Non Fiction

I just finished reading Michael J. Fox’s new book, “Always Looking Up“.  I had ordered it from Amazon.com and read it in just a few days after its arrival.  It is an “easy” read, but is very inspiring.  Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1991, has stayed upbeat and positive throughout the ordeal […]

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I was scanning some emails I receive and saw an interesting promotional idea.  Author David Meerman Scott, who has a blog site titled WebInkNow, is offering his latest book, World Wide Rave, free to Kindle owners for a five day period.  The five day offer ends Sunday March 15, 2009.  Scott writes books on motivation, leadership, […]

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I have sold a few books and calendars on Barack Obama through Amazon.com since he was elected in November.  Today I was curious as to the current price of one particular book on President Obama.  So I looked it up on Amazon.com.  I just typed in Barack Obama as the search and was amazed at […]

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2008 has come to an end.  I’ve done a good bit of reading this year and have read some really enjoyable books.  Amazon.com has a page on their website titled Best Books of 2008.  They have a list of Top 100 Editor’s Picks, Top 100 Customer Favorites, and Best Book Covers.  I was interested in […]

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Do you love to read?  Do you have a favorite author and you want to read more books by that author?  What about a favorite genre, subject or style that you enjoy and want to read more of?  In reading the “Newsletter of Irmo Branch Library”, part of the Lexington County (SC) Public Library System, which […]

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 ”For most of us, balance is a bookseller’s quest, not a destination.”    Robert Gray
Is there a bias towards Protestant or Evangelical books in most bookstores?  Of course, there are many Christian bookstores that obviously have a strong bias.  But based on the statements by booksellers in the “Deeper Understanding” column by Robert Gray in the […]

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Well, it is that season - that season that rolls around every four years when we get to elect a new President.  I love politics and am really enjoying this week as we have the Democratic National Convention.  I am a Democrat so I am truly enjoying the speeches and enthusiasm of the convention.  Of course, […]

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Thanks to “Shelf Awareness” for the following information concerning the NAIBA Book of the Year Award Winners….
Fiction: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (Algonquin). NAIBA commented: “Often compared to To Kill a Mockingbird, Hillary Jordan’s debut novel, Mudbound, is told in riveting personal narratives by the individual members of the McAllan and Jackson families. . . . […]

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I was recently reading a blog on LISNews Librarian and Information Science News.  The writer was pointing out that while many people think reading books is a “dying” art, the statistics just don’t seem to show it.  The author of the blog wrote:For years, people have been crying about the death of the book. While […]

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We are all being deluged with politics right now.  Most people complain about hearing too much about the elections, but I have to admit that I really enjoy it.  I love to watch CNN and keep up with the latest political news.  There are lots of books about politics to read - from books on the […]

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