<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286301324951404426</id><updated>2024-09-20T07:52:23.530-04:00</updated><category term="1929"/><category term="A Family Affair"/><category term="About"/><category term="Accused"/><category term="Aiden Bailey"/><category term="Andrew Warren"/><category term="Charlene Costanzo"/><category term="Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise"/><category term="Chasing Rainbows"/><category term="Death"/><category term="Depth Charge"/><category term="Janice Cantore"/><category term="Joyce Magnin"/><category term="Kathleen Long"/><category term="Long Time Coming"/><category term="Love Finds You In Wildrose ND"/><category term="ML Gardner"/><category term="Mary Campisi"/><category term="Purpose"/><category term="Red Baker"/><category term="Robert Ward"/><category term="The Thirteenth Gift"/><category term="Tracey Bateman"/><category term="Vanessa Miller"/><category term="difficult moments in life"/><category term="don&#39;s Reading List"/><category term="family secrets"/><category term="holly robinson"/><category term="inspiration"/><category term="secrets"/><category term="sleeping tigers"/><title type='text'>Don&#39;s Reading List</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog about books that I have enjoyed reading.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donsreadinglistandreviews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6286301324951404426/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donsreadinglistandreviews.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Music</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//3.bp.blogspot.com/_LgVImAQoubQ/SLqxrMGOLWI/AAAAAAAAAEU/SmHwWLqIcK4/S220-s150/john+pennekamp+030706+034.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286301324951404426.post-7629658466678473117</id><published>2018-12-10T10:06:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2018-12-10T10:06:35.566-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Aiden Bailey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Andrew Warren"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Depth Charge"/><title type='text'>Depth Charge by Andrew Warren and Aiden Bailey</title><content type='html'>Wow, just finished reading the advance copy of this book that went live today.&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;Depth Charge&lt;/i&gt; by Andrew Warren and Aiden Bailey is a page turner!&amp;nbsp; It will keep you entertained and engaged the whole way through it.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you like espionage and thriller type books, then this book is definitely for you.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you like books that hold your interest and engage you, then this book is definitely for you.&lt;br /&gt;
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Andrew Warren and Aiden Bailey are two of the best authors that I&#39;ve found recently.&amp;nbsp; To me, they rank right up there with other top authors.&amp;nbsp; Watch out Tom Clancy!&lt;br /&gt;
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This book is one out of a series, but I can tell you that every book in the Thomas Caine series is very good!&amp;nbsp; They are books that are hard to put down and do not take long to read.&amp;nbsp; Once you get to know Thomas Caine, you will want to read more!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;From China to secret submarines and spies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;What could go wrong?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;What could happen?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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In this particular one, Depth Charge, the plots and twists change so many times that it really kept me guessing.&amp;nbsp; Just when I thought I had figured out where it was going, along came another twist that left me unsure.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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I love that in a book.&amp;nbsp; If I can figure out the ending before I&#39;m finished, it does not have as much impact.&amp;nbsp; In these books, they will keep you guessing all the way to the end as the different threads of the story all come together.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you are looking for a fun and &lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2QpX9na&quot;&gt;exciting read&lt;/a&gt;, check this book out.&amp;nbsp; Don&#39;t forget to read the other ones these authors have written.&amp;nbsp; They have others that you will love.&lt;br /&gt;
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So here&#39;s the link on Amazon to &lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2QpX9na&quot;&gt;check out the book&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really wasn&#39;t sure about this book when I first started reading it.&amp;nbsp; It seem like it was going nowhere, but I decided to stick it out.&amp;nbsp; The more I read, the more I got drawn into the book until I struggled to put it down.&amp;nbsp; In the end, I&#39;m glad I did not give up on it and finished it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Reading this book,&lt;/b&gt; the main character seemed to have everything going against her in life.&amp;nbsp; No matter what she did, she found herself in the middle of situations that she was trying to avoid.&amp;nbsp; She wasn&#39;t sure if she had what it took to do what needed to be done and she wasn&#39;t sure who she could trust.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Most people would have given up&lt;/b&gt; in the situation that the main character was in and would have said, leave the task to someone else.&amp;nbsp; However, Carly knew that it was up to her to take the ball and run with it.&amp;nbsp; She knew she had a purpose and it kept her going through all kinds of circumstances she found herself in.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I found the book to be a fun read&lt;/b&gt; that held my interest.&amp;nbsp; The further I got into the book, the more I could not put it down.&amp;nbsp; Yes, the beginning started out kind of slow, but that groundwork was needed for later on in the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The one thing I could have done without&lt;/b&gt; is all the references to religious beliefs that were made throughout the book.&amp;nbsp; When I purchased the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00724BUEW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B00724BUEW&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&quot;&gt;book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, I did not realize it was in the religious category, so I need to qualify my previous statement with this fact.&amp;nbsp; Even though I didn&#39;t care for the religious tone to it, I found Carly&#39;s questioning of God and religion refreshing.&amp;nbsp; More people need to do what she did!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;In my review, I would probably give &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00724BUEW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B00724BUEW&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&quot;&gt;Accused&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, 4.5 stars.&amp;nbsp; The only reason I wouldn&#39;t give it 5 is because of the religious beliefs peppered throughout the book.&amp;nbsp; Otherwise, it was full of suspense and very intriguing to read.&amp;nbsp; You had no idea what was going to happen at each turn of the page or how it was going to end.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00724BUEW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B00724BUEW&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&quot;&gt;Accused (Pacific Coast Justice) by Janice Cantore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To be honest, I&#39;m not sure how I feel about this book.&amp;nbsp; Reading, The Thirteenth Gift by Charlene Costanzo has left me wondering exactly what I did read.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m almost at the point of going back to re-read the book to see if it makes more sense.&amp;nbsp; I get the general gist of what the book is about, but in some ways, I&#39;m more lost now than I was when I started reading it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;It has a nice flow to this book&lt;/b&gt; and the story is one that you can follow.&amp;nbsp; However, when I first started reading it, the plot seemed to be going in a different direction than what I was reading.&amp;nbsp; So at first, it threw me off in what the book was about and it was not until I finally got my directions, that I began to see how it fit together.&amp;nbsp; It is not a very long book which made it a very quick and easy read.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;As far as the subject matter goes,&lt;/b&gt; I like the message that comes together at the end of the book.&amp;nbsp; It feels right and in some ways, it feels familiar to me, but I can&#39;t quite put my finger on the reason why.&amp;nbsp; Of course, this makes it challenging to review this book, because part of me gets it and part of me still doesn&#39;t fully understand &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1891836137/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1891836137&quot;&gt;The Thirteenth Gift&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I found myself mesmerized by the book&lt;/b&gt; and I think Charlene Costanzo, the author, is a good story teller.&amp;nbsp; Yet, I&#39;m scratching my head wondering why it is not all fitting together for me. It may be in how the book was organized that threw me for a loop. This is something I will have to ask and wait for my mind to grasp.&amp;nbsp; I have a feeling that the reason it seems disjointed to me is that I know there is much truth to the words and I am not ready to connect with them at this time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Regardless of how I feel&lt;/b&gt; about the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1891836137/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1891836137&quot;&gt;The Thirteenth Gift&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, I think it is well worth the purchase and a good book to read.&amp;nbsp; Most likely you will see things differently than I do and if you get further insights, I&#39;d love to hear them as well.&amp;nbsp; The author listed her website in the book, so I&#39;ll spend some time reading stories and accounts from other people which may trigger my own recollection and memory.&lt;br /&gt;
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It does have a great message to it, but because I was somewhat lost reading the book, I would most likely only give it 4 stars.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;d rather give it 5 stars, but I can&#39;t honestly say that it is the best book or the most well written book I have ever read.&amp;nbsp; I do apologize to the author for that, but I have to be honest here of how it came across to me.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1891836137/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1891836137&quot;&gt;The Thirteenth Gift by Charlene Contanzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fortunately this was a free book that I downloaded from Bookbub.com.&amp;nbsp; However, if I would have realized it was a very Christian oriented book, I most likely would have passed on purchasing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426707681/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1426707681&quot;&gt;Long Time Coming&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I respect the right for all those that want to read Christian books, but they are definitely not my thing.&amp;nbsp; I would rather see an author or publisher be a little more upfront in the book description on Amazon that this is a Christian book.&amp;nbsp; If it was stated, than I missed that fact before my purchase.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;With all of this said, it was a good book.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; It had a very good plot line.&amp;nbsp; Actually there were two plot lines running at the same time. with one plot being more dominant than the other.&amp;nbsp; It was intriguing and kept me wondering exactly what was going to happen.&amp;nbsp; I had my suspicions early on, but the book went a little different than what I thought it would.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;It is an inspiring read about &lt;/b&gt;some very difficult struggles the main character had to face in her life.&amp;nbsp; The decisions were not easy and depended upon being patient with others to make decisions that impacted her life.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sometimes we live in a vacuum,&lt;/b&gt; thinking that what we do, really is not dependent upon events in some other person&#39;s life in the world.&amp;nbsp; Yet, time and time again if we open our eyes, we see just how much we impact each other.&amp;nbsp; Of course, in many ways we either do this in a negative way or a positive one.&amp;nbsp; It all depends upon how much we open our eyes and how aware we are.&amp;nbsp; The book, Long Time Coming really depicted this scenario in a major way.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;When I was reading through this book, &lt;/b&gt;especially at the end of it, I could not help but think of the author Dr. John Lerma.&amp;nbsp; He wrote some books on people in a hospice who were transitioning to death and his observations are completely accurate in my opinion.&amp;nbsp; If you want to check his book out, try taking a look at &quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601630697?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1601630697&quot;&gt;Learning From The Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1564149722/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1564149722&quot;&gt;Into The Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I saw many similarities to what I believe&lt;/b&gt; happens at the end of life.&amp;nbsp; However, the author of this particular book felt the need to really push her own religious beliefs and opinions into the writing.&amp;nbsp; If you are fine with this, than the book, &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426707681/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1426707681&quot;&gt;Long Time Coming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is the right book for you.&amp;nbsp; If religious beliefs are not something that you wish to read about, than you most likely will not enjoy this book.&amp;nbsp; The plot line is good, but the religious beliefs were a little too much. I will say though that the author has a gift in how she writes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426707681/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1426707681&quot;&gt;Long Time Coming by Vanessa Miller&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Formats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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Every now and then a book comes along that just captures your heart.&amp;nbsp; The book, Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long is one of those books.&amp;nbsp; I absolutely loved this book.&amp;nbsp; It was not so much about the suspense of what may or may not happen, but of the connection I felt with the characters.&amp;nbsp; In fact, I think it only took me about a day to read this book on my &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005890G8Y&quot;&gt;Kindle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Seeing early on in the book&lt;/b&gt; that the main character Bernie had experienced some major losses in her life, I could really relate.&amp;nbsp; There were three big ones that hit her in the course of a few years.&amp;nbsp; Yes, it is a fictional book, but when we get hit with that much loss in our lives, it is hard for anyone to keep going.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Throughout this book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VHT1ZM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005VHT1ZM&quot;&gt;Chasing Rainbows&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/b&gt; the main character showed us her good side, bad side and all the difficulties she endured as she navigated through these moments of loss, grief, and heartache.&amp;nbsp; The author managed to keep the book upbeat, and at times I found myself laughing at some of the dialogue.&amp;nbsp; It was comical moments that just helped make the character more alive.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;In our lives, we often face difficult moments&lt;/b&gt; and sometimes the only way through them is one step at a time.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes we have to &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VHT1ZM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005VHT1ZM&quot;&gt;chase the rainbows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; that only show up after the storm has passed.&amp;nbsp; It doesn&#39;t make it easy in life, but when we find the rainbows, we have found the beauty of our lives. No matter what, if we just take one step at a time, we will get through the difficult moments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;It is also a book about closure.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;Sometimes when we go through grief and loss, it is difficult to find closure and move beyond these moments.&amp;nbsp; In our despair, we want to hold on to all that we once had, but as time goes, we find that in order to find our life, we need to let go.&amp;nbsp; It can be quite painful, but without closure, we are just holding on to the pain.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;This is an excellent book full of inspiration and hope.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; I think you will enjoy reading it and it was a very quick read.&amp;nbsp; If you are experiencing difficult moments in life, I think&amp;nbsp; you will find this to be a pick-me-up type of book.&amp;nbsp; I hope it will help you when you are chasing rainbows.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VHT1ZM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005VHT1ZM&quot;&gt;Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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My eyes kind of rolled a few times when I was reading this book.&amp;nbsp; Thinking about all the secrets in &quot;A Family Affair&quot; and knowing that while this was fiction, part of it hits close to real life experience.&amp;nbsp; Okay, the story may play out different in this book than my own experiences, but the secrets these people held while knowing the secrets were alive, made my eyes roll a few times.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I&#39;ll have to say this was an excellent book.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; At times, I had a little difficulty in following everything, but if I kept reading, all of it would come together.&amp;nbsp; At no time when I was reading the book, could I have guessed the ending would have come about in the way that it did.&amp;nbsp; No, I&#39;m not going to give anything away and spoil your experience of reading this book.&amp;nbsp; The author, Mary Campisi did an excellent job of holding the suspense until the end of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Just because you think you know people&lt;/b&gt; in life, it doesn&#39;t mean you always do.&amp;nbsp; We often tend to put one persona of ourselves out to the world, while holding the truth very close to ourselves.&amp;nbsp; This book highlights this in a very dramatic way.&amp;nbsp; Again, &quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OL2OKK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004OL2OKK&quot;&gt;A Family Affair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot; is a work of fiction, but in many ways, the plot is most likely more true to real life, than we may want to believe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;In my own family, there were secrets&lt;/b&gt; that some of us knew while others had eyes that were closed to what was going on.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ll never know the full extent to what took place, but if the walls could talk, I&#39;m sure we would all be shocked and surprised.&amp;nbsp; Yet, to keep a secret, means that the other people in your life have to have their eyes closed to some degree.&amp;nbsp; You can&#39;t help but live in a family and share your entire life with others, only to be completely oblivious to the facts before you.&amp;nbsp; Yes, you can you act as if they don&#39;t exist, but deep down, I believe we pick up more than we wish to admit.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I was a little saddened at the end,&lt;/b&gt; where it just seemed liked everything kind of dropped.&amp;nbsp; The story line built up to this great plot, and then poof it was all over.&amp;nbsp; I kept finding myself wanting to know what happened to the characters after this.&amp;nbsp; I felt shorted a little.&amp;nbsp; It wouldn&#39;t have taken much more by the author to do this.&amp;nbsp; If I have one criticism of the book, it would be to have developed the ending just a little more.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;All in all, this was an excellent book.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; It held my attention and I was almost at the point of not wanting to put it down.&amp;nbsp; It was a quick read which helps.&amp;nbsp; I think you would enjoy this book and the plot that unfolds.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OL2OKK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004OL2OKK&quot;&gt;A Family Affair by Mary Campisi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Everyone has secrets!&amp;nbsp; Secrets are everywhere.&amp;nbsp; Yet, in the case of Charlotte Figg, she learned quickly just how many secrets people hold in their every day life.&amp;nbsp; While this is a fictional story, it really isn&#39;t too far from the truth.&amp;nbsp; As with most people though, we often don&#39;t see what is right before our eyes until something knocks us off of our pedestal.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;For Charlotte Figg,&lt;/b&gt; the main character in this book, life had always held its own secrets for her that she hid away in the dark corners of her own life.&amp;nbsp; It was not until her husband died that her life began to change.&amp;nbsp; There were those who were surprised at how she up and left the life she had always known and embarked upon a life that was so familiar.&amp;nbsp; It was almost like Charlotte was led to paradise.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Through all of her unimaginable moments&lt;/b&gt; at paradise, Charlotte was met with circumstances that she would never have dreamed she would encounter.&amp;nbsp; She was introduced to people that seemed strange at first, but yet they quickly became her true friends and people she could count upon.&amp;nbsp; However, it was through opening up her own life and stepping out into her own fears and uncertainties that she made connections with the residents of paradise.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;It took Charlotte a great deal of courage&lt;/b&gt; to stand up and stand her ground, but in order to break through the secrets of paradise, that is what was required.&amp;nbsp; There were no rules or procedures of course in what she would need to do.&amp;nbsp; It was all through the trial and experiences of living her every day life.&amp;nbsp; By her standing her ground and living life, she helped everyone in paradise find the same truths for themselves that she was learning.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;In many ways, I found this book to be&lt;/b&gt; a good metaphor for life.&amp;nbsp; We often are scared to venture out beyond what we currently know.&amp;nbsp; We grow accustomed to our homes, our communities and our daily routines.&amp;nbsp; Yet, we often hide our own secrets within what seems familiar in our life.&amp;nbsp; It is when we step out and stand our own ground, that we come face to face with the secrets that hold us back in life.&amp;nbsp; When we do this, we inspire and encourage and help others do the same, just by our examples.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Of course we can choose to continue hiding&lt;/b&gt; in our own routines and our own life, afraid of the secrets we hold, but one has to ask themselves, is that truly living.&amp;nbsp; We could also be like the main character of this book when &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426707665/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1426707665&quot;&gt;Charlotte Figg takes over Paradise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Maybe we have to step away from all we have known to find paradise in our life.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I was very happy reading this book&lt;/b&gt; and enjoyed spending the time with the characters.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m not sure it is a full five star book, but it would be pretty close.&amp;nbsp; My only criticism of the book is I felt the ending was a little weak.&amp;nbsp; It could have been developed just a little more and helped bring a greater completion to the story.&amp;nbsp; However, I think you will enjoy reading this book as well. &lt;br /&gt;
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I have mixed emotions about this book because in many ways I really enjoyed it and in other ways I&#39;m perplexed by it.&amp;nbsp; One thing I will quickly say is that a little bit of the language could have been toned down.&amp;nbsp; It is definitely not a book for a young child to read, not that they would be reading it anyway.&amp;nbsp; While it is a fascinating book that I was so intrigued by, I&#39;m not sure it is as good as a couple of previous books I have read.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Some of the story line seemed to meander&lt;/b&gt; a little and I would find myself wondering where it was going.&amp;nbsp; Then at other times it would come together and I could see how the various underlying plots were developing and coming together.&amp;nbsp; All in all, it was a book that held my attention, but maybe didn&#39;t completely captivate me.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m glad I read it and would offer it up as a good book to read.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Through the book though, I felt&lt;/b&gt; it easy to identify with the various main characters as they were laid off from their job and had very few skills to fall back on.&amp;nbsp; It was somewhat sad to see how they struggled with all of this in life, some fairing better than others.&amp;nbsp; I could fully understand how the male characters felt when they could not find sufficient work and how difficult that becomes in life.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;At the end of the book,&lt;/b&gt; the plot twisted in a way that I didn&#39;t expect.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m not going to give anything away here and spoil it for anyone who is reading this book or has not read it.&amp;nbsp; However, the ending gave me pause in how I view things and what truly is right or wrong.&amp;nbsp; It would be easy to say that things are black and white with no grey in-between.&amp;nbsp; Yet, this book clearly depicts a scenario where that may not be true.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZT1KZ8/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B007ZT1KZ8&quot;&gt;Red Baker&lt;/a&gt;, left me thinking&lt;/b&gt; about many things and it will challenge some of the ways I look at the stresses of life.&amp;nbsp; I doubt I would give the book 5 stars, but would most definitely give it 4 stars.&amp;nbsp; It is a good and enjoyable read.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZT1KZ8/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B007ZT1KZ8&quot;&gt;Red Baker by Robert Ward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Every now and then a book comes along that you just can&#39;t believe how great it is.&amp;nbsp; This is not a book that I normally would have picked up and read, but I am so glad I did.&amp;nbsp; Even though I can only read book one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C1N24I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005C1N24I&quot;&gt;1929 by M.L. Gardner&lt;/a&gt;, I find myself longing to read the future volumes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;This book was such a pleasure to read&lt;/b&gt; that I could barely put it down.&amp;nbsp; Every time I tried to stop and take a rest, my mind raced with desire to know what happened next.&amp;nbsp; At every twist and turn, I found myself wondering what would happen next and how the characters of the story would make it.&amp;nbsp; Even though the book is written as fiction, it all seems so real, believable, and as if I was there living right along side each of these characters.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The story hits me because I see people&lt;/b&gt; with money as having life together with no problems and not a care in the world.&amp;nbsp; Yet, as I read books like this and others, I&quot;m beginning to wonder if that is as true as the story lines would appear.&amp;nbsp; In this case, the wealth was taken away in the matter of a few hours in the stock market crash of 1929 and their life was not the same from there on out.&amp;nbsp; In fact, the main characters went from having people take care of their every need, to figuring out how to survive.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The tragedy they faced layered upon&lt;/b&gt; the worries and stress they endured was great.&amp;nbsp; I found the book to be inspirational, yet troubling at times.&amp;nbsp; My mind constantly thinks of how it must feel to have had everything in life and then lost it all.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I know that there are a core set of ideals&lt;/b&gt; in life that truly matter and beyond that, it is all window dressing.&amp;nbsp; No matter how much money you have or what kind of house you live in and car you drive, the core values of life matter more.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes, it takes us coming to the end of what appears to be the norm in our life, only to find out what truly matters.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I&#39;m anxiously waiting for book two&lt;/b&gt; to be published because I can&#39;t wait to find out what happens next.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C1N24I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005C1N24I&quot;&gt;1929 (Book One)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; has to be one of my all time favorite books with a plot line that keeps twisting and turning. &amp;nbsp; I&#39;m only saddened that as of the time I am writing this that book two has not been published.&amp;nbsp; I can only hope that it is published soon and the author spends every waking minute getting it finished.&amp;nbsp; In the meantime you can check it out on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C1N24I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005C1N24I&quot;&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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I wasn&#39;t too sure about this book when I started reading it because I thought maybe it was more of a romance novel then I prefer to read.&amp;nbsp; However, it did not take too long after starting to read this book that I found it was much more than that.&amp;nbsp; The book grabbed my attention from the moment I started reading it and it held it until I was finished.&amp;nbsp; In fact, I think it only took me about a day and a half to read this book.&amp;nbsp; I could not put it down.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Tragedy struck very early in the book&lt;/b&gt; and I felt a tug at my heart strings as the events unfolded.&amp;nbsp; The author of this book was very good at making me feel like I was right there watching everything that Rosemary (the main character) was doing, thinking, feeling and living.&amp;nbsp; I felt her pain as the tragedy unfolded and could only help but wonder how I would have reacted in this same situation.&amp;nbsp; Although it is a work of fiction, I felt as if the events were so real that it was more reality than fiction.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;As you will find, Rosemary did not&lt;/b&gt; let these events stop her in her tracks.&amp;nbsp; She was too determined for that to happen.&amp;nbsp; Sure, the path forward may not have been easy with all its twists and turns, but she continued to fight on, in spite of the odds against her.&amp;nbsp; She was one tough person and no one told her what she should or should not do.&amp;nbsp; She called the shots for her life.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I found it to be inspiring reading&lt;/b&gt; because it gave me hope that&amp;nbsp; no matter what happen in life, we cannot just lay down and give up.&amp;nbsp; We all have to fight and and no matter how tough it gets, we have to keep going.&amp;nbsp; Even when we are up against all odds in our life, it doesn&#39;t mean it is the end.&amp;nbsp; We can either get up and move on or we can lay down and give up.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;There is no way I would have picked&lt;/b&gt; this book off of a book shelf in the store to purchase it.&amp;nbsp; I would have just browsed past it, not giving it a second thought.&amp;nbsp; Yet, this book was such an enjoyment to read and time flew so fast, that I felt as if I was watching a movie.&amp;nbsp; Even when I struggled at first to keep track of all the characters, I finally grew to know each one of them as the book unfolded.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;If you want a good and enjoyable book&lt;/b&gt; to read that you will have a difficult time putting down, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1609365925/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1609365925&quot;&gt;Love Finds You In Wildrose, ND&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Take a look at it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1609365925/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1609365925&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; and see if you don&#39;t come to some of the same conclusions I do.&amp;nbsp; If not, please feel&amp;nbsp; free to leave a comment about what you liked or didn&#39;t like about this book.&amp;nbsp; Please keep it respectful.&lt;br /&gt;
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A funny thing happened when I found this book.&amp;nbsp; Remember Holly Robinson Peete that was on the Apprentice and went up against Bret Michaels in the finale?&amp;nbsp; Of course, Bret Michaels won, but this review isn&#39;t about the Apprentice.&amp;nbsp; Instead, when I saw this book by Holly Robinson, I mistakenly thought it was Holly Robinson Peete from the Apprentice.&amp;nbsp; Okay, my mistake and I&quot;m sure others have done the same thing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Anyway, I figured that I would read this book &lt;/b&gt;anyway&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; It sounded interesting enough because it was written around a character that had to deal with life after cancer.&amp;nbsp; Because I have a close friend going through something like this, I thought it would be a good read and maybe offer some insight as well into cancer.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;As I started to read this book, I found&lt;/b&gt; that there were some strong dynamics taking place with the characters.&amp;nbsp; In fact, some of the story line really hit home for me with some of my own past experiences.&amp;nbsp; At first, I wasn&#39;t sure if I wanted to read something as close to my own personal life as this book was taking me, but then I figured, I would go for it!&amp;nbsp; I am glad I did.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Struggling with rejection from her fiance after an &lt;/b&gt;experience with breast cancer, Jordan set out for San Francisco to spend the summer with her best friend in the world, Karin.&amp;nbsp; It was summer break after all and Jordan did not have to be back on the east coast for her teaching job until the fall.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Stumbling into her long lost brother, Cam, she became acquainted with a life she never knew existed.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;As the story goes, Jordan is thrust into motherhood without&lt;/b&gt; as much of a decision to say yes as she would like.&amp;nbsp; Yet, it isn&#39;t all more than she would want.&amp;nbsp; As she goes to great lengths to find her brother who fled the country, she comes to terms with her own life and his, of how there are many tigers to face in the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Our world is not always as it appears&lt;/b&gt; and even though we package our families into pretty Norman Rockwell paintings, sometimes there is more than meets the eye.&amp;nbsp; In this fictional book, this family was nothing more than what is all too common in our world.&amp;nbsp; The author however, helps pull you along and then thrusts you right in the middle of a family situation that unfolds at will, without any way to stop it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;This book was difficult to put down&lt;/b&gt; and it only took me a few days to read it through completely.&amp;nbsp; It was full of suspense and surprise as I read the pages.&amp;nbsp; Never could I have guessed where the author was going to take me as I completed each page.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;One thing I found a little disturbing&lt;/b&gt; was the language usage in the book.&amp;nbsp; While I&#39;m not offended by the words that were used, I just felt it could have been written without most of them.&amp;nbsp; If you are offended by sexual and anatomical words that are graphic, let me forewarn you that you will find these in several places.&amp;nbsp; It wasn&#39;t like it took away from the book in how good it was, but I&#39;m not sure it really added that much.&amp;nbsp; It is definitely not for young children at least in my view if you are worried about the language they read.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;If you want a book that is full of suspense and surprise&lt;/b&gt; and will keep you guessing what is going to happen, &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1466404833/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1466404833&quot;&gt;Sleeping Tigers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is for you.&amp;nbsp; You can read more about it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1466404833/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=massmusi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1466404833&quot;&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt; and decide for yourself.&amp;nbsp; However, I&#39;m sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.&amp;nbsp; I would love to hear your thoughts on what you enjoyed most about this book.&lt;br /&gt;
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://donsreadinglistandreviews.blogspot.com/feeds/7844878402093115760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://donsreadinglistandreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/sleeping-tigers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6286301324951404426/posts/default/7844878402093115760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6286301324951404426/posts/default/7844878402093115760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donsreadinglistandreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/sleeping-tigers.html' title='Sleeping Tigers'/><author><name>Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Music</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//3.bp.blogspot.com/_LgVImAQoubQ/SLqxrMGOLWI/AAAAAAAAAEU/SmHwWLqIcK4/S220-s150/john+pennekamp+030706+034.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfz_iNK7PVEcTaco3BBY9FaH2KJwOpJG_XfHqCHtertkz_JyR-vYGFnQ_VMonwWnPqD2MzLgBaFmneVePbv-Q2FcQOS1uOejki8z9Xlfwk2NPNADTt4lBpHDE4eQ4-dSm85rmEMKECcI/s72-c/sleeping+tigers_holly+robinson.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286301324951404426.post-2658775923553545412</id><published>2012-07-10T11:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-07-11T13:53:35.266-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="About"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="don&#39;s Reading List"/><title type='text'>About Don&#39;s Reading List And Reviews</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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This blog is about the books that I have enjoyed reading and a little review on each one.&amp;nbsp; It is so hard finding the good books to read and when you pay good money for one, you don&#39;t want it to be a dud.&amp;nbsp; So, I thought I&#39;d share the ones that I&#39;m reading.&lt;br /&gt;
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While this blog may evolve slowly over time depending upon how many books I read, I will keep adding to it as I can.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes I read a lot of books at once and other times I slow down.&amp;nbsp; There are times I read books to learn from which are always slower, and then times where I just want to sit down with a fiction book that I enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;
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The one thing you will find is that when I write, I am very honest about how I view the book.&amp;nbsp; I am not here to be just a billboard for books, but to share my honest opinion of how the book touched me or didn&#39;t.&amp;nbsp; Most likely there will be things I write that authors and other readers don&#39;t agree with and that is perfectly fine.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ll always try to state it in a respectful way.&lt;br /&gt;
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