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October 24, 2011

Yes You Can by Dr. Warren Bennis http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/yes-you-can-by-dr-warren-bennis/
Going Deep by Gordon MacDonald http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/going-deep-by-gordon-macdonald/
Dead Dogs and Englishmen by Elizabeth Kane Buzzellihttp://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/dead-dogs-and-englishmen-by-elizabeth-kane-buzzelli/
Guerrillia marketing by Conrad Levinson
http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/guerrilla-marketing-by-conrad-levinson/
You are the Problem; you are the Solution by Andy Holligan http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/book-review-andy-holligan/
Where Will Yu go from Here by Valorie Burtonhttp://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/valorie-burton-book-review-where-will-you-go-from-here/
So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/beth-moore-so-long-insecurity-group-experience/
The Hopeless Christiantic by David A. Santoshttp://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/david-santos-book-review/
First Time Landlord by Janet Portman http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/first-time-landlord-by-janet-portman/
It’s Your Kid not a Gerbil by Dr. Kevin Leman http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/its-your-kid-not-a-gerbil/
Manual for Living Connection by Seath David Chernoff Manual for Living Connection by Seth David Chernoff http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/book-review-manual-for-living-by-seth-chernoff/
The Prayer of Jabez for Women by Darlene Wilkinsonhttp://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/prayer-of-jabez-for-women/
The Five Chiefs by John Paul Stevens http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/john-paul-stevens-book-the-five-chiefs/
Game On by Emmitt Smith http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/game-on-by-emmitt-smith-nfl-football-player/
Muscular Faith by Ben Patterson http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/muscular-faith-by-ben-patterson-book-review/
The God Pocket by Bruce Wilkinson http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/the-god-pocket-by-bruce-wilkinson/
One Call Away by Brenda Warner http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/brenda-warner-book-one-call-away-book-review/ How to win your Case in Traffic Court by Janet Traken http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/how-to-win-your-case-in-traffic-court-without-a-lawyer-by-janet-traken/
Ascent From Darkness by Mike Leehanhttp://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/ascent-from-darkness-by-mike-leehan/
Relentless by John Bevere http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/relentless-by-john-bevere/
Abandoned by Karen Lewis http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/book-reviews/karen-lewis-book-review/
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A-Z Organized list of books I have read in 2011, then I go on the hunt for my other book reviews…Thanks for coming by.Abandoned by Karen Lewis
Ascent from Darkness by Mike Leehan
Dead Dogs and Englishmen by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
First Time Landlord by Janet Portman
Game On by Emmitt Smith
Going Deep by Gordon MacDonald
Guerrilla Marketing by Conrad Levinson
How to win your Case in Traffic Court by Janet Traken
It’s Your Kid not a Gerbil by Dr. Kevin Leman
Manual for Living Connection by Seth David Chernoff
Muscular Faith by Ben Patterson
One Call Away by Brenda Warner
Relentless by John Bevere
So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore
The Five Chiefs by John Paul Stevens
The God Pocket by Bruce Wilkinson
The Hopeless Christiantic by David A. Santos
The Prayer of Jabez for Women by Darlene Wilkinson
Where will you go from Here by Valorie Burton
Yes You Can by Dr. Warren Bennis
You are the Problem; you are the Solution by Andy Holligan

Categories:A-Z Blogging Challenge 2011, Andy Holligan, Beth Moore, Book Review, book reviews,BOOKSNEEZE, Done Reading List, DORRANCE PUBLISHING CO., must read, Nick Vujicic,Pay It Forward, postaday2011, Postadaychallenge2011, Random Rambling, Sunday Hop,Tyndale Publishers, What are you ReadingTags:Ben Patterson, Beth Moore, Bruce Wilkinson, Done Reading list, Emmitt Smith, John Bevere, John Paul Stevens, Karen Lewis, One Call Away, Warren Bennis

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on October 24, 2011 in Book Reviews, books, Freshly Pressed, Post A Day, Post a day 2011, Post A WEEK Challenge, Postaday2011, wordpress

Tags: Andy Holligan, Ben Patterson, Beth Moore, Chiefs (Super rugby franchise), Emmitt Smith, God, Jackie Paulson, John Paul Stevens, postaday, Postaday2011, Prayer of Jabez, Valorie Burton, Warren Bennis, wordpress challenge

GAME ON book Review Emmitt Smith

28 Sep

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith AKA Emmitt James Smith III

Born: 15-May-1969
Birthplace: Pensacola, FL

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Football

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Leading NFL rusher

Girlfriend: Hope Wilson (ex, one daughter)
Daughter: Rheagen
Wife: Patricia Southall (m. 22-Apr-2000)
Son: Emmitt James Smith IV (b. 15-May-2002)

University: University of Florida

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Superbowl MVP 1994
Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2006
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2010
Endorsement of Walt Disney World 1994, 1996
Endorsement of Visa 2002
Obama for America

SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Arizona Cardinals RB (2003-04)
Dallas Cowboys RB (1990-2002)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
David Blaine: Street Magic (1996) · Himself
Little Giants (14-Oct-1994) · Himself

Author of books:
The Emmitt Zone (1994, memoir, with Steve Delsohn)

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on September 28, 2011 in Book Reviews, books

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, David Blaine, Emmitt Smith, Emmitt Zone, James L. Smith III, NFL, Patricia Southall, Pensacola Florida

My First Video Book Review

29 Aug

Please listen to my few minutes of a book review I did on The Prayer of Jabez for women by Darlene Wilkinson. Now all of you will know what I look like! Blessings for all of your wonderful views and comments..Jackie Paulson

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on August 29, 2011 in ABOUT ME, Book Reviews, books, Post A Day, Post a day 2011, Postaday2011, Video

Tags: about me, Arts, Book review, Christianity, God, Literature, postaday, Postaday2011, postadaychallenge2011, Prayer, Prayer of Jabez, Religion & Spirituality, video

Beth Moore Book Review

08 Aug

So Long Insecurity Group Experience by Beth Moore. I wish to say that Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in 2011.

This is a great resource companion book to go along with the book. I highly recommend it as it helps to look up scriptures and have a group discussion on our Insecurities. This book will help encourage woman as they work through their own struggles with insecurity and learn to grow in the knowledge of God’s word and his solutions for permanent change.

I would recommend this book to all small groups, bible study groups, in a home study course and through any ministry related to Christ and Learning to overcome Insecurity.

I think it is wonderful to have scriptures to help cure our insecurities. For example, in Philippians 4:6-9 it states, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” (NIV BIBLE)

Beth Moore is an author and Bible teacher of best-selling Bible studies and books for women. She is the founder of Living Proof Ministries and speaker at Living Proof Live women’s events across the US. Beth’s mission is to guide women everywhere into a richer, more fulfilling relationship with Jesus.

http://getreadingnow.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/beth-moore-book-review/

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on August 8, 2011 in Book Reviews, books, Post a day 2011, Post A WEEK Challenge, Postaday2011

Tags: Beth Moore, Bible, Book review, Christ Jesus, God, Ireland: Landscapes of God's Peace, Jesus, New International Version, Religion and Spirituality, Study Bible, Tyndale House

Book Author Valorie Burton

05 Aug

Author: Valorie Burton

ISBN Number: 978-0-307-72976-7

Publisher: Waterbrook Press

Genre/Market: Personal Growth/Spiritual

Publication Date: June 1, 2011

Book Length: 272 Pages

Price: $14.99

Paperback

5* Out of 5 points

Headline for Book Review: How to Overcome your Challenges

Quote: “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~John Wooden~

Valorie Burton does a wonderful job with this book helping others to move ahead in their lives when life seems to be at a standstill. I have been through some of the most challenging times in my life as a single mother and this book really would help anyone out who needs to be encouraged through their peaks and valleys of life. I remember my life going so smoothly and then one day my husband asked me for a divorce and Valorie tells real life stories of how to overcome adversity in this book with clients she has had to counsel of her professional life.

In her own personal life she says, “This will not destroy me. I believe in God. On the other side of this challenge, I will be a better and stronger person.” As Valorie talks of her own personal story she also guides you with your unexpected life challenges. She gives the tools, question, and answers when facing setbacks which include:

* The Five Commitments

* Step by Step Guide

* Strategies

* Conquer

* Negativity

* Exercises

In my opinion we all go through setbacks whether it is a job loss, natural disaster, divorce, lay off, illness or though a mid life crisis. Valorie is wonderful at expression and giving helpful insights that worked for her and her clients. As a Christian I really loved her talk about scripture references as my guide to conquering my adversities now and for further references. This book is thought provoking and would be a great study guide for small groups.

Valorie Burton is a certified personal and executive coach. Her other book is “what’s really holding you back?” She has also contributed to Essence, Woman’s Day, and The Oprah Magazine. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Her website is [...]

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Where Will You Go from Here?: Moving Forward When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on August 5, 2011 in Book Reviews, books, Post a day 2011, Post A WEEK Challenge, Postaday2011, Valorie Burton

Tags: Amarok, Book, Book review, John Wooden, KDE, Kdenlive, Midlife crisis, Personal life, Shopping, Valorie Burton, Woman's Day

Topic #190 The Perfect Storm MOVIE

16 Jul

Can a movie be better than the book it was based on?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Scott Berkun| 21 Comments

Topic #190:

Can a movie be better than the book it was based on? What examples come to mind? Or is it sometimes just a matter of which version you see first, as that will define the story for you, regardless of which version was made first?

THE PERFECT STORM MOVIE VS BOOK REVIEW

The BOOK can be found on Amazon.com

I loved the book better than the movie because of the details. I remember the one scene in the book where it tells of how one can drowned in the sea and I never knew about it. It is one thing that I fear, even as I know how to swim. I love real stories so the book was better than the movie on this.

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on July 16, 2011 in Book Reviews, Post a day 2011, Post A WEEK Challenge, Postaday2011

Tags: Animation, Arts, Business, Film, HTTP, movie, Movies, Object-Oriented, Protocols, Scott Berkun

Topic #172 What do I fear?

29 Jun

What have you feared that turned out to be much easier than you expected?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Scott Berkun| 19 Comments

Topic #172:

What have you feared that turned out to be much easier than you expected?

Okay everyone, I kind of changed my blog to more on books and even gave it a name of Addicted to books.

Here is my new revelation:

About Jackie Paulson Author

You love to help others solve problems

You are Intuitive;

YOU SEE THINGS OTHERS CANNOT SEE.

You are great at picking up on peoples moods and predicting the future.

You know what others are THINKING before they speak a word.

Your Purpose in life is to SHOW LOVE TO OTHERS~Lead Others People turn to you for Direction and Hope and New Ideas

YOUR PASSION is learning

You bring inspiration into people’s lives.

YOUR DESIRE: TO find yourself

You are able to remove your EMOTIONS and see the Big Picture.

You have a GIFT for reading people a natural “Human Lie Detector.”

Pasted from <http://realizingyourdreams.wordpress.com/author/postadaychallenge2011/> This is my friend Michael Robins blog, which I help him do. If you can be so kind to let him know in the comments he reads it daily.

SO what I fear is that with reading some of my blog buddies like: Elizabeth Obih-Frank

My English Thoughts

Redneck Princess

Stacey – Walk A Mile In My Shoes

Granny1947

Artemislexea – Shallow Scribbles

Sunil J – Flyin’ on a wing an’ a prayer

Marcia – Nuggets and Pearls

ginalw – My Life is a Book

Barb19 – Passionate About Pets

cocomino – Life in Kawagoe

postadaychallenge2011

Spirit Lights The Way

http://whatsbuggingmetoday.wordpress.com/blogging-buddies/ Classyrose #1 She seems to be on permanent vacation.

http://prettyhummingbird.wordpress.com/ This is Mia and her blog is addicting! Her title says it all.

If I did not include you please forgive me…THE HOOK has been such a great commentor…

S0 if you all would indulge me to change my blog pleeeeeze do so???? Maybe you all want me to stay ON TOPIC of the Challenge??? I am so curious???

Thank you fellow friends.. much love and light Jackie ♥

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on June 29, 2011 in Post a day 2011, books, wordpress, writing, ABOUT ME, Blog Buddies New March, Post A WEEK Challenge, Blogging Buddies, Postaday2011, Debt Collectors, #Trust, Book Reviews, Jason McElhone

Tags: blog, Hosts, Jack LaLanne, Publishers, Scott Berkun, Templates, Tools, WordPress

Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge Sign up

11 Jun

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2011 Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge Sign up

http://www.thebookvixen.com/2010/11/2011-reading-challenge-sign-up-nicholas.html

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Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge

Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen

Here are the details:

•Runs January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011(books read prior to 1/1/11 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime – Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.

•The goal is to read or re-read as many Nicholas Sparks novels as you’d like. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. Nothing is set in stone; you can change levels at any time during the challenge.

•Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).

•Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are fine.

•You can list your books in advance or list them as you read them. It is not required that you review the books you read for this challenge but feel free to do so.

•Post this reading challenge on your blog so you can keep a list of the books you’ve read for this challenge. Please include a link back to this post so readers can join the challenge too.

•You do not have to be a book blogger to participate. You can keep tabs on books you’ve read for this challenge on Goodreads or LibraryThing if you’d like (maybe make a shelf for “Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge”). If you are not on either of those sites then you can list the books you read for this challenge in the comments on my wrap-up post, which will be up at the end of 2011.
Levels:

First Date – Read 1–4 Nicholas Sparks novels

Going Steady – Read 5–8 Nicholas Sparks novels

Engaged – Read 9–12 Nicholas Sparks novels

Married – Read 13–16 Nicholas Sparks novels

List of Nicholas Sparks novels:

~~The Notebook~~

Message in a Bottle

~~A Walk to Remember~~

~~The Rescue~~

~~A Bend in the Road~~

Nights in Rodanthe

The Wedding

The Guardian

Three Weeks With My Brother

True Believer (read this first, before At First Sight)

At First Sight (read this after True Believer)

The Choice

Dear John

The Lucky One

The Last Song

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Posted by Jackie Paulson (Author) on June 11, 2011 in Book Reviews, books, memes, News, Post a day 2011, Post A WEEK Challenge, Postaday2011, Random Acts of Kindness, Random Blog 2011, Spiritual

Tags: A Walk to Remember, art, Book, E-book, Goodreads, LibraryThing, Literature, Message in a Bottle, Nicholas Sparks, Nights in Rodanthe, Notebook, Reading, Reading Groups, Three Weeks with My Brother, World Wide Web

Topic: #151 (May Top Posts)

08 Jun

Do a post about your favorite posts from last month

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Scott Berkun| 4 Comments

Topic #151:

Do a post about your favorite posts from last month. Go take a look at everything you published in May (or in March-May if you’re doing post a week). Pick the top 5 posts you liked the most, and put them together into a post for today, with commentary on what you’ve learned about those topics since then.

My Page Title & Views for May 2011

Home page 89

My Book Reviews 2011 88

Book Notes Dr. Wayne Dyer 18

How to Write a Book Review? 14

Book Give Away Announcement 12

♥ About Me ♥ 10

#TRUST30 8

CONTACT 8

WWW What Are you Reading Wednesdays 6

Topic #31-#2 My Reality Show Post (Job Loss and Survival Stories) 5

How to Write a Book Review?

06 Jun

Why/How/ Should I write a Book Review?

Do you enjoy reading? I know I do!

Once you have chosen a book that you want to read; sit in a comfortable spot and either underline in pencil or highlight important points you want to remember. If you do not want to mark up your book for the reasons personal to you, then put your points to remember into a notebook.

TIP: I have a notebook “labeled” Book Reviews.

When you set out to write a book review your top priority is to name the Author and the Title of the book along with the genre of the book. For example, The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks and the type of book ranges from romance, Christianity, faith, forgiveness, charity, love, tragedy, and fate.

Just start writing your book review of the book of your choice; and in order for the reader to get a sense of the author’s writing style add a “quote” or two from the book to perk your audience to want to read the book.

Isn’t it nice to read a book and really understand one or two of the characters? Writing a book review should say how you feel about the book and why, not just what the book is about.

Finally, reading the inside jacket of the book can help you to know something about the author and how he/she came to write the book. For instance, a little research will reveal the following about author Nicholas Sparks and His Biographical information:

Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an internationally bestselling American author, writing novels with themes that include Christianity, love, tragedy and fate. He has 14 published novels and lives in New Bern, North Carolina, USA, with his wife Cathy and their five children.

Other Books by the author Nicholas Sparks:

* The Notebook (October 1996)
* Message in a Bottle (April 1998)
* A Walk to Remember (October 1999)
* The Rescue (September 2000)
* A Bend in the Road (September 2001)
* Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002)
* The Guardian (April 2003)
* The Wedding (September 2003)
* Three Weeks with my Brother (April 2004) (non-fiction)
* True Believer (April 2005)
* At First Sight (October 2005)
* Dear John (October 2006)
* The Choice (September 2007)
* The Lucky One (October 2008)