A Writer's Pen

I've been so busy with my business and the kids going back to school that I have not been able to post my latest reviews. Here are so...

Murder in the High Himalaya is one of those rare non-fiction books that elicited a myriad of emotional responses from me. I love mountain cl...

Set in the early 1960's, The Clouds Beneath the Sun revolves around Natalie Nelson, a freshly minted Ph. D. Suffering the loss of her mo...

After hearing so much about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I finally picked it up. I am so glad I did. If you've ever heard the words, ...

I was incredibly disappointed with The Good Son by Michael Gruber. The book description sounded like a fascinating, but the more I read the ...

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress was recently recommended to me and I'm so glad I read it. It's full of charming characters...

A couple of months ago I read The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns. Normally I would have moved on to my next non-fiction Christian boo...

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is a book that caught my attention back in 2002 when it was released. At the time, although I was intereste...

Buddha's Orphans is a circuitous story that takes the reader through the end of one generation to four generations later of a Nepali fam...

To say I enjoyed The Last Bridge is like saying I enjoy tragedy. Yet, having survived an abusive childhood I found much of what Teri Coyne w...

Taylor LeBaron is such an inspirational success story. He lost 150 lbs by creating a mental game he could play with himself called UFG (Ulti...

I really enjoyed reading The Secret Daughter but was initially frustrated for the first half of the book where the chapters jumped with year...

Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney by all appearances contained within it's pages the type of story I like best: histor...

This is a rare gem of a book from a female photojournalists view spanning the period from 1963 to 1975. Unlike so many other books written d...

The first time I saw a Nostradamas documentary I was only twelve years old. I still remember it vividly. The writers, directors, and produce...

The Red Letters Project has been one of the more interesting things I've reviewed. It's a 3-CD set of the Book of Matthew that sets ...

For longer than I care to admit I've been wanting to read the Bible in chronological order but I always get distracted when working from...

Before beginning a new book of the Bible, I've started a habit of picking up Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts. This b...

I've fasted in the past but normally of a more extreme version where I abstain from all food and drink except for water. When I first re...

Buried Alive: The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue by Roy Hallums is the authors true story of his captivity, tort...

Charles Darwins' The Origin of Species has been mentioned by me in a previous review. I've been a Christian for as long as I can rem...

(click on the book cover to see inside!) Gifts of the Heart, a new holiday hardcover book written by Karen Boes Oman and illustrated by Mari...

The White Horse King was one of the most fascinating books I've read in a long time. I love history, but it has to be written in an enga...

This is the first book I've read by Dr. David Jeremiah. I felt that Dr. Jeremiah was almost cheating the readers of this book by trying ...

Beautiful Mess is the story of Diamond Rio, their history, their problems, and the individuals that make up the band. Although I enjoy their...

Larry Crabb has written a thought provoking book that is sure to spark conversations around the country. Count me among those who have lon...

I compared Mayo Clinic Guide to Living With a Spinal Cord Injury to The Spinal Cord Injury Handbook (isbn 978-1891525018) and found this b...

Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant explores the lives of a convent of nuns in sixteenth century Italy. Behind the gates and walls that sequester...

Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl by N.D. Wilson explores our Universe, from snowflakes to weather to ants, with wonder and awe at their creation...

Science Fiction fans will be in for a treat! If you love sci-fi and adventure my bet is that you’ll love reading Fragment . A group of you...

In The Angel's Game , Carlos Ruiz Zafon creates a fascinating character in David Martin, a young boy who is beaten by his father for rea...

East of the Sun was unlike anything I was expecting. Falling in the category of what I would ordinarily call "chick lit" I didn...

I really wanted to like The Tehran Conviction . The words flow easily and the subject matter was intriguing. However, I felt a bit cheated a...

The wonderful thing about God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible is that it is interactive! I can't stress that enough. This book is fa...

Waiting for Coyote's Call was an interesting eco-memoir (new genre for me!) written by Jerry Wilson detailing his homesteading experien...

Fatal Light is a book that brings to light the confuted experiences of war. A young eighteen year old draftee finds himself in Vietnam surr...

North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter is the well-written, and well-documented story of a young Japanese school girl who goes missing on her wa...

Holy Roller was a bit different that I had anticipated. Author Julie Lyons takes readers from the birth of a small Black Pentecostal Church...

This pocket sized devotional is very well written and backed up with scriptural references. Each month starts off with a bible verse followe...

Shimmer is a debut tech business thriller by Eric Barnes. Considering my tastes in books generally runs in adventure and historical fiction...

I've long been interested in world religions. Back when I was in middle school, I used to go to the school library and read the referenc...

This is Your Brain on Joy by Dr. Earl Henslin Review: Finally, a mental health book that provides not only a solution but solid, easy to un...

The Blue Notebook was one of the most disturbing books I've ever read. Written by Dr. James A. Levine, this book follows the experience...