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I found this book fascinating and give it five stars. David Hockney’s work has spanned a provocative period in the art world, with its changing views and…
I really liked this self-help book written by the foremost “life coach” in the country. By taking in this book, you receive what she charges big money to offer to her clients.
I really enjoyed this book and give it five stars. Officially, it is a book of essays preceding wonderful recipes, but it reads more like a sweet novel or a…
I really enjoyed this book and give it five stars. It is different than anything I have ever read. It is a story of redemption, so there are a few
This enormous book is not the type I often undertake. I read it in order to be able to discuss it with my daughter who was also reading it, and I’m so glad I did!
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This interesting book was incredibly well written and I highly recommend it. I loved the depiction of the 1890’s in Chicago, and the breathlessly exotic excursion to the South Seas.
This is the first book in the Strokes of Genius: the Best of Drawing series. I came across it when hunting in my library for
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I really enjoyed this book and give it five stars. It is quirky, honest and fresh, and so rich in metaphor to be almost like reading poetry.
– This series of cookbooks is wonderful. I love the saturated color on every page, and the bird’s eye view photography of the ingredients as well as each and every step. If you are looking for a cookbook for someone who resonates with pictures more than text, this is your solution. My library had the … Read more
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I’ve looked at and read many of these survey art books. This one that I got from my library is considerably better than most.
– I don’t often review cookbooks, but this specialty one just on scallops is exceptional in every way. I’ve renewed it so many times from the library, now I’m accruing fines just to keep it around for a few more days! I often order scallops from restaurants when I have the opportunity, and this book … Read more
This book has been on my to-be-read list for many years, and I’m glad I finally got around to it. It is an allegory that explores pursuing one’s own unique destiny, or as this book refers to it, your own “personal legend.” There is a lot here about examining and being led by the … Read more
This incredible novel was perfect for reading by candlelight while our power was out over Halloween. By far the most imaginative and unique book I have read in a long time, I give it five stars.
I really enjoyed this book and stayed up late last night finishing it. It is about two widowers who fall in love in their sixties with someone each of their respective families consider most inappropriate. Major Pettigrew, a proper Englishmen, and Mrs Ali, a Pakistani shopkeeper, are a wonderful pair that you root for all … Read more
This book is excellent for a thorough look at the life of the Apostle Paul and a detailed examination of his writings. There is a list of his letters chronologically, and outlines of the structure of his major writings. Reading this book was the culmination of a year long study of this man for me, … Read more
I loved this book about a young Canadian woman unexpectedly finding God at Oxford. I could relate to this story as Engineering school at University of Michigan did it for me! It was wonderful to follow her trajectory, so like my own, from unbelieving, to skeptical, to questioning, and eventually to becoming a committed Christian. … Read more