Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
People find their way to God in many different ways, but I doubt that many have taken as unique a journey as author, Elizabeth Gilbert. In her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, she chronicles her travels...
View ArticleDVD Review:3 Pigs and a Baby
This retelling of the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf will appeal to young children, although children younger than five or six might find the wolves a bit too frightening in some...
View ArticleBook Review:Still Alice by Lisa Genova
by Maryann Miller Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of linguistics has trouble remembering a few things. But she doesn’t worry that there is something seriously wrong with her. After all, her...
View ArticleBook Review: Bone Yard by Michelle Gagnon
I really wanted to love this book. Honest, I did. I am a sucker for serial killer stories, something about their twisted minds always fascinates me, and so I accepted this book for review with high...
View ArticleBook Review: Designed For Passion by Francine Craft
The premise for this book is intriguing. A different kind of heroine. A bit of a mystery. And two people who are equally determined not to fall in love. Melodye Carter designs clothes for plus-sized...
View ArticleCD Review: Michelle Wright’s “Everything And More”
Canadian singer Michelle Wright has a strong, true voice that is just as comfortable with a ballad as it is with a song with a little more spirit. Her new CD, “Everything And Moreâ€, is a nice mix...
View ArticleBook Review: The Way of Prayer by Teresa of Avila, edited and translated by...
It seems that Sixteenth Century religious writings can still be relevant today, and one does not have to be Roman Catholic to appreciate the spiritual wisdom of Teresa of Avila. In this book, which was...
View ArticleBook Review: Beyond the Rice Paddies by Linda West
Meeting on a very human level is one of the best ways to bridge a cultural gap, and Beyond the Rice Paddies gives readers an opportunity to meet, Oanh, a young Vietnamese girl as she recounts her life...
View ArticleCD Review: The Spice of Life by Earl Klugh
Turn down the lights, pour the wine and slip this CD into your player for a perfect evening of romance. “THE SPICE OF LIFEâ€, which is slated for an April 29th release is a mellow collection of...
View ArticleBook Review: Angel in a Foreign City by Moti Shapira
When you get a book from iUniverse or Booksurge, or any of the many subsidy publishers out there, you never know what kind of quality you might find in the writing. For me, it has been a real crap...
View ArticleDVD Review: “Island on Bird Street” From First Look Studios
In this charming, poignant story of hope and determination, Alex, an 11-year-old Jewish boy survives by his wits after escaping the Nazi invasion of the Polish Ghetto where he lived with his father and...
View ArticleBook Review: Arizona War by Melody Groves
Maybe I’ve read too many books by Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour, but I like my western characters to be physically and emotionally tough. The Colton brothers meet the first criteria, but fall short...
View ArticleBook Review: Beyond September by George L. Vickery
The advance praise for this book made it sound like a cross between Faulkner and Willa Cather. The book was described as poetic, and it is in places, and the story was touted as riveting, and it is in...
View ArticleBook Review: THE SOUL OF A HORSE; Life Lessons from the Herd, by Joe Camp...
One does not have to love horses to appreciate Joe Camp’s new book, THE SOUL OF A HORSE: Life Lessons from the Herd, but it doesn’t hurt. And those who don’t already love horses surely will by...
View ArticleBook Review: Crazy Fool Kills Five: A Fifi Cutter Mystery by Gwen Freeman
It’s not great literature, but it is a fun read. Fifi Cutter could be a diminutive reincarnation of  Sara Paretsky’s V. I.  Warshawski with the same smart mouth, wry humor and excellent comic...
View ArticleCD Review: Sinatra At The Movies
 April 15 was the official release date of Frank Sinatra’s Sinatra At The Movies CD, but there is no fear of missing out on getting a copy. This collection, which is a treasure for Sinatra fans,...
View ArticleSad Day in Horse Racing
Derby Day was a contrast in emotions. For the owners and fans of Big Brown, it was a thrilling day as he overcame several obstacles to win by a convincing four and a half lengths over the filly Eight...
View ArticleInterview With Author & Filmmaker Joe Camp
Throughout his professional career, Joe Camp, filmmaker and author, has walked against the grain in many instances. He says that independent streak may have started when he was just a boy, growing up...
View ArticleBook Review: Sacred Grief: Exploring a New Dimension to Grief by Leslee Tessmann
Death and grief are not subjects that readers are eager to read about, and as Leslee Tessmann writes in Sacred Grief these are topics most people avoid at all costs. She acknowledges that she was the...
View ArticleBook Review: Blood Harvest by Brant Randall
Set in rural New England in the late 1920’s, Blood Harvest is a chilling book that deals with racism in the heyday of the Klu Klux Klan, or the “Dumb Clucks†as the author’s grandmother refers...
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