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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I just finished reading the book Tribes, by Seth Godin. I found this book fascinating. It's about how groups form into tribes and how tribes are leading the changes that are happening in our world. It's also about the need for leaders to help tribes strengthen. (I purposely did not use the word g
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It is always interesting to read other people's thoughts about the country you live in. You generally find the things that matter to you the most, are often the things others find least interesting. Or to put it another way, the things you take for granted; those things you live with everyday, and
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It is always interesting to read other people's thoughts about the country you live in. You generally find the things that matter to you the most, are often the things others find least interesting. Or to put it another way, the things you take for granted; those things you live with everyday, and
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Inside this book, sixty writers who have turned sixty offer sixty recommendations for living an exciting, enthusiastic life after the age of sixty. Plenty of important people from M.D's to writers and money managers offer advice in many areas of life, while the sixty plus folks gear up to rediscov
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So this week I am going to share my review of one of the books that caught my eye and Wall Street Journal as well...The 4 Hour Workweek Escape 9-5, Live anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss. I loved this book and I could not put it down. The passion for the content was not around the
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Snake Walkers By J. Everett Prewitt Northland Publishing Company (2005) Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (3/06) When first approaching “Snake Walkers” I wasn't so sure it was going to be my 'cup of tea'. It seemed to be another one of those stories set back in the days of
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The publishing world heats up with over 800 hardback titles are released on the same day (1st of October) in the UK as publishers fight for a place in the Christmas bestseller lists. With bookmakers are now offering odds on the rivals for the number one bestseller this Christmas. Publishers are n
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A great book review can make or break the chances for success of a new book, especially if the author is relatively unknown. When the publisher of the Malia and Teacup series, Barringer Publishing approached a county librarian to order the Malia and Teacup series for the children's library, the ma
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How would you define an audit book? The easiest way to explain what is an audio book is to tell you that the only difference between an actual book from the library and an electronic book would be the "delivery" of the contents within the book. So you ask again: "What is an audio book?" these are
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