Book Review: Being Mortal By Atul Gawande
BEING MORTAL Medicine and What Matters in the End By: Atul Gawande Published: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Non-Fiction I learned a lot about dying during my time working in Hospice. I saw families so overcome with grief that I wasn’t sure how they could go on. But, I also saw relief in some…
Read More Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Everything Sports and Funny Fill-In
EVERYTHING SPORTS All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make you Jump! By: Eric Zweig with Shalise Manza Young Published: March 8, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction With the 2016 Rio Olympics starting this evening, there is a lot of excitement in the air about sports. Watching the Olympics is a great way to…
Read More Books that Came My Way in July 2016
I’ve been catching up on my reading this month, reading four adult books and five children’s books just this month. Not bad since I also have most of my house under construction and am living in complete disarray. Just when I think I can set aside some time to read, something comes up and my…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Animal Atlas by Animal Planet
ANIMAL ATLAS By: Animal Planet Published: May 24, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction This comprehensive atlas covers each of the seven continents as well as the oceans and the animals and species that inhabit them. The book begins with introducing your child to the various biomes in each of the areas. A world map is…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Children’s Book of Magic By Konrad Modzelewski
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF MAGIC 30 Magic Tricks for Young Wizards By: Konrad Modzelewski Published: April 22, 2015 Publisher: Appetite for Education Non-Fiction If you have been hearing “I’m bored” a few too many times this summer, give this book to your kids and assign them a few magic tricks to perform after dinner. I guarantee…
Read More Book Review: The 4X4 Diet By Erin Oprea
THE 4 x 4 DIET 4 Key Foods, 4-Minute Workouts, Four Weeks to the Body You Want By: Erin Oprea Published: February 2, 2016 Publisher: Harmony Non-Fiction/Health/Fitness I think I first heard about this book on Instagram with a few people I follow, including Carrie Underwood, the American Idol turned Country Music Star. The concept…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Time for Kids Awesome America by Katy Steinmetz
TIME FOR KIDS: AWESOME AMERICA Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the History, People, and Culture By: Katy Steinmetz Published: May 31, 2016 Publisher: Time for Kids Non-Fiction Stop what you are doing. You don’t even need to read any farther. Just BUY THIS BOOK! Seriously, this book is so….AWESOME! It covers everything you…
Read More Book Review: The Anti Ageing Food and Fitness Plan by Rick Hay #Blogival
THE ANTI AGEING FOOD & FITNESS PLAN By: Rick Hay Published: January 18, 2016 Publisher: Clink Street Publishing Health/Fitness/Non-Fiction I’m bringing you this book today as part of Clink Street Publishing Blogival 2016. This week I will be sharing other books with you as part of this tour of Clink Street Publishing books. There are so…
Read More Book Review: A Father’s Betrayal by Gabriella Gillespie #Blogival
A FATHER’S BETRAYAL A True Story By: Gabriella Gillespie Published: July 25, 2014 Publisher: Clink Street Publishing Memoir I’m bringing you this book today as part of Clink Street Publishing Blogival 2016. This week I will be sharing other books with you as part of this tour of Clink Street Publishing books. Gabriella and her sisters…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Animal Planet Animal Bites Farm and Wild Animals Books
ANIMAL PLANET: FARM ANIMALS Animal Bites Series By: Laaren Brown, Animal Planet Published: June 21, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction After reviewing POLAR ANIMALS and OCEAN ANIMALS from Animal Planet in April, I was thrilled to check out their newest books. In fact, our family just visited an aquarium and some of the facts I…
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