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Susie Salmon is a young girl who is raped and then murdered, while taking a shortcut on her way home from school. The murderer is a neighbor who builds dollhouses. He encourages Susie to go inside his house and then into an underground room where the tragedy takes place. Because Susie’s murderer destroyed the underground…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Don’t Bump the Glump
For those that love the classic authors for children, you can now find a new release from Shel Silverstein, “Don’t Bump the Glump” a publicaton that has now been re-released for those who love reading poetry mixed with stories. This book was first published in 1964, as Silverstein’s very first children’s book of poetry. It…
How To Play the Game
For those who want some publishing etiquette to get their book into the big time, it’s time to start preparing. Getting a book published by a certain company is an extremely competitive market, with very little room for new books. Finding the right publisher, and setting the terms straight, will ensure that the wait to…
The Dreamer’s Workbook
The is a guide, so to speak, to understanding and figuring out what your dreams might mean. It is written by Nerys Dee. Nerys states that “if we do not understand the messages and instructions hidden in our dreams, we do not understand ourselves.” Neys believes that through our dreams we are offered the opportunity…
Getting Past Writers Block
If you are a writer, you’ve experienced it. The infamous writers block… or should it be called writers wall? There’s nothing worse than staring at a blank page, with a deadline (that you are someone else has made), and having nothing in your head. Believe it or not, it doesn’t have to just be a…
Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at The World Series of Poker
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and sister to poker professional Howard Lederer. She has one bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Omaha 8 or Better and won the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. She is the 2nd ranked female all time in World Series cashes and only one…
The Gumball
Anyone with a passion for cars should read The Driver. Roy and Maher’s incredible adventure to race in their BWM M5, 32 hours cross country kept me reading until i would fall asleep long enough to rest, so that when i woke up i could continue reading. I loved this book, and it awoke in…
If You Need to Learn Sign: The Joy of Signing
I am a single mom to two beautiful girls. My youngest daughter has Angelman Syndrome. She has been classified as severely mentally retarded. There is a piece of her chromosome 15 that is deleted (or missing). This piece seems to make her able to understand more of what I say to her, but has trouble…
Web Development & Design Foundations with Xhtml
Terry Felke-Morris’s book on Web Design with Html is a great book to have if you’re a beginning web designer. Technically it is a textbook for a college level class, but it has been so helpful I figured I would recommend it here. The book starts with the normal history of web design and Html…
Some Poker Book Recommendations
If you’re a poker player, one thing you’re going to want to do is pick up some poker books to increase your knowledge on the game. Below are a few books you might want to look at. Harrington on Holdem Series: Dan Harrington is a World Champion Holdem player and all around nice guy. His…