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| Reviewed By: Rose Smith, Senior Executive |
What is an inexpensive entertaining activity to partake in during
those long haute temperature rising days? Reading of course! I
have found the perfect books that will intrigue and awake your
literary scenes during the hot August summer nights and days too!
those long haute temperature rising days? Reading of course! I
have found the perfect books that will intrigue and awake your
literary scenes during the hot August summer nights and days too!
Life with My Sister Madonna
by: Christopher Ciccone
Christopher Ciccone's extraordinary
memoir is based on his forty-seven
years of growing up with, working with,
and understanding the most famous
woman of our time, who has intrigued,
scandalized, and entertained millions
for half a century. Through most of the
iconic star's kaleidoscopic career,
Christopher played an important role in
her life. Life with My Sister Madonna is
the juicy, can't-put-it-down story you've
always wanted to hear, as told by
Madonna's younger brother. ($26)
by: Christopher Ciccone
Christopher Ciccone's extraordinary
memoir is based on his forty-seven
years of growing up with, working with,
and understanding the most famous
woman of our time, who has intrigued,
scandalized, and entertained millions
for half a century. Through most of the
iconic star's kaleidoscopic career,
Christopher played an important role in
her life. Life with My Sister Madonna is
the juicy, can't-put-it-down story you've
always wanted to hear, as told by
Madonna's younger brother. ($26)
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Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of
the World’s Most Coveted Handbag-
By: Michael Tonello
In a funny, whip-smart memoir sure to be a
sensation among Vogue and W devotees, erstwhile
hair and makeup artist Tonello (now a columnist for
HuffingtonPost.com) chronicles a surprising (even
to him!) trans-Atlantic move from Provincetown, R.I.
to a city he'd fallen in love with on a short trip:
Barcelona, where he knows no one and doesn't
speak the language. Tonello's initial euphoria
dissolves when his new job fails to materialize. To
stay afloat, Tonello starts selling items on Ebay with
startling results. Fashion die-hards, and many
others, will be delighted from beginning to end.
($27.95)
the World’s Most Coveted Handbag-
By: Michael Tonello
In a funny, whip-smart memoir sure to be a
sensation among Vogue and W devotees, erstwhile
hair and makeup artist Tonello (now a columnist for
HuffingtonPost.com) chronicles a surprising (even
to him!) trans-Atlantic move from Provincetown, R.I.
to a city he'd fallen in love with on a short trip:
Barcelona, where he knows no one and doesn't
speak the language. Tonello's initial euphoria
dissolves when his new job fails to materialize. To
stay afloat, Tonello starts selling items on Ebay with
startling results. Fashion die-hards, and many
others, will be delighted from beginning to end.
($27.95)
I’ll Bring the Chocolate
By: Karen Porter
Stimulating. Satisfying. Tantilizing. Delicious.
Chocolate is that sweet “something extra”
that infuses anything ordinary with delectable
flavor and zest. In the same way, loving
friendships can sweeten a woman’s life and
make almost any situation — good or bad —
taste even better. Blending true stories and
several original choclate recipes with rich
biblical examples, Karen Porter explores
eight ways that friends can help one another
enjoy life — and point each other to the God
who made every good and perfect gift —
especially chocolate! (Multnomah Books -
$13.99)
By: Karen Porter
Stimulating. Satisfying. Tantilizing. Delicious.
Chocolate is that sweet “something extra”
that infuses anything ordinary with delectable
flavor and zest. In the same way, loving
friendships can sweeten a woman’s life and
make almost any situation — good or bad —
taste even better. Blending true stories and
several original choclate recipes with rich
biblical examples, Karen Porter explores
eight ways that friends can help one another
enjoy life — and point each other to the God
who made every good and perfect gift —
especially chocolate! (Multnomah Books -
$13.99)
In Search of Eden
By: Linda Nichols
Linda Nichols effort follows the wanderings of Miranda DeSpain, a
young woman who has been unable to recover from a painful
adolescent experience. An upstanding drifter (she always finds gainful
employment where ever she goes), Miranda finds herself in bucolic
Abingdon, Virginia, where she meets an array of lovely Christian
townsfolk, among them a spunky 11-year-old girl named Eden who
helps Miranda find a job and a place to live. Nichols’s writing style is
often engaging, and while some of her characters are clichéd (the
ruggedly handsome, tough but tender leading man, for example), a few
of her characters, most notably Eden, are quirky and real. Spiritual
themes such as forgiveness and redemption are well integrated into
the novel, and the Christian characters are genuine, openhearted and
giving. Readers looking for sentimental yet well-written women’s fiction
won’t be disappointed. ($13.99).
By: Linda Nichols
Linda Nichols effort follows the wanderings of Miranda DeSpain, a
young woman who has been unable to recover from a painful
adolescent experience. An upstanding drifter (she always finds gainful
employment where ever she goes), Miranda finds herself in bucolic
Abingdon, Virginia, where she meets an array of lovely Christian
townsfolk, among them a spunky 11-year-old girl named Eden who
helps Miranda find a job and a place to live. Nichols’s writing style is
often engaging, and while some of her characters are clichéd (the
ruggedly handsome, tough but tender leading man, for example), a few
of her characters, most notably Eden, are quirky and real. Spiritual
themes such as forgiveness and redemption are well integrated into
the novel, and the Christian characters are genuine, openhearted and
giving. Readers looking for sentimental yet well-written women’s fiction
won’t be disappointed. ($13.99).
The Art of Racing in
the Rain
By: Garth Stein
A heart-wrenching but
deeply funny and
ultimately uplifting story
of family, love, loyalty,
and hope, The Art of
Racing in the Rain is a
beautifully crafted and
captivating look at the
wonders and
absurdities of human
life . . . as only a dog
could tell it. ($23.95)
the Rain
By: Garth Stein
A heart-wrenching but
deeply funny and
ultimately uplifting story
of family, love, loyalty,
and hope, The Art of
Racing in the Rain is a
beautifully crafted and
captivating look at the
wonders and
absurdities of human
life . . . as only a dog
could tell it. ($23.95)
Trophies
By: Heather Thomas
Marion Zane is the top Trophy—she has it all: a faithful husband, loyal fellow-
Trophy girlfriends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-
title" charities, and—best of all—no prenup! She knows inside information is
king, smiles hide jealousy, jackals lure husbands away (or, worse, steal
personal assistants), housekeepers have the power to destroy, and that
everyone has devastating secrets—including her! It's why she refuses to
gossip yet remembers everything. Her furious and jealously bitter "girlfriend"
joins forces with a powerful mystery partner to destroy Marion. Drugged and
framed as unfaithful and insane, she loses her dream life in one lurid,
unforgivable humiliation. ($24.95)
By: Heather Thomas
Marion Zane is the top Trophy—she has it all: a faithful husband, loyal fellow-
Trophy girlfriends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-
title" charities, and—best of all—no prenup! She knows inside information is
king, smiles hide jealousy, jackals lure husbands away (or, worse, steal
personal assistants), housekeepers have the power to destroy, and that
everyone has devastating secrets—including her! It's why she refuses to
gossip yet remembers everything. Her furious and jealously bitter "girlfriend"
joins forces with a powerful mystery partner to destroy Marion. Drugged and
framed as unfaithful and insane, she loses her dream life in one lurid,
unforgivable humiliation. ($24.95)
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