tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68358563720415203842024-02-02T10:39:07.931-08:00Book ReviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-36186265683768103332016-11-29T03:05:00.000-08:002016-11-29T03:05:11.333-08:00Book Review: Christmas Stories for Kids <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a review of a free-download of the eBook. I was a bit put off by the redundancies in the title: "Books for Kids" "Stories for Kids" "Jokes for Kids", "Children Books", "Books for Kids","(Christmas Books for Children)" It is the authors attempt at Amazon Search Engine Optimization - SEO. The first few pages highlight other books by the author - cross-selling before one can even read this book can also be a bit off-putting. <br /><br />If possible, you should ignore the overt selling and try and read the book to your little one. As the title suggests, "Christmas Stories for Kids" is an eBook for little ones. This is re-write of holiday classic we have heard and retold, with a bit of twist: a few illustrations and activities in between, and a few jokes at the end of the book. <br /><br />Bottomline: Okay book, but two stars for the oversell<br />
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> Merry Christmas! Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes. This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers. Big and bright illustrations for younger readers!<br /><br />Also included: Christmas Jokes & Christmas Coloring Book!<br /><br />These stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!<br /><br />Excellent for early and intermediate readers<br />Great for reading aloud with friends and family<br />Christmas stories and adventures about Christmas<br />Funny and Hilarious Christmas jokes & illustrations for kids<br />FREE Christmas coloring book downloads included</blockquote>
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Author: Uncle Amon </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-25604947321782069072016-11-14T02:06:00.000-08:002016-11-29T02:26:47.711-08:00Book Review: 30 Interactive Brainteasers to Warm up your Brain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Puzzles are a fun way to exercise your cerebral muscles, and I enjoy puzzles. This book happened to be available for Free download, and got my attention. This book has 30 brain teasers for different levels of experts.<br />
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> "30 Interactive Brain teasers to Warm Up your Brain" is a mini edition by Puzzleland, containing 30 easy and short brain teasers to get your mind warmed up for the day!<br /><br />This little fun book is ideal for teens and adults who look for some creative ways to spend their free time, entertain their mind or simply keep themselves busy while waiting in public locations!<br /><br />The difficulty level of the brainteasers in this mini collection is appropriate for beginner teens or adults, and even for smart kids.<br /><br />This book is specially formatted to provide clues, simply with a click, before providing the answer! You can ask for a clue before seeing the answer which is really great and makes the game a lot more fun! </blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-18243621198077681632016-11-12T04:33:00.003-08:002016-11-12T04:35:54.620-08:00Book Review: Mom Goes for a Walk (children's book)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> Mom Goes for a Walk is a short story about Mom’s walk, as seen with a
daughter's eyes. The sentences are short and so are the words, and each
sentence is illustrated with a funny watercolor picture.<br />
This book is wonderful for bedtime reading, handy for travel, and perfect for beginner readers.</blockquote>
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Book Review: Mom Goes for a Walk: Picture book for the youngest readers (Meet my family 3)</div>
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Author: Tanja Russita</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-20614726907491157942016-11-12T04:33:00.002-08:002016-11-12T04:34:11.150-08:00Book Review: Mom Goes for a Walk (children's book)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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little eBook has the perfect recipe to engage little readers: nice
illustrations and simple text that one can read out. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It
is about a mom that goes out for a walk and the illustrations support the
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> Mom Goes for a Walk is a short story about Mom’s walk, as seen with a
daughter's eyes. The sentences are short and so are the words, and each
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This book is wonderful for bedtime reading, handy for travel, and perfect for beginner readers.</blockquote>
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Author: Tyler Green</div>
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The book begins with highlighting key aspects of human
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A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith is a nice family themed novel
set in Goose Creek. The story revolves around Al Richardson and his wife
Millie, who get busy in their own ways as the holidays approach. <br />
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Virginia' easy narrative style is easy to get into, and will keep you captivated through the satisfying end. If you like novels and characters set in small towns Goose Creek Christmas is for you.<br />
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<b>Book Blurb: </b>“Dancing keeps me on my toes,” announces Allison Rose. She dances here and there and everywhere, even when people stop and stare. No problem for her, but she thinks how much more fun would it be if others were so free and would kick up their own heels? So, she introduces them to every dance she can think of – the waltz, the tango, the bunny hop, hip hop, line dancing, fine dancing, the can can, the polka and schottische. These are just a few, but she knows that if she can get them to pick up their feet they will discover a wonderful treat. What do you think they will do? You’ll have to read the book to find out.</blockquote>
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old adage by Samuel Johnson goes "When a man is tired of London, he is
tired of life" So, having a list of places to visit on a Kindle is
certainly handy. The book is a simple and concise listing of places to
visit with a few handy tips including ticket prices and nearest Station.<br /><br />Amazon's
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> Discover Places That You Won’t Find In Any Other Guide Book. If you want to see all of London’s landmark attractions, as well as plenty of <strong>hidden gems</strong>, then this is the book for you. Do you want to avoid trawling through thousands of pages just to pick out the best places?<br /><br />But do you want a bit <strong>more information</strong> about each place than the wafer-thin wonder guides?</blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-55609711629281037572016-10-27T06:18:00.000-07:002016-10-28T06:23:06.863-07:00Book Review: Tiny Houses: A Beginners Guide To Tiny House Living<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>In a world where big is beautiful... Tiny has a value</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-2854944484218176522016-10-26T21:27:00.000-07:002016-10-26T21:27:18.777-07:00Book Review: Super Fish (children's book)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Book Blurb:</b> <b></b></span></span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If anxiety dictates the way you live your life and you are ready to make a change and take charge of your life, this is the book to help you overcome </span></b></span></span></b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">anxiety</span></span></span></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">You will learn right away:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- Indispensable guidance on identifying your REAL triggers, and not just the ones you ASSUME to be.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- The seductive power of automatic and catastrophic thinking and how it adds unrealistic problems to your life, and how you will be able to laugh at these thoughts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- Coping strategies that you can use anytime, even during an attack, and how you are re-wiring your brain to panic less in the future.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- The changes you MUST make to know how you react to situations in order to fight anxiety.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- Understanding and breaking the feedback loop that panic and anxiety lull you into over the course of years.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- A panic and anxiety "cheat sheet" that you can easily refer to anytime, even in the middle of an attack<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b> </span></span></b></blockquote>
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<b>Practical tips to slow down and smell the roses</b><br />
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We live in a 24X7 world and are
constantly connected to digital devices and social media. We are also
pushing “children to get ahead, we cram everything possible into
our days to maximize their chance at success.”
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As the title suggests, the book is
about “Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families.” Ann Kroeker ,
author sprinkles humor in the narrative to make it interesting. An
example is the family trip to Paris where they got in line to see
Mona! </div>
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“Philippe lifted each child above the
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"Can you see it?" he asked.</div>
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"Take a good look"</div>
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"Okay." Next kid, same
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In aptly titled chapters - Slowing Down
Childhood, Too Fast to Care and Too Fast to Rest, etc - Anne gives
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<b>Book Blurb:</b> The book<i> "explores the jarring effects of our over committed culture and offers
refreshing alternatives. Author Ann Kroeker relates her own story of how
embracing a slower everyday pace resulted in a more meaningful family
and spiritual life. Practical ideas and insight will spark creativity
and personal reflection. Plus, ponder real-life stories from parents who
chucked the high-speed lifestyle and reaped the rewards of richer
relationships. <b>Not So Fast</b> offers hope that families
struggling with hurried hearts and frantic souls can discover the
rejuvenating power of an unrushed life."</i></blockquote>
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Book Review: The Things We Leave Behind Kindle Edition</div>
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Author: Tanya Anne Crosby</div>
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<b>Interesting Novella</b> </div>
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The Things We Leave Behind is an
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The start of an novel should be
engaging. This story begins with a question - “If the house were on
fire, what would you save? - that grips the reader instantly. Written
in first person, the narrative takes us into the mind of Zoe
Rutherford who is on the edge.
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<b>Book Blurb:</b><i> Zoe Rutherford has come to the end of her rope. Her relationship with
Chris has reached the breaking point and it is time to leave. But can
she leave? And if she does, what is she willing to leave behind?<br /><br />This
stunning short story, the prequel to Tanya Anne Crosby’s remarkable new
novel, THE GIRL WHO STAYED, is tense, poignant, and deeply satisfying –
exactly what readers have come to expect from this New York Times
bestselling author.</i><br />
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<b>Dirty Money is an analytical account of campaign financing</b><br />
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Most of us who are watching the
American Presidential elections are bombarded with advertisements on
TV, social media, YouTube and elsewhere. These advertisements and
other campaign expenses are not cheap. We are bound to be wondering
how Mr. Trump and Ms. Clinton and all the other candidates for
congressional seats finance their campaigns. Dirty Money is a topical
eBook that examines aspects of campaign financing. </div>
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The eBook blurb caught my attention:</div>
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<i>"Relying heavily on information
gathered from official government reports, news sources, public
records, etc. the author makes a strong case for how accepting vast
sums from individual donors toward one's campaign could potentially
lead the politician to support policy that would ultimately benefit
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In the first chapter, the author, Mr.
Arunachalam, sets the context by explaining fund raising by political
interests, some of which may have a conflict of interest. This is
followed by an analysis of Tax Evasion in campaign financing. The
author also looks at some of the topical issues like Fracking (and
big oil) and how they impact campaign financing. The author tries to
explain how "dirty money" and corrupt campaign finance
system impede the ability to promote free and fair elections.
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Dirty Money concludes with an extensive
collection of references to government, corporate and independent
research, that backs up some of the Author's analysis.</div>
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Book Review: Dirty Money (U.S. Presidential Elections 2016)</div>
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Author: Ramesh S Arunachalam</div>
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MECSZD4 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099726584469615630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835856372041520384.post-51479820940201488052016-09-01T23:17:00.000-07:002016-10-26T21:32:40.879-07:00Links to my past reviews on Amazon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Panchatantra-Retold-Part-Apariksitakarakam-ebook/dp/B00RQLGSEI/ref=cm_rdp_product">The Panchatantra Retold: Part 5 - Apariksitakarakam</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/RLQ6XO9WRER43?ref_=glimp_1rv_cl"><b>Captivating narration and illustration (Link)</b></a></div>
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Like many Indians, I grew up hearing Panchatantra stories read by my
mother, and now I read these stories to my five year old son.<br />
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like the way the author gives sanskritized titles to the chapters like
“Apariksitakarakam” which means ill-considered action. This story gives
the message that a person must not rush into any action without
understanding, planning or examining the consequences that may arise.<br />
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also happens to be my son's favorite story. I like the way how these
stories are interwoven. That's the beauty of Panchatantra.<br />
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version of Panchatantra stories as retold by Sonal are easy to read on a
Kindle and her style of writing and illustration are very appealing.<b> </b> </div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Children-Book-SEAHORSE-Habitats-Beginner-ebook/dp/B00JDV96MU/ref=cm_rdp_product">Children Book : I Wish I Were a SEAHORSE (Great Book for Kids) (Age 4 - 9) (Animal Habitats and Beginner Reader Books 2)</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/review/RU9CEIJV92ZQI/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00JDV96MU"><b>Nice picture book (link)</b></a> </div>
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This is a nice picture book to download and read to a toddler. I
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gulf-Desmond-Cory-ebook/dp/B0086O623Q/ref=cm_rdp_product">On the Gulf</a></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/review/RGFMUALQXZUXB/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0086O623Q">Nice mix of Middle-east, CIA and intrigue (Link)</a></b></div>
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Desmond Cory’s new novel “On the Gulf” brings us a nice mix of CIA,
Middle-east and intrigue in his highly readable style. The author
skillfully takes us into contemporary life in the Middle East, though
there are a lot of parallels to happenings in Iran and elsewhere set in
the eighties.<br />
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The characters from the middle-east region may be
alien to those of us living in the west but the human traits and
failings projected are universal.<b> </b> </div>
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