Archive for Choosing Books


This Week’s New Releases

August 23, 2010 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Fiction, New Releases, Nonfiction
Here is a rundown of this week's newest book releases. Self-Improvement More Time For You (Rosemary Tator, Alesia Latson) Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson have been in the business of teaching their clients how to handle their stress to become effective leaders. In More Time For You, they will share their secrets and teach you how to handle stress so you become one, too. The book shows how to make better and faster decisions according topriorities and how to handle distractions and interruptions, among others. History King Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance and the End of Indian Sovereignty (Daniel R. Mandell) Daniel Mandell explores...

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This Week’s New Releases

August 9, 2010 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Fiction, New Releases, Nonfiction, Reading
Here are this week's newest releases. Fiction Red Queen (Philippa Gregory) Red Queen is a fictional account of Margaret Beaufort, future queen of Scotland, from the time she was an innocent nine-year-old, full of grand dreams of her own, to an unloved wife and widow at 13, and a mother at 14, determined to give her son everything, even if it could cost her her life. Business Mentor Leader (Tony Dungy) "Your only job is to help your players be better." Tony Dungy heard this from one of his earlier mentors and has been his guiding principle ever since. This simple principle has led to...

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New Releases

August 4, 2010 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Fiction, New Releases, Nonfiction, Reading
Here is a line-up of the newest releases. Entertainment Sliding Into Home (Kendra Wilkinson) We all know Kendra Wilkinson as one of Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends and one of the stars of The Girls Next Door. In Sliding Into Home, Kendra talks about growing up without a father, messing up and how she recovered to  graduate from high school. She also talks about life with her husband, NFL star Hank Baskett and their newborn son, and their secret relationship while she was still living in the Playboy Mansion.Learn more about Kendra in this riveting and entertaining biography. Mystery Star Island (Carl Hiaasen) In Star Island,...

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Stephen King’s Summer Reading List

July 19, 2010 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Fiction, New Releases
Another reading list for the summer. This time, let's take a look at Stephen King's recommendations. The Millenium Trilogy (Stiegg Larsson) The Millenium Trilogy is Swedish author Stiegg Larsson's first murder mystery novel. Composed of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, it's the story of journalist Mikael Blomkvist, investigating the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, who belongs to one of Sweden's wealthiest families, the Vanger family. Together with Lisbeth Salamander, a 24-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker, they uncover the truth about the Vanger family and the corruption...

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Picking Books over Screens this Summer

June 22, 2010 posted by Bea
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Reading
Now that it is the summer time, your child is probably going to have a lot more free time on their hands. If you have the chance to stay home to take care of them, that is great! However, as you know, kids need to stay entertained. This may be a lot of work for you, as it is hard to go from having some time to yourself to do other things while your child is at school to having to take care of them for the whole day. Rather than letting them entertain themselves by plopping in front of...

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