Category Archives: Reviews

The Orchard: Review and Free Giveaway

 The Orchard: A Memoir by Theresa Weir Release date: 2011 / 227 Synopsis (from the jacket cover): At age twenty-one, Theresa Weir falls in love with Adrian Curtis, the pride of a prominent local family whose lives and orchards seem to … Continue reading

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On the Origin of Tepees: Review and Free Giveaway

On the Origin of Tepees: The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves) by Jonnie Hughes Release date: 2011 / 285 pages Synopsis (from the back cover): Following Darwin’s lead, he ventures out to observe, first hand, the natural history of ideas — … Continue reading

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As We Speak: Review and Free Giveaway

As We Speak by Peter Meyers and Shann Nix Release date: 2011 / 288  pages Synopsis (from Amazon.com):  Even for the most self-confident among us, public speaking can be a nerve-racking ordeal. Whether we are speaking to a large audience, … Continue reading

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EntreLeadership: Review and Giveaway

EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey Release date: 2011 /   pages Review: EntreLeadership is a nice mix of radio host Dave Ramsey’s personal experience, wisdom from other successful business people and common sense.  The tone is both motivational and instructional as … Continue reading

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American Dervish Review and Free Giveaway

American Dervish: A Novel by Ayad Akhtar Release date: 2012 (paperback) / 368 pages Synopsis(from Amazon): Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His normal life of school, baseball, and video games had previously been distinguished only … Continue reading

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