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Book Review: The Essence of Health by Dr Craig Hassed (Blogcritics.org)
A scientifically oriented book which does more than just help people get better. One of the problems with modern healthcare is that, at least in my experience, it tends to treat each person as a set of disparate symptoms. This is particularly true of specialists: your neurologist doesn’t want to know about any gynaecological issues, and your skin specialist isn’t interested in your eye ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:42:30 GMT
Book Review - Take Your Best Shot By Tim Grey (Blogcritics.org)
A great book for anyone from novice, advanced amateur, as well as anyone making the move from film to digital. As with a lot of books, Take Your Best Shot is one that has been years in the making. While working with the nature photographer George Lepp, Tim Grey started a quarterly newsletter called "Digital Darkroom Quarterly." Over time he kept getting questions via email asking questions on ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:27:14 GMT
Book Review: Runaway (Starlight Animal Rescue) by Dandi Daley Mackall (Blogcritics.org)
Difficult foster children, horses that nobody else can train, wild kittens - Starlight Animal Rescue is a home for them all. Runaway marks the strong launch of Dandi Daley Mackall’s new series for tweens and teens, Starlight Animal Rescue. A prolific Christian children’s book author, her new series is in fact a spin-off series of the extraordinarily popular Winnie the Horse Gentler series. ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:26:54 GMT
Book Review: The Haunted Observatory (Universe Today)
Curious and curiouser things began happening when telescopes opened up to the skies. Richard Baum's book entitled "The Haunted Observatory - Curiosities from the Astronomer's Cabinet" has the reader thinking like Alice might have in her wonderland. Bright lights, aspiring dots, gleaming trails of a forgotten impression can all fool a mind into perceiving reality [...]
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:21:01 GMT
Review of True Enough by Slate’s Farhad Manjoo (TechCrunch)
Friend of CrunchGear Scott McKenzie wrote a review of Farhad Manjoo's book True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society Writing a book review after reading True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society by Farhad Manjoo is quite a fatalistic endeavor. You’re either going to like the book or you’ll despise it. But these comments won’t change your mind. They’ll enable you ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:44:15 GMT
Graphic Novel Review: Usagi Yojimbo Book One: The Ronin by Stan Sakai (Blogcritics.org)
Usagi Yojimbo is a ronin, a masterless samurai, a bodyguard for hire. He's also a rabbit. The first book in Stan Sakai's classic series. Usagi Yojimbo is the ongoing saga of a lone ronin (a masterless samurai) by the name of Myamoto Usagi. The story takes place in Edo period Japan, a feudal period of harsh realities: the shogunate has been established, but the lords of several clans undermine ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:12:17 GMT
The Pregnancy Book by Dr. Sears Review (BellaOnline)
Another great book in the Sears Parenting Series, The Pregnancy Book: A Month by Month Guide is a great book for a complete overview of pregnancy. See the BellaOnline Pregnancy Editor's review of this pregnancy book.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:53:21 GMT
Book review: “Dewey” (Westerly Sun)
If you’re reading this review, it’s pretty safe to assume you like books. At your library, you can get all sorts of things: the newest bestseller. A dictionary. Books that will tell you how to remodel your home, feed a giraffe, or diaper a baby.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:55:13 GMT
Science fictionado is a science fiction book reviews and thoughts website. Also television and movie reviews. It is a place to share interest in science fiction books and other media. http://www.sciencefictionado.com/ [Read more]
Online shop selling books in various easy to read formats, including large type, Braille, DAISY, and ebooks. Also provides flexible publishing and
typesetting services for libraries, educational institutions, and government organizations http://www.readhowyouwant.com [Read more]
A book review site featuring reviews of classic books and contemporary books by an editor from the publishing industry. http://www.michellesbookreviews.com [Read more]
Book news website from Canada. Features news and information on books, magazines, publishing and more. Has free e-book downloads to registered users. http://www.booknews.ca [Read more]
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BSP Gallery features old and rare books on many subjects and of many different ages, including literaary works, performing arts, first editions, Pacificana, sport, cricket, music, antiques, military, shipping, aviation history, art, craft, Australian, and also some old postcards. http://www.bspgallery.com.au [Read more]
Online AudioBook Store - Audio Books that are in stock not ordered in from a Publisher - fast post to Australia and New Zealand residents. http://www.thehouseofoojah.com [Read more]
Scholastic.com, an Internet portal for the publisher and distributor of children's books, offers content and products for children ages 0-13 and the educators and family members who support their development. http://www.scholastic.com/ [Read more]
Over 5,000 audio books on this site easy to download audio books on cd, mp3 or your ipod. Audio Books Free Download Offer. We have a selection of audio books from self help, children’s, drama, thrillers, biographies, best sellers and many more. http://www.simplylisten.com [Read more]