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Sociologist Brent Michaels finds patterns in what appears to be the chaos of human interaction. When he receives a call from the Pentagon to work on a special case, he’s intrigued. Little does he know that his decision to accept the case will lead to danger and active field work. Will he make the connection in time or will the world come to an end? The Alarmists is an excellent suspense novel. The conspiracy theory within the book definitely makes you see the events taking place in the world in a different light. The book had elements of a good…

May 5, 2011

Heather L

Review: No Work Spanish

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We live in an area where Spanish is probably spoken just as much if not more than English. Needless to say, it’s very helpful if you can communicate, even basically, in Spanish. One of the things that we’ve learned is that Spanish does not translate directly to English or vice versa. It’s okay to learn Spanish words, but it doesn’t directly translate into being able to understand or speak Spanish. The concept behind No Work Spanish fits right in with many of the things that we’ve found while trying to learn Spanish. You will naturally pick up some words when…

Dive into Yesterday’s Classics

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My love of books is evidenced by all of the full book cases around our house. Unfortunately, sometimes finding the classics can be a time consuming and expensive endeavor. It can also be difficult to move a huge collection of books every time the military sends us to a new location. Not to mention, some houses don’t have room for all of our books. Each move seems to require a book purge **gulp** before and sometimes after the move. When we were given the opportunity to review Yesterday’s Classics e-book package, I was thrilled. We were able to receive the…

Snap Fashion Jewelry Giveaway

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Two girls on a warm spring afternoon + Snap Fashion Jewelry = Lots of creative fun Last week, we received a Snap Fashion Jewelry Studio kit from SmartLab Toys. Due to our crazy week, we didn’t have the opportunity to pull it out until Monday afternoon. Munchkin and her friend were happily playing with their American Girl Dolls when I slipped outside and told them I had a special craft for them. Their faces lit up as they totally enjoying doing different crafts together. They quickly checked out the idea and instruction book. This took them a bit of time…

May 2, 2011

Heather L

Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls

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I was given the privilege of reviewing the e-book format of two of Amy Puetz’s latest books – adventure series for boys and girls. Ten Great Adventures and Ten Girls from History are collections of 10 short stories geared towards boys and girls. The stories, originally written by Kate Dickinson Sweetser, have been nicely edited by Amy. The books are available in both print and e-book format. The print books are normally $25, but from May 2-6, you can save $10 when you use the code May2011. Ten Great Adventures features fictional stories about historical characters such as Sir Francis…