by Steven D. Katz ★★★★★ If you have any interest in directing films, this book is for you Film Directing: Shot by Shot is an in-depth study of film directing that is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in directing. … Continue reading →
by Scott Pelley ★★★★★ Familiar stories told with a unique viewpoint We all know most of the stories in Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter’s Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times, but what is unique is the personal … Continue reading →
by Stephen Moore; Arthur B. Laffer ★★★★★ When a president you don’t like is good for the American economy… After a decade of avoiding almost all political news (some leaks through my best attempts at avoidance), I’ve recently started reading … Continue reading →
by Zoe McKey ★★★★★ Hits home with useful advice for all of us The Disciplined Mind: Strengthen Your Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness, Control Your Thoughts, and Get Rid of Your Inner Critic How many times have you looked across a … Continue reading →
by Patrick King Fearless Social Confidence: Strategies to Live Without Insecurity, Speak Without Fear, Beat Social Anxiety, and Stop Caring What Others Think ★★★★★ Comprehensive and practical guide to overcoming social anxiety What an incredibly detailed and helpful guide; anyone who … Continue reading →
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown ★★★★★ Not just for work! Wish I had this book years ago, it would have saved me grief and kept me from causing others grief. Dare to Lead … Continue reading →
by Yuko Yuko and Noriko Noriko ★★★★★ Awesome cookbook! Clear instructions, practical advice, recipes for everyone Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go is a wonderfully complete bento cookbook with stunning photography and includes everything from a … Continue reading →
by Patti Callahan ★★★☆☆ Jezebel or Rahab? Almost DNF’d at 50%, 70%, held out to finish, only to find myself still totally conflicted. I would like to know how much in Becoming Mrs. Lewis is fictionalized and what the author … Continue reading →
by Joakim Palmkvist , translated by Agnes Broomé ★★★★★ The love of money is the root of all evil You can’t make this stuff up, unless you’re Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet got nothing on these kids. I don’t normally read … Continue reading →
by Michael G. Pipich ★★★★★ Comprehensive text on bipolar disorder Owning Bipolar: How Patients and Families Can Take Control of Bipolar Disorder is a comprehensive text on bipolar that would be useful for patients with bipolar and their families.Reading this … Continue reading →
by Tim Tebow ★★★★★ Live without regrets This Is the Day: Reclaim Your Dream. Ignite Your Passion. Live Your Purpose. Loved this book and all the inspiration it contained! I can’t even begin to describe what an impact This Is … Continue reading →
by Traer Scott ★★★★★ Do cows have personality? I found myself drawn to this Radiant by Traer Scott, having grown up on an organic subsistence farm long before most even knew there was such a thing. (I blame my mother!) … Continue reading →
★★★★★ Not what I was expecting I’ll just say up front that Book Girl is an interesting book for a beginning book girl, but is not going to include much new material for most established well-rounded readers. As an avid … Continue reading →
by Ezra Croft and Jennifer Raiser ★★★★★ One of a kind; who can define him or capture his essence? The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome is endlessly mesmerizing and beautifully evocative of Bill Murray’s … Continue reading →
by Manuel Luz ★★★★★ Life-changing read; let’s all wear crash helmets! Wow! This is about worship on SO many levels! Honest Worship is one of those books that you find yourself highlighting so many revelational thoughts and snippets of wisdom … Continue reading →
by Autumn Miles ★★★★★ I disliked this at first, until I really started reading Autumn’s heart Autumn Miles was aiming her shots right where I sat years ago, but I wasn’t hearing it at first. I had a hard time … Continue reading →
by Suzanne Ryan ★★★★★ Great keto resource and cookbook I purchased Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss by Suzanne Ryan so my family and a friend could practice cooking healthy keto foods. While I haven’t finished … Continue reading →
by Nao Sakamoto and Kamo ★★★★★ Cute and quirky drawings with instructions With How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids: An Illustrated Sourcebook, Nao Sakamoto and Kamo provide help for beginning artists. Whether you’re a kid or adult and want … Continue reading →
by Sho Ito ★★★★★ Gorgeous illustrations with clear instructions With Brush Pen Illustration: More Than 200 Ideas for Drawing with Brush Pens, Sho Ito provides a comprehensive text that will help beginners and novices alike. It feels like a private … Continue reading →
by Garfield Kwan and Dana Song ★★★★★ Cute, humorous, and memorable science lessons Squidtoons: Exploring Ocean Science with Comics has it all: cute colorful illustrations, quirky kid-friendly humor, and fun science lessons. The NetGalley proof only included the seadragons section … Continue reading →
by Ashlee Piper ★★☆☆☆ Judgemental and error-prone, has some good info, tho Truly, we have to step up, and I hoped Give a Sh*t. Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet. would help me do it. But I have a … Continue reading →
by Newt Gingrich ★★★★★ I expected to hate this book, but I was wrong… Americans, even the most jaded liberal, generally accept that the mainstream media doesn’t care for Donald Trump and is more than a bit biased toward the … Continue reading →
by John McCain and Mark Salter ★★★★★ We are more alike than different… There’s so much wisdom in this book, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations, about choosing what’s right and honorable over party, over … Continue reading →
by Oana Befort and Maggie Reinbold ★★★★★ Gorgeous, fascinating, and helpful Drawing Wild Animals: Essential Techniques and Fascinating Facts for the Curious Artist is everything I love in a book! It truly is for the curious artist! The illustrations are … Continue reading →
by Anita Lesko and Temple Grandin ★★★★★ Awesome book that speaks to the tremendous work that Temple has done. Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends is a must-read for anyone interested in Temple or autism. However, this is … Continue reading →
by Ausma Zehanat Khan ★★★★★ Comprehensive eye-opening insider’s view of Ramadan The month of Ramadan is a time of fasting and celebration for Muslims around the world. Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting gives comprehensive coverage to many aspects of this important … Continue reading →
By Josh Burnette and Pete Hardesty ★★★★★ Can you ever have too much good advice? NOPE!! I wish someone had told me… …some of these things before I left for college. I would have had less financial trouble in front … Continue reading →
by Mark Hyman ★★★★★ Gives me hope! A doable guide to what we should be eating Great intro to Hyman’s “Pegan” diet, and you’ve got to love a reasonable middle ground. The Pegan diet seems logical, scientific, and doable. Let’s … Continue reading →
by Mirna Valerio ★★★★★ Simply inspirational; life is a marathon I’m simply staggered by Mirna Valerio’s story; it’s amazing and inspirational beyond what I can describe. Simply an amazing person. There are passages that left me uplifted and ones that … Continue reading →
by O’Toole, Garson ★★★★★ Fascinating history of quotes and misquotes If you’ve ever googled a quote to see if it were misquoted or even true, you’ll find Hemingway Didn’t Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations fascinating. O’Toole gives a … Continue reading →
