All Blog Posts Tagged 'Little' (14)

By Keith Richards

Back Bay Books 576 pgs

978-0316034418

From my library

Rating: 5 - Sheer Perfection

 Full disclosure: I am hopelessly in love with Keith Richards

OK, now that you know that I'd like to talk about rock and roll for a minute. Rock and roll is a force of nature. It can and does work radical change on every culture it touches. Remember back in the day when parents were horrified by it and teachers warned of a break down…

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Just finished going through the galleys for The Sand Bluff Murders today. Close to publication now. We're still working on a cover. www.writewordsinc.com  www.mysteryspot.webs.com

 

BOOK FOUR HAS FINALLY MADE ITS DEBUT...it's been a long journey, but after 15 years, it's finally done! BUT...I decided to take a little detour along the way and write the FIRST 3 books in this series--FIRST....so now it ends....with…

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Battle Lines Undrawn

Written and illustrated by Rick Brooks

Mirror Publishing (August 24, 2010)

978-1936352814

100 pages





Follow an American teenager from his daily struggles at Jump School training to becoming a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, to the beginning of the African-American civil rights movement in Battle Lines Undrawn by Rick Brooks.…

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I think you can tell a lot about someone by the things they possess. Sometimes it's what's in an athletes locker, sometimes it's what's in a woman's purse. I'm not sure you can tell who I am through my books but I think they are important part of who I am. These 250+ things that take an overwhelmingly large part of my limited space and may have left me with less money than I would have now, and they may jeopardize my house hunting abilities (I will not live in a house that doesn't have atleast… Continue

The setting is in the slums of New Orleans. Hailey is wonderful character. She is a sixteen year old trying to find herself and her beliefs. Hailey’s relationship with her mother leaves much to be desired and she has a very volatile relationship with her. At the same time Hailey acts in a sense in a maternal way with her father. She cares for him and feels sorry for him. Her parents are not really there for her when she needs them and she has no one to turn to but her brother. He protects her… Continue

Here's a link to my blog with my review of Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa:

chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/2009/04/dirty-little-angels-by-chris-tusa.html

Chris Tusa, author of "Dirty Little Angels" talks about writing his debut novel and about not writing "safe little books".



Exerpt from post: "Unfortunately, happy, content characters don’t teach us much about ourselves. But tragedy, desperation, violence, these force us to look inward, to contemplate our lives and more importantly, to consider our own flaws."



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FROM THE AUTHOR’S WEBSITE:

Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con.… Continue

"Going Home to Little Dixie



"This photo-essay book tells the personal story of my coming back home to live in Southeast Oklahoma, of getting back together with old friends and of re-discovering a state that I actually knew little about while growing up here.



356 Pages, 450 Color Photographs



Reviews:



"Every school in the state should have a copy of this book" -Rudy Miller, Professor Emeritus of Zoology, OSU



"Great Book!. Really captures the… Continue

These being the winter months, and since it's been cold enough to freeze the testicles off a fire-wreathed demon, I've been staying indoors and reading a lot recently. Recent reads include -



Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa - David Bowman



A romp through the birth and death of Talking Heads that also serves as a potted history of the early years of the New York New Wave scene (it was never punk - always too arty for that). This received a lot of flak on its initial publication as… Continue

Wow! December is just flying by. The cards have all been sent, the goodies have all been baked, and shopping is almost done. Like many, we've cut back this year, but The Book Connection is filled to overflowing with tons of great guest posts from authors, book reviews, and more seasonal titles for you and your family to enjoy.



Here's some of what you'll find:



Read all about The Santa Letters, For the… Continue