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bookrev: Tajiquan: The art of nurturing, the science of power by Yang Yang 0

bookrev: Tajiquan: The art of nurturing, the science of power by Yang Yang

5 stars: The best outline and explanation of Taijiquan Whether beginner or expert, Master Yang Yang’s book will provide a foundation on not only what Taijiquan is and is not, but how to work...

bookrev: Phantom by Terry Goodkind 0

bookrev: Phantom by Terry Goodkind

Picked the pace back up in the series Sword of Truth: Book 10 For a series that started with the amazing Wizard’s First Rule, pulled me back in with Faith of the Fallen and...

bookrev: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 0

bookrev: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

The connectedness of everything You can call it the “small world” phenomena, or the theory that everything is connected. But David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas portrays a sometimes tight and sometimes loose connection of six...

bookrev: Paris (Eyewitness Travel Guides) 0

bookrev: Paris (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

5 stars: Try the recommendations in the book, they are spot on My wife and I now have over 15 Eyewitness Travel Guides…obviously we like them. There are several reasons, and the Paris guide...

bookrev: Russian Debutante’s Handbook by Gary Shteyngart 0

bookrev: Russian Debutante’s Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

4 stars: Good characters and humor, plot that bogs down in the end The characterization of Vladimir Girshkin is excellent, from how he looks and dresses (which morphs through the book), to how he...

bookrev: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 1

bookrev: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

From one author to another: a terrific story I was reading this novel just as I was putting the finishing touches on my own first book; Senor Zafon’s characterizations and scene descriptions encouraged and...

bookrev: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 0

bookrev: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

3 stars: Very Descriptive, but much too long I admire anyone who writes a book, esp. a book well over 800 pages. I really like the concept of the time travel and the romance,...

bookrev: No Present Like Time by Steph Swainston 0

bookrev: No Present Like Time by Steph Swainston

Excellent 2nd book in a series I read “The Year of Our War”, the first book in this series, and I was fascinated by the imagination of Ms. Swainston. Creating a world with immortals,...