Do you read the inside flaps that describe a book before or while reading it?
When I read it I do it before. I find that the inside flap, or back cover gives me a good idea of the book and if I will like it or not.
Along comes a book by a storyteller who holds the power, in true stories well told, to offer a motivating and healing balm for those thirsting and eager for somebody to remind them to “say YES to life, slow down, wake up, let go, hold on and LIVE!” As readers listen to Baumbich’s stories, laugh and cry, and then revisit their own stories, they will discover the sovereign hand of God not only loving them in the midst of adversity but wooing them to live life to the full.
Readers should fasten their seatbelts for this warm, fun, provocative, heartwarming ride. “We are so busy running our lives that we are often not enjoying them, giving thanks for them, or realizing our joy and potential,” Charlene says. “But if you learn the lively and releasing art of listening to and mining your own stories, you’ll learn that your life is, indeed, better than you think!
I do not usual read self help type books. But because I have been down in the mouth with Lymphoma I thought it might be a good book to read to help lift me up a little bit. And honestly it did lift me up a little bit. Although personally I am already applying most of the things she talks about to my life. And I have been for some time.
So while I didn’t get as much out of it as others might, I do think it would be a good book for someone who is trying to make some major changes in their life. It gives you some good ideas, and ways to do it. It offers insight and thoughts on how not to miss your Life. As the title says.
So if you need a little help just learning how to live. This will be a book you should sit down and look at.
So…you’d think after banishing an immortal being and a fallen High Priestess, saving Stark’s life, biting Heath, getting a headache from Erik, and almost dying, Zoey Redbird would catch a break. Sadly, a break is not in the House of Night school forecast for the High Priestess in training and her gang. Juggling three guys is anything but a stress reliever, especially when one of them is a sexy Warrior who is so into protecting Zoey that he can sense her emotions. Speaking of stress, the dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading, and Zoey is beginning to believe Stevie Rae could be responsible for a lot more than a group of misfit red fledglings. Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from Kalona and his dark allure, but they also show that it is Zoey who has the power to stop the evil immortal. Soon it becomes obvious that Zoey has no choice: if she doesn’t go to Kalona he will exact a fiery vengeance on those closest to her. Will Zoey have the courage to chance losing her life, her heart, and her soul?
Zoey and her group manage to get a little bit of sleep but there are still more issues to be handled. Zoey of course has the boyfriend issues. She has gone from having Erik and Heath to worry about to now also having Stark, her warrior who has a close bond to her. Erik is getting more and more possessive and it is becoming increasingly hard for Zoey to handle. Talk about Drama.
When the group decides to return to the house of night they find that their home is in turmoil and the only thing to explain it is that Kalona and Neferet are still alive, and still have a hold on them. This thought is confirmed by finding out that they are at the high council in Italy.
This book takes so many twists and turns that you don’t see coming that it keeps you engrossed. Your wondering what is going to happen next and how could it possibly get any more different. The writing is engaging and develops the story well. And the ending will leave you wishing it was April already for the new release.
Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for “a reliable wife.” But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she’s not the “simple, honest woman” that Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, haunted by a terrible past and motivated by greed. Her plan is simple: she will win this man’s devotion, and then, ever so slowly, she will poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on, though, is that Truitt–a passionate man with his own dark secrets–has plans of his own for his new wife. Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways.
This is what she came up with:
I am so happy with it. I have used it on several books now and been perfectly happy and a few times I got compliments at the Doctors office about it. There are a few ways I can put it in the book, the way I have it in the photo with my current book I am reading is the best way I have found.
The price is reasonable for a bookmark that I am going to use for a while. If you want one of your own visit the shop and give her an email. The bookmarks aren’t listed on the website, but I am sure she would be happy to help you out let her know Ambrosia sent you.
hen Carley Marek takes a hiatus from her job, she leaves Texas and visits her friend Lillian in Amish country, Pennsylvania. Carley isn’t there long when she meets Lillian’s charming—but shunned—brother-in-law, Dr. Noah Stoltzfus.
When Lillian’s stepson is stricken with a life-threatening disease, Noah is forbidden to intervene, but he resolves to do whatever it takes to save the boy’s life. Carley finds herself caught in the middle of her feelings for Noah and her loyalty to Lillian. And to further complicate matters, everyone around her is talking about God–a God she doesn’t know and who appears to be punishing her for her past mistakes.
When her hiatus is up, Carley must make a life-changing decision: stay and face the path that is set before her, or flee and leave the only love she’s ever known.
TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to: Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!Please avoid spoilers! “And than staring into the tunnel, she realized the perfect answer. It would mean that she’d have to admit one of her secrets, and in doing so she wondered if Zoey could possibly understand why Stevie Rae had kept things from her.” pg. 123 Tempted by P.C and Kristin Cast
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about tidy bookshelves.
Are your bookshelves strictly books only? Or have knick-knacks invaded? Do your shelves also shelve DVDs? Photos? Why not snap a photo – I’m sure we all like to spy on other’s shelves!
Ha ha I am so not going to snap a photo of my shelf as it is right now. It is a mess. My cat’s invaded and decided it would be fun to knock down a bunch of my books instead of resorting them since I have not been feeling well I just stacked them on the shelf.
For the most part my book shelves are books only. There are a few exceptions. On one corner I have my book shipping supplies. My paper I wrap with and plastic ect. And in another corner I have a few small pieces of my renaissance stuff. To keep out of the way of the kitties. Otherwise Its Books Books and more Books. I love that .
Ah it is Sunday again. And what do I have for you? Well honestly not a whole lot. It was a bad week. However, I will let you in on a little secret that made me giggle a bit. I got all my MEME’s done happily because I scheduled all of them on Sunday for their date release. Hey look at me I can use the schedule button! Okay I admit I knew how to use it however I just wasn’t using it much before. But now I am going to use it. So that on my “good” day’s I can get my posts ready so that on my bad days I don’t have to worry about them.
So since it was a bad week this week I didn’t get much done but I did do some article writing which I am proud of. I also managed to finish my first book of the year and plow half way through the second one. So at least while I am not going as fast as I am used to with books I am keeping at a moderate level.
The one very good thing I did this week was dinner out with a few of my friends from renaissance festival. They treated. Granted I ended up bringing most of my dinner home but that’s okay I have been nibbling off it since and it just makes me smile a little bit every time. It was so very nice to sit and laugh with friends. I was tired when I got home, but that didn’t matter. For a few hours I was just one of the group with two gal pals and one of our guy friends. That is something to keep me smiling even on this Sunday.
Today I am hoping to get to Michaels. I have a GC that a friend sent me that I haven’t been able to spend yet and I would like to get some supplies. Writing for Pen-Paling, and I am thinking also perhaps some modge podge for some scrap booking things.
“Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.” Stephan Mallarme
“Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read.” Isaiah 34:16
“The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page.” Anonymous
“The sensation felt when touching paper differs from the coldness of metal or
the perfection of plastic as it radiates a core warmth that we expect to come
from a living object. Each fiber greets our hands in a comfortable, familiar
tradition that we were introduced to as children, and constantly thereafter in
school and at work. Most of the paper we use is bleached perfectly white with
just enough texture to reliably meet the rubber rollers of a copy machine. Yet
once in a while we are fortunate enough to encounter the kind of graphic design
that not only visually stimulates, but that we can also taste with
The Reactive Square – John Maeda
“A book is a human-powered film projector (complete with feature film) that
advances at a speed fully customized to the viewer’s mood or fancy. This rare harmony between object and user arises from the minimal skills required to manipulate a bound sequence of pages. Each piece of paper embodies a
corresponding instant of time which remains frozen until liberated by the
act of turning a page.” The Reactive Square – John Maeda
“We read about 1,000 times more than we write.” Xerox PARC – Rich Gold
“We think of an eBook as an intelligent pet.” BeeHive Hypertext – Talan Memmot
“Reading surrounds us, labels us, defines us.” Xerox PARC – Rich Gold
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.” St. Augustine
“It took people 10 years to figure out that while stuck in a morning commute, they could be listening to a book.” Publishers Weekly – Paul Hilts
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler
“Change can be scary. When papyrus replaced clay tablets, and the Gutenberg press calligraphy, did a bit of panic set in? Are we in the midst of a revolution of similar proportion? Very probably.” Susan McLester
A popular admonition goes “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Yet we do it all the time. We ascribe qualities of character to people based on their physical characteristics. And our language takes shape to reflect that attitude. Anu Garg
“A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas—a place where history comes to life.” Norman Cousins
“We should not see print and electronic literature as in competition, but rather in conversation. The more voices that join in, the richer the dialogue is likely to be.”
N. Katherine Hayles
“I cannot live without books.” Thomas Jefferson
“A good library is a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet.”Samuel Niger
“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges
“The public library is the most dangerous place in town. John Ciardi
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”Henry Ward Beecher
“If information is the currency of democracy, then libraries are the banks.
Wendell Ford
“Instead of going to Paris to attend lectures, go to the public library, and you won’t come out for twenty years, if you really wish to learn.” Leo Tolstoy
“A circulating library in a town is an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge!
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“The closest thing we will ever come to an orderly universe is a good library.
Ashleigh Brilliant
“Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission.” Toni Morrison
“The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. Carl Thomas Rowan
“Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became the courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.” Arthur Ashe
“I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.” Carl Sagan
“The printed page transcends space and time. The printed page, the infinity of the book, must be transcended.” The Electro-Library – El Lissitzky
“When you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will
have knowledge.” The Book of the Book – Idries Shah
“Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” Ecclesiastes 12:12
