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A Christmas Carol: Why Did Dickens Call It A Carol? In early December of 1843, Charles Dickens completed the manuscript for a little ghost story about Christmas. He called it A Christmas Carol and the publisher printed the first copies a week before Christmas. By Christmas Eve all 6000 printed copies were sold. The story was overwhelmingly received, being read and repeated in homes thro ...Caught in the "Riptide": a Review Has a book ever grabbed you long before your hands met the cover, long before your eyes glossed over the jacket copy? Has a book ever compelled you long before you heard the rhythm of its prose, long before its glossy pages slipped between your fingers?A book did that for me. "Riptide" did that for me.It was last year. I was in Cap ...Is SEO Elite Recommended? Disclaimer: This is an honest review from an ex-SEO Elite user. I am not an affiliate of SEO Elite. What I am going to say is based on my experience. It is very different from all other reviews of SEO Elite. This article is not served to bash Brad Callen and SEO Elite, but merely my thoughts of the software.As many of you might have alrea ...Chris Carpenter's Google Cash - An Ebook Review It is rare to find a brand new blueprint for making cash on the internet. The continuous churning of rehashed and ripped off regurgitated pablum has plagued the internet guru market for the last few years. But ever so often with some persistent digging you find a gem. Google Cash is that shining diamond on the coal-heap of get-rich-on-th ...Fat Loss 4 Idiots -- Are You An "Idiot" For Believing This Fat Loss 4 Idiots is a program that "guarantees" you'll lose 9 lbs in 11 days. However, most experts agree that weight loss of over 2 lbs in a week is harmful to your health. Who's right?But mostly, does this program even come close to working?Well, I'll tell you... I obviously had my doubts. Think about it, eve ...The Little Mornings - Book Review The Little Mornings, by C M Albrecht is a murder mystery with 262 absolutely absorbing pages. We have three main characters here – the grandfather, an alcoholic of questionable character, a slightly off balance woman (Angie) and an impressionable young man (Darcy) who becomes mixed up in a whirlwind of events. Murder, thievery and lies kee ...Ernest Hemingway In Ernest Hemingway's works we wanted to describe the main principle of his creation. We looked up at the opening of this principle in his works such as "A Farewell to Arms", "The Sun Also Rises", "For whom the Bell Tolls". "The Sun Also Rises" tells of the moral collapse of a group of expatriated Americans and Englishmen, booked by the war, wh ...For Public Speakers: Review Of A Book You'll Want For Your Own Library THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF CLICHES 2nd edition, 2006 by Christine AmmerFor any of you who do any speaking in public, this book would be an excellent addition to your personal library. For that matter, anyone who speaks--even in private--can benefit from seeing just how much of our common spoken language consists of cliche ...The Only Caterpillar I Love Even before she could talk, my young daughter loved this classic children's story, which recounts the transformation of a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly.Written and illustrated by Eric Carle, this book comes in a number of formats. I'm reviewing the board book which is approximately the size (though not the depth, obviously) of a ...Interview of Brian R. Hill, Author of "The Shintae" With us today is Brian Hill, from Yorkshire, England. We are pleased that he is able to chat with us about his recent novel, “The Shintae.” Welcome to Reader Views Brian.Irene: Tell us the gist of your fantasy novel, “The Shintae.”Brian: The novel is a tale of two nations, good versus evil. It tells the story of Kaér and ...Mary Magdalene Reveals Her Story Interview with Lona Lyons, author of "The Magdalene Dispensation."Reader Views is pleased to have with us Lona Lyons, author of “The Magdalene Dispensation.” Welcome Lona.Irene: What inspired you to write “The Magdalene Dispensation”?Lona: The characters and part of the story had been coming to me over a period of six year ...The Bible Code II: The Countdown, by Michael Drosnin Sir Isaac Newton knew about the Bible code 300 hundred years ago when he described it as "a cryptogram set by the Almighty….The riddle of the God-head, the riddle of past and future events divinely fore-ordained."Newton was captivated with the idea that the Torah could contain a code that could foretell future events, but until the invent ...One Remarkable Journey: A Review of "K-PAX" With its grandiose world-building efforts and imagination-bending speculative science, science fiction so often tends to be larger than life. Efforts in this genre, if they're not epic, groundbreaking, or mind-blowing, are considered, somehow, inferior -- and maybe there is truth in that, since science fiction, is, after all, a speculative genre ...Rock Climbing - Christmas Gift Ideas We all know someone who’s idea of a good time is hanging off cliffs. If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for a rock climbing enthusiast, here’s some unique rock climbing gift ideas.Rock Climbing Gift IdeasYou can always tell a rock climber by their appearance. White chalk fingers, bleeding knuckles, bent fingers and…a grin a ...Book Review - Net Entrepreneurs Only Everyone loves to read other peoples success stories. It provides us with evidence that amazing things do happen to normal people. By learning what they did to succeed we come one step closer to success ourselves. Such is the case with the ten stories told in Net Entrepreneurs Only – 10 Entrepreneurs Tell the Stories of their Success ...Interview for "Growing Up Pentecostal" Author J. Stephen Conn Today we are talking with J. Stephen Conn, ordained Protestant minister and award winning author of the new highly acclaimed memoir, “Growing up Pentecostal.” Welcome to Reader Views J. Stephen.Juanita: Thanks for joining us today Stephen. Your book “Growing up Pentecostal” has recently been released. Please give us a little ...Book Review: 6 Steps To Free Publicity I love to read books by authors who make complex topics easy and understandable. One terrific author who meets that description is Marcia Yudkin. For example, I’d be hard pressed to think of any business person who couldn’t benefit from reading Ms Yudkin’s book, 6 Steps To Free Publicity.Even if you are totally ignorant about how ...Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life (Book Review) I bought this book because I fell in love with the photo of the dog on the cover or rather the eyes of the dog in the photo. The dog was Devon, a border collie, whose name was changed to Orson, later on.Orson was a very difficult dog, and his owner says he did everything in his power; that is, everything he thought of that would help the ...Mind Map Radiant Thinking by Tony Buzan If you are interested in any way in Mind Maps, this is THE Mind Map reference book to have in your library. I purchased my copy some years ago and have constantly referred to it since.Overview of contents:The makeup of the brain is explained.Amazing consistency is seen in the natural architecture of the world around us with ...A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway - A Book Review A Farewell To ArmsThe novel "A Farewell to Arms" should be classified as a historical romance. Many people in reading this book could interpret this to be a war novel, when in fact it was one of the great romance novels written in its time. When reading this book you notice how every important event of the war is overshadowed by the stron ...The Physics of Fiction: A Review of "King of the Sun" If the law of kinetic energy applied to novels, then "King of the Sun" by A.A. McFedries would have turned out just fine. After all, a body in motion tends to remain in motion, while a body at rest tends to remain at rest.Unfortunately, the physics of fiction work a little differently, and often, that all-important forward motion is someh ..."Death in the Family" - Lyrical Novel Written by James Rufus Agee “Death in the Family” is a deep, lyrical novel written by James Rufus Agee in 1955 and published posthumously in two years quickly became a literary classic and had a great impact on the modern literature. In 1959 it won Pulitzer Prize. Demanding critics and unsophisticated readers appreciate this deep survey of human feelings and emotions in a ...Who Is Jesus Christ For Us Today? A Response I found Dr. Cone’s book to be stimulating reading. His strong feelings were evident and I applaud his courage to criticize those theologians who are insensitive and indifferent to the subjectivity of Black Theology.Overall, I agree with most of Cone’s theology. We do part company however at certain intersections.I am not convinced ...Book Review: The End of Marketing As We Know It This book is written by Sergio Zyman, the ex chief marketing executive for Coca Cola.Zyman talks about how to market a product. He also talks about testing your marketing and why Coca Cola pulled some commercials that I personally thought were classics.Zyman also talks about how the public can perceive various forms of marketing. W ...A Crack in the Teacup - Book Review The Crack in the Teacup, by C.M. Albrecht, is a mystery fiction novel with a slight seasoning of romance and suspense to spice things up. The story line is centered in a small Californian town where an 11-year-old boy, Jerry Beakey, goes missing on his way to a music lesson. Author C.M. Albrecht skillfully walks the reader through every asp ...Creative Club Ideas For a Kid After School Activity School is back in session and you’re looking for a creative after school activity for kids. Whether you’re a parent or after school care provider, keeping kids busy, happy and safe can be a challenge. Between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. is when kids need fun activities to keep them from being bored. I have listed ideas for after school clubs that are ...Dark Autumn - Book Review "Now this could definitely be a movie! Dark Autumn is fantastic action-packed futuristic thriller that had me riveted for days. The energy was kept very high throughout the book.Occasionally Clint Dunshee’s characters performed seemingly super-human tasks, similar to James Bond or Dirk Pitt. However, the reader is also shown their fla ...Do You Know How to Buy and Read eBooks! Now, I know what you’re probably thinking, “Reading and eBook is just like reading an ordinary book.” I disagree. Here’s way, If you’re here reading this article then I’m pretty sure you’ve read your fair share of eBooks, and most likely most of those eBooks were on the topic of internet marketing, making money from home, home based business opp ..."Beyond the Cayenne Wall" by Shaila Abdullah Although the book is considered fiction, Shaila portrays each woman "like it really is" living in a South Asian country where societal rules prevail. In one of the stories she talks about matriarchal control over the daughter-in-law where the daughter-in-law is expected to do all the work, where the daughter-in-law is not able to eat rice becau ...A Confederacy Of Dunces; A Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an intellectually engaging novel by the deceased author John Toole Kennedy. Ultimately I adore this book for its zany creativity, stark originality, and downright incredibleness. This book exudes an aura of academic unrationality. By this I mean the novel is quite logical. The wacky happenings and theories appeal to ju ...
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