Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Book review continues

The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Life When It All Seems Too Hard to Take Melody Beattie **** must read Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul Melody Beattie * not a good read for me The Lost Art of Compassion PH. D. Lorne Ladner * pretty deep Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (Borzoi Books) Karen Armstrong * like AA The Second Greatest Story Ever Told Gorman Bechard *** a little bizarre-- has the daughter of God coming to Earth The Greatest Story Ever Told Fulton Oursler *** the story of Christ, I loved reading it The Second Greatest Story Ever Told Les Ullrich two thumbs down-- Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Random House Large Print) Anna Quindlen two thumbs down The Greatest Love Story Ever Told two thumbs down Audrey Hepburn: A Secret Life Stuart J. Byczynski two thumbs down Blind Your Ponies Stanley Gordon West **** a good story, a bit boring in parts but a good read Blood Red Road (Dustlands, Book 1) Moira Young ** good Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II **** a must read House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home Mark Richard * okay Say Her Name: A Novel Francisco Goldman *** pass Bigger than a Bread Box Laurel Snyder *** glad my niece had me read this one The Diamond of Darkhold (Ember, Book 4) Jeanne DuPrau The Ember book one The starling Book two The Prophet of Yonwood (Ember, Book 3) *** a very good series-- maybe better than the Hunger games The Oversoul Seven Trilogy: The Education of Oversoul Seven, The Further Education of Oversoul Seven, Oversoul Seven and the Museum of Time (Roberts, too weird for me Just shows you have to read a lot of books to find a good one.