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This book claims that you can "master the use of color in oils, acrylics or watercolors". As an occasional watercolor painter myself with an informal background in art, I found Mr. Bartges' suggested use of a color wheel to be an indispensable tool to choose colors whether you are painting or even decorating your home. … Continue reading Color is Everything: Beginners to Advanced Painters Can Learn What All Great Artists Know by Dan Bartges
One of the best ways to learn hieroglyphs is to study the names of the kings. Ms. DeNoyer's study aide is a "compilation of ancient Egyptian king names from Dynasty 0 to the Ptolemaic Dynasty with hieroglyphs, transliteration, and translation". Indeed the handbook is geared towards those people who are interested in Egyptian hieroglyphs whether… Continue reading Whose Cartouche is That? by Artie Rae DeNoyer
In 2008, Daniel Seddiqui was a down and out college graduate looking for a job and living with his parents in California. The job rejections came in one after another and he didn't know where to turn. His parents weren't helping. They thought he wasn't trying hard enough. So one day after another rejection, Daniel… Continue reading 50 Jobs in 50 States: One Man’s Journey of Discovery Across America by Daniel Seddiqui
This is a self-help or wellness guide that "moves you through life's holes without getting stuck in them". Containing analogies to Swiss cheese, the guide explains the Swiss Cheese Metaphorical Tool Kit which includes 10 symbolic items to use as tools to help you with certain "holes" in your life. There is advice from the… Continue reading The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life, How to Get Through Life’s Holes Without Getting Stuck in Them! by Judith A. Belmont and Lora Shor
This is a quick reference guide for men (although women can learn a lot as well) written from a man’s point of view. Mr. Labossiere believes “[the book] will, at the least, point you in the right direction and there are things that you will be able to take away from it to improve your… Continue reading How to Get a Married Woman to Have Sex With You…If You’re Her Husband by Stephan Labossiere
Anna Politkovskaya was a correspondent for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper and was an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya. The definition of a hero in many people's eyes is a person who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Anna was more than a hero. She was the voice of the… Continue reading Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches by Anna Politkovskaya
First of all, I want to thank all of our troops for serving over in Iraq and Afghanistan in all aspects of the job. Your courage under fire was and is honorable. When I watched the news about Iraq I remember the reporters talking about the dangers of the reconstruction effort, but reading Kerry Kachejian's… Continue reading Suvs Suck in Combat: The Rebuilding of Iraq During a Raging Insurgency by Karry Kachejian
"I guess sometimes the search for freedom is enough to keep one alive." Melitta and her family's experience in Nazi Germany in WWII was something that no one wants to contemplate, but it happened and she has written a short, but stirring memoir about it. In Weimar, Germany, Melitta was born on September 3, 1944… Continue reading Hey Kids, Want Some Chocolates?: My Family’s Journey to Freedom by Melitta Strandberg
Liz Gilbert's life was a mess. She wanted a divorce, she fought off and on with her lover and she just wanted to go away. And go away she did to the three I's. Italy, India, and Indonesia. She found food and friends in Italy. She found the love of God in an Ashram in… Continue reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
This is a self-help book that is "presented in an interactive format so that people can practice applying some of the tools of the manual while getting coaching." It basically says that your body is your temple and you should take care of it. From exercise to nutrition to therapy to mental health. I found… Continue reading Aging Well by Dr. George Cromack