Travel related books
The Covenant with Black America is the brainchild of Tavis Smiley. For the past seven years, the talk show host has had his own "State of the Black Union" symposium. Seeing that simply exchanging opinions with the nation's top black leaders was not sufficient, he decided to chart a course for the
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Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon is not your typical happily ever after fairy tale. This is not Cinderella's story. This is a dark retelling with themes of aging and redemption from past mistakes. Lil is a lonely old woman struggling to make ends meet. She works for Geo
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A Long Way Down is the story of four people - Martin a former breakfast TV presenter who has fallen from grace; Maureen, a single mother struggling to cope with the drudgery of caring for a her disabled son; Jess, the 18 year-old daughter of a politician who is in despair at the break-up of a rela
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"I do get the sense readers these days want happier stories and they may well be right. But I'm hard-pressed to come up with one." Giller Prize winner David Bergen made that comment in an interview. A magazine writer visited the author at his home. Watching Bergen interact with his four children,
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The first thing I noticed when I opened up the box for "The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries" by Michele Borba was the title was not kidding, this is one big book. It's over 700 pages! Of course page count is not the measure of quality wh
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My favorite author, speaker, and business coach Mr. Earl Nightingale once wrote in a book "You Become What You Think About" Ever since the first time I read that phrase my life has changed in a big way and I hope to be able to pass that on to others. I grew up in a very small town in Northern Can
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Bill Bryson is best known for his humorous travel writing. Previously, I had read two of Bryon's other books. One was titled, I'm a Stranger Here Myself. This book was about Bryson's return to living in the United States after living in Great Britain for twenty years or so. His writing portrayed h
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Bill Bryson is best known for his humorous travel writing. Previously, I had read two of Bryon's other books. One was titled, I'm a Stranger Here Myself. This book was about Bryson's return to living in the United States after living in Great Britain for twenty years or so. His writing portrayed h
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Reality Checked - Life through Death, is a moving saga about finding meaning in a world of suffering and pointless hate based on the color of skin. Former school teacher and Theologist, Victor Waller has incorporated many of life's issues through the lives of his characters who were forced to make
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Reader Views is very excited to talk with author J. Everett Prewitt, winner of four first place awards for his debut novel, “Snake Walkers.” Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us today. Juanita: J. Everett, please tell us the meaning behind the title of your book, “Snake Walkers.”
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