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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Happy Easter God

By
Elspeth Campbell Murphy
Published by: Bethany House Publishers
Copyrighted: 2001
Number of pages: 29 pages
Age group: 2-6 years of age
Type of book: Holiday Christian fiction
Physical Description: hardback, square, shiny pages.
About the book: This book begins with a letter to parents discussing the setup of the book. Each group of pages includes a prayer-poem for the child and a Bible verse for the parents to meditate on. The prayer-poems have a variety of topics from chocolate Easter bunnies to the angel outside the empty tomb.
The illustrations were realistically drawn and fun to look at. Everybody has a big smile and we get to know the children by reading their nametags.
About the author: Elspeth Campbell Murphy has written more than 100 books the past years. She is a graduate of Trinity College and Mood Bible Institute. She currently lives in Chicago and received a Gold Medallion award for Do You See Me, God?
What my children thought: My five-year-old son thoroughly enjoyed this book; there was nothing he disliked. I read the Bible verses as well as the prayer-poems to the children and those were his favorite parts, because they were from the Bible. He also liked the pictures because they were shiny. My son thought the funniest picture was of the bunny on a girl’s lap. He highly recommended this book to kids his age. My daughter who is three enjoyed this book as well. There were many things she enjoyed: like the bunny, the children singing, and the Easter egg hunt. Her favorite child was Caroline. The only illustration my daughter didn't like was of the angel. She thought children her age would enjoy the book,
What I liked: I liked the entire book. I enjoyed the addition of the Bible verses for adult readers. I also enjoyed how my son appreciated the Bible verses. I felt invigorated after I read this book. I thought next time I would have my son help me read this book.
What I disliked: There is nothing I disliked.
Do I recommend: Yes, I do. Happy Easter God is a very enjoyable book for both children and adults.

The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens

The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens was published in 1995 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd. This edition has 120 pages and is a middle school reading level.
This story was written by Charles Dickens in 1849 for his children. It was first published in 1935 in serial form.
This book is the story of the life of Jesus from about 6/5 B.C. to 30 A.D. This story takes place in many places including Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, and River Jordan. Charles Dickens shows us that through Jesus’ miracles and teachings that he was God and we can be more like him so we can go to heaven.
I liked this edition because the paper used was made mostly by using hydroelectricity and there was no chlorine added. There are a couple of pages included in the book that shows Charles Dickens’ handwriting. There is not much text on each page, so it makes it easier to read.
I thought the parables were well written and I gained a new understanding of many of them. It was interesting reading Charles Dickens own view points, it helped me learn what it was that was important for Charles Dickens’ children. I did not think it was proper to have the Jewish Sabbath on Sunday, because it is Friday night to Saturday night.
This book was an easy read that made me want to read and learn more about Jesus.

Tomorrow is the day!!!!

Tomorrow will be the day when the new site for reviews of Christian children's books begin. I hope you join me for the excitement. Thank you.

A New Blog for Christian Books

Coming soon will be a blog all about Christian Books. First I will be focussing on juvenile books. In the coming weeks expect to see book reviews for young adult books as well.