500 CROCHET STITCHES THE ULTIMATE CROCHET STITCH BIBLE BY ERIKA KNIGHT

BEAUTIFUL!  500 CROCHET STITCHES THE ULTIMATE CROCHET STITCH BIBLE BY ERIKA KNIGHT is the perfect book for anyone from beginner to expert crocheters.  I am a beginner crocheter so this is especially helpful to me.  It gives you the how to's of crochet then in the later part of the book it puts it altogether with very beautiful blocks.  This book would not only be a great addition to a crafter's library but an excellent gift for any occasion.

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review.

NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE HANDBOOK BY SCOTT FINAZZO

Great book. Chocked full of useful information & well written by SCOTT FINAZZO a firefighter who has seen it all.  Short and to the point, the author takes potential neighborhood disasters from fire to civil unrest and tells you in very precise but easy to understand instructions on what to do, how to react, what you need to prepare yourself and your family (do you have a meeting place in case of tornado or fire?) I learned in this book how to shut off my gas meter(up until I read this I didnt have a clue on WHERE  my gas meter was, I had to ask my husband),where I need to meet my family in case my home is destroyed,what I need to have in case of an emergency.

I HIGHLY recommend this not only to parents but teens, tweens and ANYONE!

 This book would make a great teaching aid at junior high and high schools & adult classes.

TWICE IN A LIFETIME BY DOROTHY GARLOCK

TWICE IN A LIFETIME is NOT my first DOROTHY GARLOCK novel and it wont be my last.  TWICE IN A LIFETIME introduces us to Clara Sinclair. Wife, mother, daughter. Its 1945 and Clara's husband is a soldier in WWII.  Then the worst day of her life happens. Any mother, wife or family member of a soldier knows that black car, and the two men in it: a Priest and a Military member. Clara's husband is dead & Clara is left to raise her son by herself.  Fast forward to 1954 & Clara's trying to keep her head above water, her son is in jail & she has no clue what the future holds.

And that's all the farther I'm going.

Read this book. Its a romance, a historical fiction & a little suspense all tossed into a great read.  The setting is written so well I actually felt like I was there & the characters are real.This one will definitely be a re read

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review.

THE PRESIDENTS SHADOW BY BRAD MELTZER

RUN do not Walk to your nearest bookstore for THE PRESIDENT'S SHADOW BY BRAD MELTZER.  This cat and mouse thriller kept me turning pages well into the midnight hour!  Just when I thought I had a handle on the ending, the plot twisted and twisted again.  You will ask yourself who is friend and who is foe in the book.  This is the first book of Meltzers I have read and wont be the last.

I received this book from librarythings in exchange for a review.

LORD OF THE WINGS BY DONNA ANDREWS

Cozy mystery? Yup! Chic Lit? Yup! But the first time I picked up one of Donna Andrews Meg Langslow mysteries I was hooked and LORD OF THE WINGS is no different.  Meg is once again mixed up in murder and mayhem. Armed with her notebook that tells her when to breath & her wacky family she up to her trick or treat in murder.  I can always count on Meg and her family to lift my spirits with a laugh or two and provide me with a mystery to solve.

WAR AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: TWILIGHT EMPIRE BY IAN JAMES ROSS

LOVED every page of WAR AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD:TWILIGHT EMPIRE BY IAN JAMES ROSS.  I got to step back in time starting in AD 298 and follow the then a very young Roman soldier by the name of AURELIUS CASTUS has fought and helped win a battle against a savage tribe.  We then are able to follow Castus's life as first a Roman soldier then prisoner then, well I guess you best read the book to find out what!

I found myself emerged in the plot as the passage of time in the book moved page after page after page.  Mr Ross has taken a period in our world history and teleported us to that time and place to read the events as they unfolded.  I loved it and if you are a historical fiction fan like I am this is the book for you.

I received this book from goodreads in exchange for a review. and I am very very glad I did. This ones on my re read list.

BLACK EARTH: THE HOLOCAUST AS HISTORY AND A WARNING : TIMOTHY SNYDER

Fair warning folks, this one's a challenge to read.  MR SNYDER has gone VERY in depth on the Holocaust and its warning. I would categorize BLACK EARTH:THE HOLOCAUST AS HISTORY AND WARNING as a college level book,but that's just me.  The book itself, if you are patient is very well researched and presented.

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DREAMLESS BY JORGEN BREKKE

DREAMLESS BY JORGEN BREKKE is the first book I have read in this series but I know it wont be my last.  DREAMLESS is not only a first rate mystery but a first rate thriller to boot.  You never know where the author is going to take you in the plot and when he does it might not be where you want to go but its is a thrill ride to say the least.

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THE FIRST FAMILY DETAIL BY RONALD KESSLER

THE FIRST FAMILY DETAIL: is a MUST read book. Secret Service agents who are protecting presidents past and present give you an inside look at these first families lives. From Lyndon Johnson & his liaisons to Barak Obamas family  and Joseph Bidens nude swimming,  you will find out some of the skeletons hidden in the closets of very powerful people.  Want to know which president misplaced his nuke codes?  Which protectee was punishment for the agents & dislikes the military,( give you a hint, she's wanting to be President come 2016.) Read this one, shake your head and figure why some of these people should NEVER have held the office, or should be in such a position to hold office.  

GIRL AT WAR BY SARA NOVIC

MAGNIFICENT! STELLAR! MOVING!  These three words do NOT even come close to how I feel about SARA NOVIC'S GIRL AT WAR!  Ana the main character has touched my heart and soul.  GIRL AT WAR starts out in 1991 with the life of Ana a ten year old living Croatia.  Before she knows it here world is torn apart by the ravages and the horror of ethnic cleansing .  Everything Ana knows is gone.  Thanks to a couple of her parents friends she is able to illegally enter the US and is raised by adoptive parents.  The story then fast forwards to 2001 and Ana is twenty .

 Run ,do not walk to your local bookstore to find this treasure.  It is definitely worth at least one read thru.
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