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Roll Away Your Stone

Dutch Sheets
Bethany House (2007)
ISBN 0764201735
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

When we ask Jesus Christ into our hearts our life has new definition. We’re excited. We’re on fire. Then something happens, a setback; it could be a divorce, illness, job loss. We weaken, often in the same place over and over again. “And, eventually, we felt like a hopeless cause—an inept, ineffective Christian.” We begin to feel far from God, like we’re letting him down. This book is about “finding a full, lasting solution. Throughout history God has always provided a way to overcome. He is the Great Physician and deliverer. And despite your frustrations with what you thought was His way to fix your problems turns out, it wasn’t His solution brings complete, permanent results.” “God did not intend for you to live a defeated Existence that always loses its battle.”

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Family Foundations Study Bible

NKJV
Nelson Bibles (2006)
ISBN 0718016939
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

There are many study Bibles on the market. This one is geared toward the family. Why? The family as a unit has been weakened by our culture, but through God we can once again strengthen the relationship.

This book has a family tree in the front of it. Throughout the Bible, the relationship with our ancestors is stressed. The genealogy of Christ is listed. The history of our “fathers” Abraham, Jacob, etc. is told over and over again. Our children need to know from whence they come.

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Generous Women

Earl Hamner
Cumberland House (2006)
ISBN 1581825536
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

“Each of our lives is the result of a myriad of encounters with an astonishing variety of our fellow human beings.” Earl Hamner celebrates the lives of 29 remarkable women that touched his life.

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The Serotonin Power Diet

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD, and, Nina Frusztajer Marquis, MD
Rodale Inc. (2006)
ISBN 1594863466
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (2/07)

In a world full of various “diets” for our overweight society, it is often hard to decide which one works best without trying each new dieting fad that comes along. And, often we find that it doesn’t work because…it’s too expensive, it’s too rigid, it’s too…whatever excuse we come up with. Understanding what happens with one’s own body is the key to successful weight loss as well as maintenance. The authors, Wurtman and Marquis, give us that understanding in their recently published book “The Serotonin Power Diet.”

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Puff Pastry Perfection

Camilla V. Saulsbury
Cumberland House (2006)
ISBN 1581825420
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (2/07)

“Puff Pastry Perfection” is a dream come true for those people who love the taste and feel of puff pastry without the complicated recipes. The book starts with a description and history of Puff Pastry and also adds many valuable tips for working with it successfully. The recipes are based on the store-bought, very affordable, prepackaged Pepperidge Farms brand that can be found in any grocery frozen food section.

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Audience, Vol. 1, No. 4

Collaboration
World Audience (2007)
ISBN 1934209325
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

Included in this book is “American Trilogy” by Howard Cramner. Cramner shares view of the homeless, their distrust, the “city fathers’” desire to relocate them, the demons that haunt them and the niggling of fear we have of them. I felt sadness in the words, “But she will accept Popsicles and oranges indirectly if your intention is to leave them for the rats.”

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Across My Silence

Jack Cooper
World Audience, Inc. (2007)
ISBN 1934209376
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

Jack Cooper shares his poetry with readers in “Across My Silence.” He has a unique ability to paint pictures with words.

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Ash

Holly Thompson
Stone Bridge Press (2005)
ISBN 1880656655
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

Caitlin Ober returns to Japan as an English teacher. Years prior, Caitlin and her family lived in Japan where she became close friends with Mie. The two were inseparable planning to marry brothers so that they could some day live in the same home together. The tragedy of Mie’s death by accidental drowning has burdened Caitlin for all these years and affected both families. Caitlin’s mother blamed her husband for Mie’s death; he was in charge of the children that terrible day. The tragedy has harmed her, Caitlin’s parent’s marriage, her sister’s mental health and Caitlin feels unworthy of love and cannot maintain a romantic relationship. She is an obsessive swimmer spending hours and hours swimming. Caitlin is hopes that by returning to Japan she can overcome the guilt that so encumbers her.

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From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard

Janet Lembke
The Lyons Press (2006)
ISBN 1592287468
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (2/07)

Winter is the time when most gardeners cannot do much actual work in their garden, so that’s the time when we tend to gather a bunch of gardening catalogs to marvel over and plan our new gardening exploits. Reading about new plants and making lists is a fun way to spend those waiting months, but I’ve discovered an even more fun thing to do if you are an avid gardener with a vision. Get yourself a copy of Janet Lembke’s “From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard,” and I can guarantee you will be enchanted.

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The Golden Birthday Book

Joan Bramsch
Home Edited (2006)
ISBN 9780934334174
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (2/07)

Joan Bramsch conceived the idea for “The Golden Book,” to celebrate her own five children, but the concept caught on with family and friends and soon spread like wildfire. “A Golden Birthday is a once in a life time celebration when the person’s chronological age is the same as the day of birth.”

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