Category: books

Today’s Wild Card author is:

Josh McDowell

& Sean McDowell

and the book:

The Unshakable Truth: How You Can Experience the 12 Essentials of a Relevant Faith

Over 40-plus years, Josh McDowell has spoken to more than 10 million people in 115 countries about the evidence for Christianity and the difference the Christian faith makes in the world. He has authored or coauthored more than 110 books (with more than 51 million copies in print), including such classics as More Than a Carpenter and New Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

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Sean McDowell is an educator and a popular speaker at schools, churches, and conferences nationwide. He is the author of Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World, the coauthor of Understanding Intelligent Design and Evidence for the Resurrection, and general editor of The Apologetics Study Bible for Students. He is currently pursuing a PhD in apologetics and worldview studies.

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Today’s Wild Card author is:

Jeri Doner

and the book:

Victory Song

Jeri Doner was an active member of the North-South-Skirmish-Association for over twenty years. This sparked her interest in the 149th NYVI of the Civil War. She is the mother of four children and has seven grandchildren. She was an avid seamstress often making reproduction gowns and uniforms from the Civil War time period. Her love of writing and history led to the novel Victory Song.

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Product Details:

List Price: $14.95
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Three Paths Publishing; 1st edition (May 7, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0978933737
ISBN-13: 978-0978933739 

My Review

Jeri Doner emotionally captures the feelings of a young soldier during the Civil War.  The book

A Cup of Jo is the sixth installment of the Maggy Thorsen mystery series authored by Sandra Balzo.

After her coffee shop Uncommon Grounds, is destroyed from an act of nature, Maggy and her new partner Sarah, open the shop in a commuter train station.

On opening morning however, amid the fan fare of the train line’s first arrival, JoLynne Penn-Williams the even coordinator, is nowhere to be found.  Until the giant inflatable coffee cup tumbles from the overhead framework revealing inside a lifeless Jo.  (Hence the title of the book ‘A Cup of Jo‘).

I had first heard about Mary-Ann Kirby’s memoir ‘I Am Hutterite‘ from my mom last October.  Mom knows how much I read, and she was eager to share this story with me.  I am always busy with book reviews though, so took note of the title, tucked it into a corner of my mind, and promptly went on to my next book.

Then a few weeks ago I received an e-mail asking me if I would like to receive a copy of ‘I Am Hutterite’ to review on my blog.  I recalled my mom’s praise of the book, and said that I would.

The Hutterite community is not foreign to me.  Having grown up in Manitoba, I had some connection with them.  My mother-in-law purchased her chickens and eggs from a colony.  The beloved feather pillow that my husband bought me for a birthday that was used for many years, was lovingly made on a colony.

The lazy days of summer are perfect for getting some good reading done.

Elin Hliderbrand’s newest book, “The Castaways“,  is set on the beach in New England, and has everything you want in a story; a little mystery, some romance and an intriguing story line.

Today’s Wild Card author is:

Trish Ryan

and the book:

A Maze of Grace

My dream, ever since I was a little girl, was to be a super hero. Specifically, I wanted to be one of the Wonder Twins, meeting with Superman and Wonder Woman at the Hall of Justice on Saturday mornings to fight evil and save the world. Lacking a twin, I got a law degree instead, thinking it would give me evil-fighting super hero powers. As it turns out, I was wrong.

This is perhaps the last cookbook you’ll ever need when hunting for a dish to take to a potluck.  Potluck Survival Guide: Care & Feeding of the Athletic Supporter, by Cherie Kimmons, has over 125, delicious and easy recipes for you to prepare to take to the next potluck you attend.

The book is also full of informational tips on how to prepare the ingredients, adjusting food quantities to the number of guests, making healthier versions of the recipes and suggestions for sneaking vegetables in. 

My dad has always been a hard worker, working at his 8 hour job, and then always working on the side for as long as I can remember.  When he retired, he never “really” stopped working, it was always a side job here or a little job there.

But I never really realized how much my dad’s “jack of all trades abilities” and his constant help meant to my family until we moved away.

All of a sudden we had to look for someone to do all the things that we knew we could call Dad for.  Or we had to learn ourselves!  Still it is always nice when Dad and Mom come for a visit, because Dad likes to stay busy (still….) and then we find things for him to do, like install pantry shelves or help assemble new furniture. 

I didn’t understand what depression was or how this could take over one’s mind until it happened to me. — Susan Polis Schutz

Depression and Back will provide you with valuable insight about depression if you have never dealt with it.  If you have suffered from depression or are currently battling with it, Susan Polis Schutz’s poetry, may help the healing process.

Susan shares her own profound journey through depression and recovery in this poetic memoir.

Recently released in March of this year; Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther, by Ginger Garrett, is the story of Esther retold in a first-person diary format. 

It is a introspective look into what the daily life of young Esther might have been like in King Xerxes palace.