Library Book Sale recap….

Oh man…. The Brainerd Library sale is all that I had hoped for…. and then some.  After a LLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGG winter of no garage sale “book finding” opportunities, I had forgot how much I miss just browsing for great books at great prices! Walking into the sale today I quickly went to my favorite style of [...]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of [...]

Brainerd Library Book Sale

Thanks to a quick pit stop I made in the Library parking lot this weekend to meet a friend, I found out that the big book sale for spring is scheduled for NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY! This is a do not miss event as any book lover knows.  On Thursday a crowd will line [...]

Eat This Not That

This is a great little book that I picked up on Amazon.  This book compares brands of food to find the best products for health in all categories. I really enjoyed reading through this book and actually learned quite a bit about products that I have thought were the best choices in their category only [...]

To Kindle or not to Kindle…

I am a Bookie.  Book worm, Book Geek, Reader…. whatever you want to call it – I am it.  I have been one since grade school starting with favorites like Dr. Suess, Judy Blume, moving into The Little House in the Prairie series, and beyond. I love books.  I love the look of them.  I [...]

Books Anyone?

I had a wee bit of time today to snoop through some websites and blogs on books.  I found – A GOLD MINE!  Book sites that have great book reviews – book info and book giveaways!  It is a Bookies dream world!  I am posting some of these sites here so you can check them [...]

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

Remember what childhood friendships can be like? Quite often, we become best friends with someone and probably swear to each other that this friendship will last forever. Such is the case in Kristin Hannah’s touching story Firefly Lane. We hear, “Best friends forever. They’d believed it would last, that vow, that someday they’d be old [...]

For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn

What’s going on in a man’s mind? From their early days, every woman has struggled to understand why males behave the way they do. Even long-married women who think they understand men have only scratched the surface. Beneath a man’s rugged exterior is an even more rugged, unmapped terrain. What bestselling author Shaunti Feldhahn’s research [...]

In Search of Eden by Linda Nichols

Today is your birthday… I want you to know that you are in my heart, as you always have been. I pray for you every day. I pray I did the right thing… Thus wrote Miranda DeSpain on the anniversary of the day that changed her life forever, the day her heart was torn in [...]

Harry A History by Melissa Anelli

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