The start of a new year means people are assessing where their life is and how to change it for the better.  The same resolutions seem to be mentioned every year, from weight loss to being more social, with most people failing to accomplish them. Specific goals that are attainable have the highest rate of [...]

The holidays are a time when I get extremely sentimental and nostalgic. My favorite childhood memories are of Christmas and the holiday season. My favorite part is getting ready for Christmas, the decorating, the baking, the Christmas songs. We start decorating the house the day after Thanksgiving and don’t stop until the week before Christmas. [...]

The longest running television show in the history of America television is the subject of this hilarious comic book. The stories are a bit far fetched even for The Simpson’s and yet I couldn’t stop going to the next adventure in the comic. I guess I’m one of those people that doesn’t care what it’s [...]

I picked up this book from the library because I saw him on TV. His comments on the show were enough to make me want to read more.
“How Toxic is Your Home?” is the name of the quiz that begins each chapter. By taking the quiz, you get some idea of how healthy you and [...]

I am always intrigued by fiction with a biographical twist. This book was from the point of view of Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley. Through her eyes you saw the couple from the time they fell in love, through their divorce,  until his suicide. You saw firsthand the passionate love they shared in the beginning [...]

The Kitchen House is an intricate tale of the south. It takes us back to when servants were the property of their masters and could not speak up for themselves or their family members. Many of the intimate secrets of this family are shared with us as the book unfolds. The master, in [...]

Can it be possible that average Joes, non-professional investors, could outperform the legendary investing genius of Warren Buffett for nearly a decade? While the implication of the title “The Warren Buffetts Next Door” is somewhat misleading, especially in conjunction with the white picket fence of the idealized American house depicted on the cover, its subtitle [...]

From bluerise to whiteset Dave Duncan spins an intriguing tale of adventure across the continent of Aureity at the center of a world that blends elements of fantasy and science fiction into a unique speculative reality. As a reader I was seeking a title that would fulfill a number of requirements; a fantasy or science [...]

I read this book in one afternoon—it was that good! The title refers to the way that they teach children to spell Mississippi in the South (M, I, crooked-letter, crooked-letter, I, crooked-letter, crooked-letter, I, humpback, humpback, I). Given that information, it is not surprising that the story takes place in rural Mississippi. [...]

This book was initially reviewed by Suzanne back in September 2009. Based on her review I added this novel to my “must read” list and am very glad I did. Like Suzanne, I was initially intimated by its large size, but the first chapter got me hooked. By the time I had come to the [...]