Monday, March 7, 2011

book review of the faith of..

The Faith of Condoleezza Rice

the faith of Condoleezza Rice, by Leslie montgomery
at first glance I thought it looked good; so I interlibrary loaned it and I read it.
Condi Grew up in the age when Racism was rampent against ' colored people' as they said it. her mother was diognosed with cancer when Condi was 15. they prayed at least her mom  would be able to see Condi grow up.
Condi's dad was a pastor. the book genrally follows the faith of condi rice. her mom died when Condi was 30 years old.  

its a good bio! with pictures
age suggestion: 12 and up
stars: 3 stars
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 224 pages
 Publisher: Crossway Books
date published:  2007
Dimensions:  8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches

Condi Rice wrote a book:
Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family

I havent read it so I can't say its a good book or bad book

oh ya, I remember I asked Sierra a question about how the japenese felt about being put in camps when world war 2 happend..

I found a book on that!


its called: farwell to manzanar

thought I'd tell ya!


next review is:
Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties

Friday, March 4, 2011

review of the mapmaker's wife

the map maker's wife, by Robert Whitaker


At first glance, I thought it was a story about husband and wife going through the jungles of the amazon, like a thriller type. no; it isn't its actully quite boring at first, but interesting because it was in the time period when the new world was in fad at the time and when Spain was a world power. 

It follows the husband, Jean Godin as he goes to south America, then meets Isabel Godin and then he goes off to prepare a place, after a lot of years, Isabel hasn't heard from Jean, so she goes on to find him and almost dies from starvation.

I liked the book at the end, where it followed Isabel Godin.

if you want to read about her, read: The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey

as it looks like her story, but can't say its good or bad; because i haven't read it.

age suggestion: 13 and up
stars: 3 stars
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 368 pages
 Publisher: Basic Books
date published:  2004
Dimensions:  9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches


oh ya, want to know the up coming books from where we left off?

shall we? okay then, next reviews will be: 
The Faith of Condoleezza Rice

Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Product Details

and...


that is the last book I've read so far!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

review of persian mirrors

okay, first of all, sorry for not posting in age.

next of all..

another book review
Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran

first glance at this book I thought it looked like an interesting book. I got it at the library, so I checked it out and read it.
Elaine Sciolino goes into Iran being a reporter and tells you what is was like before in Iran and is now, there the hidden side in Iran of people being rebels, not obeying the rules, some aren't happy with the revulution. 

I liked the book, it told me a lot of information on what happened after the revolution. 

age suggestion: 14 and up
stars: 4 stars
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 416 pages
 Publisher:Free Press
date published:   2001
Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches


next reviews:
Product Details

the mapmaker's wife,

The Faith of Condoleezza Rice

Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties




Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

and...

Product Details

I've read more books then those!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Review

The Audacity of hope by Barack Obama 
I wasn't expecting much but I was interested on what he had to write about it and what it said. so I picked it up at the library

Its pretty much ramblings, of his family, of faith, races. I didn't see where he was talking about hope.

I thought it was really boring and I thought he couldn't write very well.







age suggestion: 13 and up
stars: 1
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 384 pages
 Publisher:Crown;
date published:  2006
Dimensions:  6.6 x 1.4 x 9.5 inches

Now he is President.

he also wrote: 


Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Review of happy trails


at first glance on Amazon.com, I was thrilled to see a bio of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. 
author: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and co authered by Michael and jane Stern
Its the life of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, how they got to hollywood and became the stars that they where.
Roy Rogers was pretty poor at the start. and how Dale Evans and Roy Rogers met and married.

I was some what disappointed with the book, excepting more. oh well.

age suggestion: 12 and up
stars: 4
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 252 pages
 Publisher:Guideposts
date published: 1994
Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches

oh ya, just now on amazon I saw:


Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys

 by Roy Rogers!
Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys

 

all fur now


next review: 


Audicity of hope
by President oboma

Friday, February 11, 2011

A Tribute to Prism

This is a blog post dedicated to Prism

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she has a blog button if you want it you can skip over to her blog and get it.


First of all, I'd like to thank you Prism, for letting the followers now that you could get free books for reviews.
that opened the gate of new opportunity. since then i have found good books!
( I review for Bethany house publishers and booksneeze)
and Prism has just recently posted on how she does her reviews.
I was just struggling how to write reviews.. perfect timing!

I do believe God placed her in my life in the right timing. 

and... today she just made a really funny comment in her blog post. somthing like feeding her books to tigers in siberia. that made a smile spread over my face.

Thanks Prism!
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

review: the family

The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

At first glance, I thought it looked very interesting, so I got it from my library.
Auther: Kitty Kelley

It starts at Prescott Bush and to George W. H. Bush to George. W Bush ( the former president of the US)
of what I read, Prescott Bush was pretty scary when he got drunk, the problem went through the Bush family.
when it went to George W. Bush's family, ( his sis's and bro's) it was pretty exitcing to read. because It said what Doro Bush did, Jeb Bush ( John Ellis Bush) that ran for Governor of florida and his other brothers and sisters did.

age suggestion: 12 and up
stars: 5
Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 736 pages Publisher: Doubleday
date published: September 14, 2004Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.8 inches

What surprised me: Jeb and George were riverlys in brothers.