Books

Book Review: One Year in Wonderland

September 18, 2011

One Year in Wonderland: A True Tale of Expat Life in Dubai, is a Kindle edition e-book self-published by Christopher Combe, former Dubai expat. The book is based on his blog, Beer and Bloating in Dubai. A little about the book: The story takes place between August 2006 and July 2007, right in the middle [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: The Best of Friends: Martha and Me

July 30, 2010

The Best of Friends: Martha and Me is written by Mariana Pasternak who grew up in Romania and immigrated to the United States as a political refugee. The author tells the story of her friendship with the rich and famous Martha Stewart, starting when Martha wasn’t that rich or famous yet. Their once blooming friendship was [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Supreme Justice

July 23, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Camels and Chocolates!** Supreme Justice is a novel by author Phillip Margolin who has written fourteen New York Times bestsellers, including Fugitive and Executive Privilege. From Harper Collins: Sarah Woodruff, on death row in Oregon for murdering her lover, John Finley, has [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: 32 Candles

July 16, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Elvie!** 32 Candles, the debut novel of Ernessa T. Carter is a sweet and funny story about a girl dealing with her personal and social issues such as skin color, child abuse and the perpetual question that every woman ask, “Am I [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Love in a Time of Homeschooling

July 2, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Robin!** While confined in the hospital recently, I had the time and pleasure to read the book, Love in a Time of Homeschooling: A Mother and Daughter’s Uncommon Year sent by Harper Collins. The book is about a mother’s quest to [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Spirited

June 25, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Ellen C!** Rebecca Rosen, author of the book, Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You talks to dead people. As a sissy horror film ‘allergic’ like me, my first instinct was to not start reading right after seing the title and [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Husband and Wife

June 11, 2010

This book giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Kayla! What happens if the person you loved and trusted suddenly breaks that trust? From Harper Collins: Sarah Price is thirty-five years old. She doesn’t feel as though she’s getting older, but there are some noticeable changes: a hangover after two beers, the stray gray hair, and, [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: The Recipe Club

April 2, 2010

** This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Jacki! ** ** UPDATED TO INCLUDE A GIVEAWAY COPY!! ** The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship is the first novel cookbook I have read. I don’t think I have seen a book with recipes all through the end. There’s nothing like it – a book [...]

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