Born a Crime (Book Review)
This book is a tribute to the author’s remarkable mother, as well as to her unshakable faith in God.
5 Star Books
Gertrude Bell Biography (5 Star Book Review)
This biography of an amazing woman is a must read. My book group and I give is a vigorous 5 stars. Read it!
A Gentleman in Moscow (Book Review)
I really enjoyed this charming, sentimental, well written book. I recommend it and give it five stars.
Keep Going (Book Review with Quotes)
I give this uplifting little volume, which is full of quotes, by a kindred spirit, a gentle five stars
Linchpin (Book Review)
This book is about you living up to your potential and becoming indispensable for exactly your own unique gifts. Who doesn’t want that?
Tattoos on the Heart (Book Review)
This book is written by a Jesuit priest who has a ministry among the competing gangs in a ghetto in Los Angeles. He gives them jobs, removes tattoos, and buries them young because of rival gunfire
Daring Greatly (Book Review with Quotes)
We give this book five stars. Give it a read to find another level of freedom from your own inner gremlins.
The Abundance (Book Review with Quotes)
So many parts of this book glowed with insight and authenticity, I can’t help still giving it five stars. This author is a natural treasure.
The Gentle Art of Blessing (Book Review)
I loved this book and want to encourage everyone to read it. It presents a simple but ultra powerful practice that can make all the difference in your life. It can jumpstart your spiritual progress. I give it 5 stars.
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Cookbook and Movie Review)
I love this cookbook, which is more about teaching you how to cook, and the concepts and procedures behind cooking, than step by step recipes.
My Antonia (Book Review)
I give it five stars; it is a classic for a reason. Willa Cather’s prose is outstanding without being fussy, pretentious, or self conscious.
The Enchanted April (Book Review)
Spend some time in this story, and you’ll come away feeling like any problem in your life just needs a little more love applied to be instantly solved.
One Man’s Wilderness (Book Review with Quotes)
This is a marvelous little book. I loved it and give it five stars. It chronicles a man’s first 16 months in the wilds of Alaska in the late 60’s.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Book Review)
This tour de force, five star, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, at 654 tightly printed pages, took me a long time to read. However, there is no question that it is a masterpiece of excellent writing…
Unsheltered (Book Review)
So I recommend reading this book when it comes out. We all need to deeply hear the message here. It is certainly of this present moment, more than anything else I’ve read in a long time.
Shell Seekers (Book Review)
If you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this “oldie but goodie” for your August vacation. I’m glad I did.
Exit West (Book Review)
I give this book five stars mostly because of the fabulous book discussion it prompted in my book group last night.