Tuesday 12 January 2016

Book Review: Annette Marie Spiezio: Higher Places The Spirituality Found Through Our Dogs

Higher Places: The Spirituality found through our dogs


























Author: Annette Marie Spiezio

Title: Higher Places The Spirituality Found Through Our Dogs 

Genre: Pets, Dogs, General

Synopsis: The gifts we are given through our dogs. Higher places is an inspirational account of how the dogs in our lives move us to be better beings how our lives are elevated by the honor of loving a dog. this is also an account of how god's grace resides within everything in life as he teaches us all sorts of wonderful life lessons through out canine friends, there is an intentional purpose in our dog's lives beyond simple joys we experience by spending time with them if we are open to receiving god's grace, we can feel closer to god. In the presence  of those furry companions you don't have to be a dog person to be delighted by this loving, humorous tribute to god's creations, but those who are blessed by the love of a good dog will be especially moved to smile, shed a tear, and feel their heart ascend to higher places.

Review: l found this book real easy to get in to and l liked reading about the dogs and it is a great book to read and it is a most have on your bookshelf and l am glad this book is in my library and l was sent this book for a honest review and this book is good to read if you are a animal lover like myself l have a cat and a dog they are both sleeping next to me as l write this review and l could not live without them in my life. I like when they both join me in bed l had cats and dogs my whole life. I want to say thank you to bostick communications and the author for sending me this book l love that the dogs in this book are treated like part of the family. I was sad to read some of the dogs passed away. my cat and dog are a big part of my family and they even get christmas presents they both have a stocking too. I love when my cat and dog cuddled up together. 

About the author: Annette marie spiezio lives in naperville, Illinois, with her partner, Nancy, and four dogs. Annette is a counselor by profession, and she and Nancy own and run a private practice, Spiezio and affiliates. They enjoy the simple things in life, gardening, their pool, their dogs, and the company of family and friends,for  whom they are ever so grateful. Higher places: the spirituality found through our dog's is Annette's first book 



Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars 

Book Review: Rev.Dr Tina Carter And Rev.Dr Mindy Johnson-hicks: The Wealth Of Poverty Capitalizing The Opportunities Of Poverty For The Kingdom Of God

The Wealth of Poverty: Capitalizing the Opportunities of Poverty for the Kingdom of God


























Author: Rev.Dr Tina Carter and Rev.Dr Mindy Johnson-hicks

Title: The Wealth Of Poverty Capitalizing The Opportunities Of Poverty For The Kingdom Of God 

Genre: Religion And Spirituality, Religious Studies, Society And Politics, Philosophy Social sciences

Synopsis: Often the church's efforts addressing poverty involve performing acts of service for or to the poor. These acts are some times motivated more by one's own needs or self interest than by genuine concern for the poor. Tina carter and Mindy Johnson-hicks invite readers to take a different approach in the wealth of poverty they invite readers to develop mutual relationships with persons of different economic groups and to foster a deeper understanding of culture of poverty and surprising wealth found there capitalize to convert into accessible wealth can you access the wealth of poverty? this book is our attempt to capitalize the benefits wrought within the culture of poverty and to entice others to come alongside us. Beauty and giftedness  can blossom out of living without resources blossoming in poverty is like a plant which grows in the crack in the sidewalk. Some times people call that weed the plant gets a label that makes it seem less worthy. However the fact that weeds can grow through incredibly difficult circumstances proves there is something gifted, productive and life-affirming about weeds - even through some label them as useless and undesirable the wealth of resources that exists in the culture of poverty often  gets overlooked due to similar labeling prejudice of cultural misunderstanding it is imperative to speak to the beauty in the culture without glossing over the brokenness of life without resources the goal of this work is to illuminate strengths in the culture of poverty, describe how those strengths are forged, and to teach cross-cultural skills for capitalizing this wealth of poverty in the kingdom.

Review: This book is real easy to get into and l was sent this book for a honest review and l really enjoyed reading this book and it was a quick read because it only has a few pages but l glad l read it and l am really glad l read this book and it is a must have on your bookshelf l am glad this book is in my library l got this book sent to me by bostick communications who l want to say thank you to them and the authors for sending me this book and l would like to read more about poverty l would like to read more from this authors. l would highly recommend this book to anybody its worth more then 5 stars but l can only rate it 5 stars. l would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you don't read books like this and it was a really enjoyable storyline.



Star Rating: five out of five stars 

Book Review: Edna Rowell: Bittersweet: confessions, secrets and poetry

Bittersweet: Confessions, Secrets & Poetry


























Author: Edna Roswell 

Title: Bittersweet Confessions, Secrets And Poetry

Genre: Biography, Autobiography, Personal Memoirs 

Synopsis: The will to overcome and triumph Edna rowell  didn't have a good start in life she was repeatedly molested by her stepfather when she was just five years old, and her mother refused to protect her, lost in addiction and need for the man who was harming her daughter, after enduring an excruciating childhood, Edna was brutally gang-raped  at the age of sixteen, resulting in her first pregnancy. She emerged from these experiences angry and bitter, convinced that nobody would ever love her. Bittersweet is a collection of essays, letters, and poems in which Edna shares not only her struggles, but also her determination to rise above her past, from a young age, Edna knew she didn't have to be a victim, even through she had no control over her environment. No matter what labels. people put on Edna, she wanted to choose who she would be bittersweet a searingly honest, inspiring memoir about learning from mistakes and heartbreak. Edna rowell is a 30 year old mother of three. She is a strong-willed survivor with a unique perspective on life. Currently she lives in Huntsville, Alabama, where she is pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Review: This book was easy to get into and it was good to read how Edna overcome everything that happened to her and l think she is very brave and she loves her children even though one of their father's raped her but she just sees her beloved child.I was sent this book by bostick communications l really enjoyed this book and l did find some bits upsetting and l could not believe Edna's mother didn't want to take her to the hospital after her boyfriend raped her at the age of 5 he made Edna his little sex slave. I was upset that she was gang raped at 16 years old. Edna went though so much and she is still here to tell the tale and her story and l was sad to read that her grandmother died.it's good to read that she is getting a master's degree and that she is talking to her mum again. I want to say thank you to the author for sending me this book l would highly recommend this book to anybody and it's a must have on your bookshelf l am happy this book is in my library and I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it's good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you don't read books like this and this book was sent to me for a honest review if l could rate this book more then five stars l would.


Star Rating: five out of five stars 

Monday 11 January 2016

Book Review: Ian D Copsey: The Game Master

The Game Master


























Author: Ian D Copsey 


Title: The Game Master

Genre: Children's book, Fiction, Children's, Action And A
dventure

Synopsis: Tired of arguing over which of them was the best gamer, josh and alex stumbled upon a new video game shop, run by an enigmatic Japanese shopkeeper. He was to be their game master in this virtual reality video game that had no game controls. Little did they know it was a game that would change their lives of their friends and enemies forever. Oh! this game is no ordinary game, the game master explained, it reads your thoughts, seeks out your weaknesses to provide you with challenges. It can read our minds? puzzled the boys . As they progressed through the game's levels they discovered more about those around them. Then, mysteriously, the game of life began to spread its influence beyond josh and Alex's lives and to their friends. from switching roles with each others, campfire frolics and ghostly stories from their teacher's, the game masters zany antics as he hosted a t.v game show, hiro's happy heroes, released a string of rib ticking gags, teases and tantalizing tattles. This book show how enemies can work together instead of fighting with each other.

Review: This book was kindly sent to me for an honest review and the author is really nice. I love this book and the story and l like how some of the youngest help all the shopping falls out of their bags. This was book was real easy to get into and l would read this book again it's a really good story and it's a must have on your book shelf and l am glad l have it on my book shelf, it is good to step outside your comfort zone with genre's and author's and it is good to read because this book takes you away it is nice to read and this book is great and l would love to read more about josh and alex and the game master and l would love to hear more from Ian d copsey and l highly recommend this book to anybody and l like how boys and girls ended up working together. I want to say thank you to the author for sending me his book. I would love to read more from this author.

Edition: kindle and paperback

Star Rating: five out of five stars