Book Review Blog Carnival

Welcome to the May 24, 2009 edition of book review blog carnival. Thank you to everyone who submitted. I really enjoyed reading all of your reviews. You have given me lots of reasons to visit the local library. Please remember to comment and socially bookmark, thank you.

Flea presents Be A Survivor: Book Review: Emergency - This Book Will Save Your Life posted at Be A Survivor.

Eric Gargiulo presents Pro Wrestling Book Review - Tito Santana?s Tales from the Ring posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, "Tito Santana wasn’t known for his talking during his era nor is he now. However, the mild mannered Santana has finally broken his silence and is telling his story. Tito joins the ranks of his brethren in releasing his autobiography. Tito Santana has won gold again with Tales From The Ring."

book reviews

John Wen presents New Book Released. It shows you 8 ways to save your home posted at Providing the Best Home Selling Tips Hard to Find Anywhere to Help You Sell Your Home Fast at Highest Possible Price, saying, "This is the only book available that tells you 8 ways to save your home and credit, 4 ways to stay in your home payment free, and 7 ways to get cash from your home foreclosure legally. Now it is available at amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Booksmillion, AbeBooks, Biblio, StudentStore, TextBookRUs"

Bart's Bookshelf presents Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay posted at Bart's Bookshelf.

Jennifer Roland presents Book Review: The Forest of Hands and Teeth posted at Pop Culture Curmudgeon.

jim presents Getting Out of Debt by Ken Clark posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Capt. Benjamin presents “It’s Your Ship” by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff posted at Leadership Type, saying, "Captain D. Michael Abrashoff shares his leadership skill in turning one of the Navy’s most underperforming war vessels into the “best damn ship in the Navy”."

Tracey presents Book Review: The Principle of the Path posted at GIRLS TO GROW.

Surbhi presents To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Book Authors Among Us: Finance Books By Bloggers posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

Khan Ben presents Don’t Quell Your Questions posted at Higher Education and Career Blog, saying, "A book encourages us to ask away."

Jack Cabbage presents JACK CABBAGE: Book Review: The Five C's of Cinematography by Joseph Mascelli posted at JACK CABBAGE, saying, "Filmmaking and digital video expert Jack Cabbage takes a look at the 5 C's of Cinematography."

Michael Miles presents Effortless Abundance posted at Effortless Wealth and Abundance.

ChristianPF presents Sound Mind Investing Handbook Review posted at Money in the Bible Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, "This is a review of Austin Pryor's Sound Mind Investing Handbook..."

Mahendra presents Digital Photography Expert Techniques - Tutorial eBook posted at Mahendrafokus.co.cc.

Ray presents Best Books About Making Money posted at Money Blue Book.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 10,001 Ways To Live Large On A Small Budget posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

books

stephane meer presents BEGINNING PIANO [music concentration] posted at AUDIO BOOK, saying, "Musical Fantasy Audio Book in Video"

children's books

Jenny presents Momma Loves Her Little Son posted at the so called me.

Roberta Gibson presents Wrapped in Foil · Linnea in Monet’s Garden: A Children’s Book Review posted at Wrapped in Foil.

fiction

KerrieS presents WRITING CLASS, Jincy Willett posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Since when does taking a writing class become dangerous? Crime fiction"

KerrieS presents THE POISONING IN THE PUB, Simon Brett posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "#10 in the Fethering series proves that Simon Brett has not lost his touch in cozy crime fiction."

Clark Bjorke presents The Philosopher's Apprentice posted at I'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book!, saying, "Robert Morrow steals a few ideas from Robert Pirsig, Franz Kafka, Robert A. Heinlein and Jules Verne to create a pager turner of an adventure story about philosophy."

KerrieS presents THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Table turning reveals a man has been murdered in this, Agatha Christie's 11th novel."

Sarah at SmallWorld presents Book Review: Cutting for Stone posted at SmallWorld Reads.

Nicole B. presents Reunion, by Therese Fowler posted at Linus's Blanket.

Josh Hanagarne presents Book Review: The Terror posted at World's Strongest Librarian, saying, "The Terror is one of the scariest books I've ever read. It made me cold and glad that I've never had scurvy or resorted to cannibalism. And the Poe references are brilliant!"

KerrieS presents PUBLISH OR PERISH, Margot Kinberg posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Crime fiction set in a small American university. Graduate student's world turns sour and murder is the result. Debut author worth following."

non fiction

thebarefootbadger presents My Top 8 Food-Related Books, Movies, and Articles posted at The Barefoot Badger.

Diana Hall presents God is back. posted at damascusmoments.

Amy Hobbs presents Billionaire's Vinegar Amy Reads Good Books posted at Amy Reads Good Books.

GrrlScientist presents Why Evolution is True posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "A review of Jerry Coyne's wonderful book about evolutionary theory, which the most up-to-date and one of the most clearly written books about evolution that is currently available."

Nicole B. presents Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans, by Dan Baum posted at Linus's Blanket.

Gene Simms presents The 80/20 Principle - The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less [Koch] posted at Accumulate Profit Margin Invest Destroy, saying, "Now this book is 11 years old, but I decided to pick it up anyway and it’s one of the best books I’ve read for a long time."

novel

Keira presents Review: The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham posted at Love Romance Passion, saying, "This book is at the crossroads between genres. Part romance and part historical, Traitor's Wife, weaves fiction and fact together."

Jeanne presents Nineteen Minutes posted at Necromancy Never Pays, saying, "This begins as a review and ends as a musing on how we hear the voice of conscience!"

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The Case of the Chewable Worms by Bill Myers

The Case of the Chewable Worms
By
Bill Myers
Series: Book number 2 in Secret Agent

Dingledorf…and his trusty dog, Splat
Published By: Tommy Nelson
Copyright: 2002
Number of Pages: 88 pages
Age Group: 7-10 year old boys
Type of Book: Christian Fiction
Physical Description: Small paperback with large print
Extras: The illustrations were done by Meredith Johnson and were very funny. There is a quote from the International Children’s Bible at the beginning of the book from Galatians 6:9-10. About the Book: Bernie Dingledorf (Secret Agent Dingledorf), Priscilla and IQ are back for another adventure, this time involving B.A.D.D. (Bungling Agents Dedicated to Destruction). Bernie and his friends along with the Agency need to keep B.A.D.D. from making people eat habit-forming worms. The adventure starts when Bernie and his friends go to school and the kids are having worm races. It gets even stranger when his mom serves his family spaghetti made with worms. Bernie really does not want to help everybody else and ignores the Agency, because he has his own problems. One of the B.A.D.D. agents takes Priscilla and Bernie does his best to help her. There is a fight in a mall fish store and as Priscilla is being forced to eat a worm Splat (Bernie’s dog) breaks this fish tanks. The fish start eating the worms. The B.A.D.D. agent tells Bernie to mind his own business and Bernie says people are his business. Bernie tells the agent that it is our responsibility to help others.
About the Author: Bill Myers has written over 70 books and his films have won over 40 awards. He is also the author of the McGee and Me series.
What I Thought: I thought this book was really neat. I always enjoy reading a book that is fun, but has a good message, like helping others. The best part was in the last chapter when Bernie realizes that it is our responsibility to help others. I thought that in this book Bernie realized that he now has a life dedicated to helping others.
Would I recommend: Yes, I would recommend this book, because it helps the reader learn how life does not revolve around them. It is about other people too.

Song of Creation by Paul Goble

Song of Creation
Written and Illustrated
Paul Goble
Published By: Erdmans Books for Young Readers
Copyrighted: 2004
Number of pages: 29 pages
Age Group: All ages
Type of Book: Christian Fiction
Physical Description: Hardback, 9x12 inches
About the Book: The text for this book comes from The Book of Common Prayer. Most of the text of the book is as follows; " 0 all my ancestors bless you the lord: praise him and magnify him forever.” In the rest of the text, the word, "ancestors" would be changed to plants, animals and weather from the American scene. The illustrations are done in watercolor and just pop from the pages. The most interesting illustration was that of the yellow iris.
About the Author: Paul Goble lives in Rapid City, South Dakota and has won a Caldecott medal for his book, The Girl who Loved wild Horses.
What My Children Thought: My five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter loved this book and recommend it to everyone. Their favorite picture was of the redpolls. My daughter was really taken with this book. The only thing she didn't like was the forest fire,
What I Liked: I liked this entire book. The illustrations were my favorite.
What I Disliked: Nothing.
Would I Recommend: Yes.