TREATS It's after MIDNIGHT, the Candy Fairy Arrives Since I am single, I live my own schedule. Clem (my dachshund) and I are early risers, so 9 PM is jump on the bed and open a new novel to read and review. As I wander about the pages, and start getting into the drama of the tale, my stomach starts to growl and I reach for … the clock… I put the novel down… and NOW it is MIDNIGHT and I am wide awake. Midnight. The time for night terrors and magic pumpkins. Is it the bed? Did I spend ... continue reading...
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Book review: Blood Relative
Blood Relative Author: David Thomas If writing is art, then David Thomas serves up crime in Blood Relative as a pensive chiaroscuro, moody, grey and brooding. Peter Crookham, 42, is a successful architect with his own firm in York, England, and he is married to a stunningly beautiful and charming woman, Mariana. Mariana speaks with a slight German accent; she is from East Berlin. When Peter hears that his brother Andy is coming to dinner as he will be in the area to see their mother, he ... continue reading...
Book review: A Killing Winter
A Killing Winter Author: Tom Callahan Kyrgyzstan is a rugged Central Asian country along the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean. The Tian Shan Mountains which surround the old caravan route and dominate the country, are home to snow leopards, lynx and sheep. In the south, the millennia-old city of Osh has a huge, busy bazaar that was a stop on the Silk Road. Capital: Bishkek President: Almazbek Atambayev Population: 5.72 million (2013) World ... continue reading...
Book review: Meditations in Wonderland
Meditations in Wonderland Author: Anna Patrick Introspective and unique, Meditations in Wonderland shadows Elizabeth, a 24 year old interior designer living in Brooklyn with her boyfriend Adam and her French bulldog, Fitz when one day she falls down the rabbit hole made famous by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Elizabeth’s Alice becomes a real character in Elizabeth’s meditation as Elizabeth’s subconscious finally looks at Elizabeth’s need to take uppers and hide them from Adam in order ... continue reading...
Book review: Super Genes
Super Genes Authors: Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D. You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. - Deepak Chopra It is difficult to review daring research and scientific discovery without using pat language and repeating what the authors say in Super Genes. Both these men, famous in their fields, present an entirely new way of looking at self-responsibility in the arrangement of our lives through the life activities we engage in that affect our ... continue reading...
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