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August 2009 Blog Posts (8)

A TANGLED WEB -- A Review of "Web of Tyranny"

WEB OF TYRANNY is a powerful book about difficult subjects. And WEB OF TYRANNY could have been an uncomfortable book, yet it is not. Author Laurel-Rain Snow's easy and engaging writing style completely draws the reader in as this ultimate survival story unfolds. Equal parts bold frankness and heartfelt sentimentality, WEB OF TYRANNY will keep you turning all 599 pages.

WEB OF TYRANNY takes us deep into the life of Meg, beginning… Continue

Added by Laurel-Rain Snow on August 30, 2009 at 11:09am — No Comments

A Lesser Pain (A Long Hard Journey)

The birth of A Lesser Pain took 12 years and along the way there were many doubts. While in a federal prison in Minnesota locked away in solitary confinement 300 pages of my book mysteriously disappeared. It was a devastaing blow but only one of many on my journey to becoming an author. It was than that I really started to doubt the conception of my memoir. I didn't think that I would ever find the courage to start writing again. When I was finally released from prison my best friend died from… Continue

Added by Henry Davis on August 18, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Uncle Si's Secret - M. M. Gornell, Author

Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Creating Cedar Valley Residence was a dream come true for Belinda Jones and her brother Bernard. They had spent five years making sure each room and suite was perfectly decorated to create a feeling of comfort and welcome. Now it was time to add a new addition, which would create space for more residents and allow Belinda and Bernard to… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 14, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Fitting In or Having the Success You Desire

A few years ago in a conversation with a friend, she asked how I was as I moving through a problem that had come into my life. I replied that I was focusing on solutions. She responded that she would do the same but since everyone else was complaining about everything, she felt she wouldn’t fit unless she did the same.

I asked her, and I ask you “Which is more important – fitting in or having the success you desire?”

“The definition of Insanity is doing the… Continue

Added by Amy Shir on August 13, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Stress Out & Marketing

Are you STRESSED !?

Stress is a constant in our lives—

such a constant that we actually don’t realize we are under stress, we think it’s “just part of life.” …

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Added by Amy Shir on August 9, 2009 at 12:45pm — No Comments

A Corpse in the Soup - Morgan St. James & Phyllice Bradner, Authors

A Corpse in the Soup - Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Some one is sabotaging the cooking show of America's favorite Chef. Food testers are coming down with food poisoning, the Baked Alaska is blowing up and the paprika is as hot as Hades. But who would do this and why?

When I was young I enjoyed playing the board game "Clue." What made this game so much fun were the characters. So now I want to introduce you to the characters of A Corpse… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 8, 2009 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Congruence and Gratitude (book excerpt)

“You can tell a person,

not by what they say they are gratitude for,

but how they respect…

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Added by Amy Shir on August 6, 2009 at 9:39am — No Comments

Spice Up Your Life - The Flexitarian Way - Bindu Grandhi, Author

Spice Up Your Life - The Flexitarian Way - Bindu Grandhi, Author

Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

I can't say that I've ever found a "healthy" cookbook that made me actually want to try it's dishes. The pictures grab my attention but the ingredients are always the same. Veggies, veggies, veggies. Don't get me wrong, I love vegetables but when I find myself thumbing through a health conscious cookbook I'm usually turned off by the lack of taste. I want… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 4, 2009 at 3:16pm — No Comments