Monday, December 20, 2010

The Power of Respect - Deborah Norville


The Power of Respect is an amazing book.
Deborah explains from her own personal experiences and work environment, how crucial respect is.
Respect is something that has been lost to the generations.
Reading from Deborah Norville, you want to bring that respect back into your everyday life.
You want to give and get respect.

RESPECT --- It goes a long way!
I highly recommend this book to everybody, past and present generations.

Monday, April 26, 2010

The Author of "The Last of the Mohicans" - J. Fenimore Cooper

  Currently, I have picked up a classic writer, J. Fenimore Cooper.  Most know him as the author of "The Last of the Mohicans," if you know the author at all.  But I have set about to read the other four novels as well, that are all related to "The Last of the Mohicans."  In chronological order by read, they are: "The Deerslayer", "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Pathfinder", "The Pioneers", and "The Prairie".  I picked this book up at Barnes & Noble for a nice price of $3.  Check out theirs and Borders clearance sections, you will find plenty of good reads for less then $10. 
 Unknowingly, I started "The Pioneers" first, but I am going to stop and begin with "The Deerslayer".  They are called "The Leatherstocking Chronicles", detailing the life of "Natty" Bumppo, a.k.a., "Leatherstocking".
  The wtriting is so detailed and beautiful, you feel as if you are there in the East, the cold snow biting your cheeks, you can smell the powder from a freshly fired rifle, you can see the horses stamping impatiently in the cold.
    Well, you will just have to read it for yourself to see what I mean.
    This particular book contains the five novels in teeny tiny font written on over 1200 pages.  I am sure I will immensely enjoy this read.
    Keep reading my blog to hear the tales of "Natty" and the many other books and works I will be reading.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Sweet By and By - Sara Evans


I was able to relate to Jade in this novel.  She didn't want to have anything to do with her past.  Her father was dead to her and her mother was for awhile a part of her past that she did not want to deal with.  Jade, a very talented and successful woman, is about to get married.  But when you get married you invite your family and in so doing with her, she had to deal with having her mother, someone who had not really been a participant in her life, come back into play.  It is a very well written novel about love and forgiveness.

I would definitely say this is a dramatic book, not in a bad way, but it helps you deal with the drama in your own life.  It helps you to think out, maybe I shouldn't be harboring so much anger and resentment towards this person.  Maybe I should be extending a Christ-like love which the Bible calls me to do.

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody out there. But I would especially recommend it to anyone going through issues of forgiveness and letting go of the past.
I will definitely read this novel over and over again.  I did not want to put it down the first time.