Archive for March, 2008
Author: Casalnnie O. Henry ISBN-10: 0595409598 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Good Book There are some 577 officially named fears that people hold. Of 350 people surveyed, 99% had some kind of fear. From spiders to intimacy, blood to toads and tombstones, there is an official name for the phobia. How can we overcome [...]
Author: Dat Phan ISBN-: 978-0-07-212575-7 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! When we seek happiness outside of ourselves, we are being perfectly human; but it is the person who looks within and changes what they don’t like, that truly ends up being happy. Such reminders are abundant in these days but rarely is [...]
Author: Sisi Theo ISBN: 978-1-60266-902-4 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book Even today, unfortunately, cultures sometimes clash. Marriages are made and discoveries of incompatible traditions and beliefs must be worked through. What if such a marriage were highly public and important? In “Conversations with Asenath” by Sisi Theo, readers see the contrast between [...]
Author: Judy Alexander ISBN-10: 0825420083 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! When we share of ourselves with other people, we often find ourselves. It doesn’t take much to reach out and in the end the rewards are usually greater than the effort. In “Desert Medicine” by Judy Alexander, a newly single mother in [...]
Author: Richard M. Dudum ISBN-10: 1419678698 review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! Ah, the teenaged daughter. They are a wonder. I have my own and feel qualified to say this. I want to be everything I can for her, but we all know that this isn’t possible. Providing her with the tools she [...]
Author: Sandra Worth ISBN-10: 0425219143 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! History is never more alive than when explored through a fictional accounting. With extensive research and a passion for an era, an author can enlighten readers and pay homage to the past. Sandra Worth does so in her novel “Lady of the [...]