Women of the Old West is a great book of knowledge. The author provides many accounts of known heroines and vignettes of previously unknown western heroines. The women's journey out west, marriages, daily lives, education, careers, political and professional progress are included.<br /><br />We learn more than th...
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Excellent resource for children and adults
Africa A look back is an excellent overview of the intricacies of the African continent. The book discusses African tribes, languages, cultures, and traditions. The text is short but full of exciting details and interesting facts.<br /><br />The book explained customs, clashes, and provided brief historical events and ...
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A wonderful collection that will bring a smile
I thoroughly enjoyed Julie Andrews' book Treasury for All Seasons. This book contains many sentimental poems that will evoke children’s imagination. The prose, poetry, and songs made me smile and reminisce.<br /><br />Some of the poems had to do with holidays. The majority did not, and I think it gives a beautifully ec...
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Informational, Emotional, and Unforgettable
Unforgetting is a raw, stirring, and unforgettable read. The book is full of family stories, scenes of abuse, brutality, death, historical events, and insight. This alerted me to numerous issues compelling people to flee El Salvador. Such as ethnic cleansing of indigenous people, rape, drug trafficking, cartels, street...
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A beautiful tribute to phenomenal poets
Out of Wonder is a brief glimpse into various well know poets. The poems feel like a trip through life, history, and time. Various themes, like how to write a poem, what is poetry, jazz, nature, imagination, and ancestors.<br /><br />The book uniquely blends many loved poets of various backgrounds and nationality. This...
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A fun and engaging story
Little Bear and the Marco Polo is a entertaining story about a bear who is a seaman, his wife grandma bear, and their grandson, Little Bear. The book is a sweet introduction to spending time with grandparents, sea travel, maps, ladybugs, and history.<br /><br />The language is short and simple which it perfect for litt...
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Full of Fun and Happiness
Nibble Nibble poems for children is full of fun and joyful poems. There are lyrical rhymes and storylines poems that will make story-time fun for you and your little ones. The author furnishes themes such as family, animals, sleepy time, seasons, and emotions. The poems include the sounds and sights of nature, birds, r...
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This is an excellent resource
This is an informative book offering a comprehensive examination of what a person suffering from severe chronic pain often endures. The author presents an honest and accurate view of the emotional drains and coping phases experienced, mental health lows, pain fluctuations, currently available treatments, therapies, dis...
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A deeply moving memoir
w Life, No Instructions was a beautiful experience. The book flows like a writer’s poetic fantasy. Caldwell's lines are rhythmic, poignant, and memorable. She writes about complex subjects with dignity, empathy, compassion, and sympathy.<br /><br />The recollections shared tug at your heart, lift your spirits, and ling...
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An intriguing view of how race and events converge
A Case of Rape exposed the dilemmas of fair trials when witnesses have a view, juries have predispositions, spectators stay silent, and defendants hold back needed information. When I chose this book, I, too, had an assumption. A subjective view immediately after seeing the description.<br /><br />This case illustrates...
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A great way to give a reader smiles and joy
Falling Up was a fantastic and fun read. I smiled throughout reading it, and Falling Up lifted my mood on a difficult day. The rhymes flow, and each is more of a children’s joke. The poems are not too silly for an adult to enjoy, and I look forward to reading more of this talented poet worm. This is a great book to giv...
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A brilliant blessing of love and healing
Call Us What We Carry is a moving, thought-provoking view through a fresh lens. I felt embraced by wisdom and lifted to a new plateau. Gorman’s view is like your next breath of air. You get the whiff, it gives you energy, and you wait for the successive sentence to continue breathing.<br /><br />The incredible visuals ...
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An excellent resource for island history and information
The book Barbados is an excellent introduction to the island and it's people. The author provided stunning details explaining the country's beginning, participation in slavery, colonialism by Great Britain, later developments, current situation and cultural intricacies. There were many tasty-sounding recipes, and other...
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Grandson’s Favorite Book
My grandson loves books and already has several individual Dr. Seuss books. But I thought having this collection would allow him to carry his reading joy without taking multiple books. And this book is an instant hit. This is his new favorite book, and he wants it read over and over again. I highly recommend this book ...
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An Informative and enjoyable read
Tree Shaker is a moving tribute, an educational delight, and A Beautiful and engaging view of a life well lived. From the sources, interviews, and timelines provided, the reader is taken deep into the flavor of Mandela's extraordinary life and the history of his beloved country.<br /><br />We meet him at his beginning,...
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A solid look at Mr. Franklin’s early life.
Church Boy is a solid memoir. Kirk Franklin provides adequate background, lightly touches on his upbringing and natural music talent. Then he overs school and early year's in the chruch. As I listened, it felt like Franklin was honest and had more to say that was carefully coded. He alluded to things that are certainly...
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A maze of race, hate, and rage
Surviving the White Gaze is a labyrinth of hurt, pain, racism, manipulation, abuse and sexual violence. Tess, a young white woman of privilege, gets pregnant by a young black man. Tess gives the baby girl, Rebecca, to adoptive white parents.<br /><br />The adopted parents are supportive and kind, but Ill-equipped to ra...
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Gritty, True, and Brilliant
The Shade of My Own Tree is a brilliant and honest look at the faces of Domestic violence. The story included a network of people trying to get survivors out while they could still be saved. The author’s care of each scene, emotion, abuse, stalking, manipulation, and the ending was nothing short of masterful.<br /><br ...
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Vivid details and enlightened history
Stolen was a hard book to read. There were few bright spots and fewer happy endings. If you are looking for joy, it's not in this book. The book is exceptionally well-detailed and suitable for historians. The documentation, newspaper articles, court accounts, and descriptions of the brutality leave little to the imagin...
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A beautiful story of courage love and hope
Finding Chika is a moving story of a loving couple who open their hearts and home to an ill Haitian child. The child becomes theirs, and they build a loving family unit—each providing for the other. The childless couple offers a safe home, love, education, and protection. They do their best to save the child's life and...
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A brilliant book on writing and life
Bird by Bird is a gift to the heart of students, educators, writers, authors, and non-writers. Lamott writes with love, devotion, honesty, and comical finesse. This beautiful book contains knowledge, instruction, maxims, mother wit, chuckles, and descriptions of her battle with mental health.<br /><br />Lamott shares m...
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A fun and engaging read
This was an exciting and informative read. The author provided detailed accounts of numerous women who served as soilders in the civil war. I had heard of a few but had no idea how many brave, creative and fearless women served.<br /><br />It was more than chopping off hair and finding a uniform. And thanks to the lax ...
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An essential book on the northern US slave experience
In Their Own Words Sojourner Truth was an insightful look into a strong woman born into slavery. We learn about her family, owners, daily trials and triumphs.<br /><br />I loved how the author showed sojourner’s dignity and strength. The fact that she and her family spoke Dutch, resided in New York and toiled for free...
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Extremely detailed and covers a lot of important history
Slavery and Resistance provides precise history from the point of the first enslaved people in America, including Africans and white indentured people. The book is concise and offers a breath of information. While there are some new incites, and the organization of the facts are good, there are some mentions of frequen...
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A Wonderful Blessing for Young Hearts
Listen to my feelings is a wonderful little book for children, teachers, parents, and their caregivers. I needed a break and wasn't expecting the blessing that this book turned out to be to my life. I read it a few minutes ago. I sat with it, closed my eyes, and imagined the little ones in my life saying these things a...
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0837824990
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A good introduction to Memory Loss
A Gradual Disappearance is a good resource for dementia patients and their caregivers. The book provides insight of what many patients, families, and caregivers experience. The book offers examples and helpful information that most books don't cover.<br /><br />While the book is short and doesn't cover considerable sit...
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A beautiful beginning that gets lost
I Came All This Way to Meet You, this memoir started like my favorite book of the year. The author is a gifted writer and writes with power, honesty, and passion. She crafts a sentence like a Ginsu knife until she lets emotional pain drag her gift too deep. The gifted writer within goes missing.<br /><br />The first te...
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Excellent information on a brilliant life!
Matthew Henson is a remarkable book full of informative details covering Mr. Henson's trauma-filled childhood. After being orphaned in his early years and discharged from his uncle's care at age 13, it left Henson to fend for himself.<br /><br />Mr. Henson wanted more from his humble beginning and worked hard. He took...
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0870675567
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Interesting, educational, and fun!
The audio version of, Are You Smarter Than A Shark, is an excellent children's book. It is filled with fun facts, cute jokes, and historical species information. The wonderful descriptions of the page illustrations is a nice touch. So many interesting facts about shark species names, teeth variations, lengths, weight, ...
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0760370451
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Excellent book for students of Christ
In Search of Wisdom, is a remarkable guided study of the tips, anecdotes, and morality as outlined in the Bible book of Proverbs. This in-depth review identifies ways to ensure your heart stays tuned to God's word and path for your life.<br /><br />Joyce conveys scriptures, and references Jesus' life and various circum...
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A beautiful and engaging collection
Runaway is a beautiful poetry collection with the feel of a native American soul. The author reads the audiobook and has an engaging and warm delivery. She covers various topics, and while you may not connect with every poem, you are sure to find moments to smile, relax, and enjoy.
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Wow
Forty Acres was a book of hope, dreams, and then fear and horror. Not the spectacle of blood and gore but life-altering, mind-bending, breathtaking, holding on to faith and fighting for the characters' life type of horror.<br /><br />I wasn't sure I would finish the book. There is one sex scene towards the beginning th...
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A great resource for deeper understanding
Take the Day Off is a great resource for explaining and supporting the biblical principle of keeping one day sacred and free of work as outlined in the bible. The book furnishes bible examples of where God highlighted the importance of the Sabbath. Such as God's request delivered by Moses that the slaves of Isreal are ...
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My daughter and Granddaughter like this gift
I purchased this journal for my favorite little girl. She is 13 years old and growing so fast and I know teenage girls like their privacy. they also need space to think, a smooth path to growth, and loving guidance. This book offers simple advice and a place for her to reflect on life and keep her thoughts. I see this ...
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A great source to focus and improve areas of your life
Freedom from Fibromyalgia: the five-week program to conquer pain. First, I don't have fibromyalgia, but I am interested in any effective treatments for living a better life. The book is extremely informational and provides a lot of help for those experiencing chronic pain.<br /><br />I believe this book helps more than...
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0812933753
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Full of beautiful tributes and love
The book As the Towers Fell, was an inspirational view into the life of so many Americans touched by the 9/11 tragedy. I wasn't sure what to expect, and I was kind of concerned that it would be depressing. This beautiful tribute turned out to be anything but sad.<br /><br />While reading the book and envisioning the li...
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Excellently crafted compilation of great author interviews
The author, Leonard Marcus, excellently compiled interviews of numerous well-known and highly regarded children's authors, illustrators, and photographers. The represented children's genres include YA novels, short stories, poetry, fiction, and semi-autobiographical.<br /><br />Each author provided candid answers to a ...
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Loved this fictional account of baseball and life
The Journal of Biddy Owens is a fun historical fiction children's book and a great way to interest younger readers, especially fans of baseball. The author put considerable details like period-slang and family jokes, like "let it simmer," "hot water," “one good nerve” and "good for seasoning and nothing else."<br /><br...
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Solid book with a message for young adults
Grown, is an intriguing read. The story follows a family with a gifted daughter who loves to sing. Her family is loving, supportive, and protective. They struggle like most middle-class families to balance children, expenses, extracurricular activities, and finding enough time and money in a day.<br /><br />The parents...
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0062840355
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Full of great information
The Clutter Remedy is an excellent source of information to help you bring focus and clarity to your home, relationships, mindfulness, and stuff. The author provides a vast amount of information, including cases she has worked on. She explains how and why we should seek to be organized. Later in the books, she delves i...
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Helpful, insightful, and necessary for wounded hearts.
It's Not Suppose to Be This Way was a deeply personal view into a hurting heart of faith. The author is honest and was emotionally stressed during much of the writing of this inspirational book, yet her story is beautifully blended into a anchor of faith. Many of the stages of grief she shares are felt by others wether...
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0718039858
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Excellent, informative, and necessary
How to Sleep is a book that reads like a one-stop sleep encyclopedia and answers every sleep question, problem, and reason you need to sleep better. There were so many gems, explanations, and nuggets of wisdom that prompted me to review my sleep patterns and built my understanding of insomnia, dreams, sleep apnea, slee...
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A lovely peaceful and engaging book
Megan: A Hollywood Princess was an uplifting and peaceful read. A good book with details, background and knowledge on the woman who won Prince Harry's heart. I had relatively little knowledge of Megan or her career. The book gave prominence to enough for me without being petty or salacious. As a woman and a mother I fi...
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A beautiful book and life journey
Mr. Mandino’s book, A Better Way to Live, is an Intimate, honest and inspirational view of a man who looked at life and made hard choices. His turnaround, motivational and inspirational books, and view of life are amazing.<br /><br />his book is full of anecdotal evidence showing that we can initiate positive changes t...
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0553286749
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Reat information and easy to implement
7 secrets to Investing Like Warren Buffett is an excellent book with a variety of tips for anyone wanting to view how to improve your finances, grow your investments and define a path forward to financial freedom. A good starter book and beneficial in many ways. I #uggest you take notes and be open to the processes out...
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Brilliant, Engaging and Inspiring
Having Our Say is a beautiful life tribute to the Delaney family. The centenarians sisters are witty, intelligent, and fantastic story tellers. Who certainly lived a beautiful life and experienced many opportunities, overcome hardships, and were blessed in many ways. This book warms your heart and helps you believe in...
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Better for business, sales and marketing professionals
Let the Story Do the work is a book that may work for office managers, sales and marketing professionals and industry /business writers, as that is the intended audience. For me, a creative writer, this book did not meet my needs. I did enjoy some of the examples Ms. Choy provided, but it was work to finish the book. I...
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A solid and intriguing read
Little Fires Everywhere is An enjoyable read with well-developed characters and a unique storyline. The author has excellent pacing, good details, unexpected moments, and gentle drama. Two kind families, one well-to-do and one headed by a struggling and unconventional single mother. Both have needs, and through ingenui...
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0735224293
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A beautiful and heart-warming reflection
One My own is truly a loved this book. Sadie opens her heart and discusses life without her sister and best friend, Bessie,. It was full of sweet thoughts, laughable moments, and tender memories of a life well lived. It was totally enjoyable!
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0062514865
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Brilliant look into the possibility of life
They Better Call Me Sugar reads like an urban fairy tale. This book speaks to the built-in talents and resilience of the human heart, mind, and spirit. The book introduced me to a remarkable woman, genuine spirit, and professional athlete, Sugar Rodgers.<br /><br />This is exceptionally well written, well organized, wi...
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