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Book Review: The Swiss Cheese Theory of life

Judy Belmont writes: "The book is written by myself and another psychotherapist and we each have over 30 years of experience so that it is full of information delivered in a very whimsical way." This Read more [...]

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Book Review: Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

From the very first line in this book, by Wednesday Martin, it is clear that she understands me completely.  "My marriage was meant to be. It was also doomed to fail. You see, I chose a man with children." Read more [...]

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Book Review: Go The F**k To Sleep

Teaser verse, to whet your appetitte: "The windows are dark in the town, child. The whales huddle down in the deep. I'll read you one very last book if you swear You'll go the f**k to sleep." This Read more [...]

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Book Review: Killerbyte by Cat Connor

An amazingly fast-paced thriller, with an, um, 'quirky' lead character, this book kept me on my toes the whole time. I was bearly able to to tear myself away to eat dinner. I wouldn't recommend reading Read more [...]

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Review: Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales

I just finished reading Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales to the kids. All of us, me included, loved this series, all short stories, involving talking animals.My personal favourite was The Tale Read more [...]

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Book Review: Life Of Pi

I just finished reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel.What an amazing book. From start to finish I was on the edge of my seat, wondering, hoping, praying. Amazing to be so enraptured with a book.The Read more [...]

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Book Review: The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

This book is a legal based thriller. Basically it's about this really rich, lawyer, who's doing really well in his career. He has a wife, and is living in a rich area, good car etc etc.He is involved in Read more [...]

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Book Review: Summer Sisters – Judy Blume

Title of BookSummer SistersAuthor of BookJudy BlumePlot SummarySummer Sisters is a coming-of-age novel about two friends, Caitlin Somers and Victoria "Vix" Leonard, who spend every summer together as teenagers. Read more [...]

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Book Review: Rachel’s Holiday – Marian Keyes

Title of BookRachel's HolidayAuthor of BookMarian KeyesPlot SummaryRACHEL'S HOLIDAY, Marian's classic novel about addiction, is being given a new lease of life with a fantastic new jacket treatment. Here's Read more [...]

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Book Review: The Husband – Dean Koontz

Title of BookThe HusbandAuthor of BookDean KoontzPlot SummaryIn this novel, The Husband, Mitchell Rafferty, a landscape contractor, receives a phone call telling him that his wife Holly has been kidnapped, Read more [...]

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Book Review: Flowers In The Attic – Virginia Andrews

Title of BookFlowers In The AtticAuthor of BookVirginia AndrewsPlot SummarySuch wonderful children. Such a beautiful mother. Such a lovely house. Such endless terror!It wasn't that she didn't love her Read more [...]

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Book Review: The Running Man – Richard Bachman (AKA Stephen King)

Title of BookThe Running ManAuthor of BookRichard Bachman (AKA Stephen King)Plot SummaryThe story's protagonist, Ben Richards, is a citizen of Co-Op City in the year 2025. Richards, poor and jobless, needs Read more [...]