Joan Marie Arbogast

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“Carly is a foster child and doesn't understand why her foster child would be nice and want to take care of her and why she is so loving to her own kids. Gives great perspective from a foster parent and from the foster child.”

Jen G reviewed a book.

“2 boys commit a crime to avoid missing the championship game. This crime weighs heavily on 1 of their minds while they both end up vying for the same spot on a team.”

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Jen G reviewed a book.

“Set in WWII times, a girl lives with her older brother (parents killed in a car crash), but her brother goes off to war. She lives with her landlady until she runs away to follow clues to a possible grandmother all with the help of her turtle and a ghost/spirit's help.”

Stan reviewed a book.

“To say this book has changed my life would be a gross understatement. By changing my eating habits, as described in this book, I have lost more than one fourth of my body weight (seventy pounds). I feel healthy and great, better than I have felt in many, many years. I am tremendously enjoying the...”

“To say this book has changed my life would be a gross understatement. By changing my eating habits, as described in this book, I have lost more than one fourth of my body weight (seventy pounds). I feel healthy and great, better than I have felt in many, many years. I am tremendously enjoying the foods that I eat, and I never starve. I don't think it can get better than this.

I am convinced this book can do the same for you, but I have to emphasize I have changed what I eat. If you want to lose weight you cannot eat the things that made you overweight and expect to see a change. When written, that seems obvious, but many of us are hoping to do just that or some close substitute and miraculously lose weight.”

Stan reviewed a book.

“When I picked up this book I wasn't sure I'd like it. Boy was I wrong. There is something in this book for everyone. The authors asked forty-three people who have distinguished themselves in someway how they did it; these are very diverse individuals. Whether or not I liked the person or his or...”

“When I picked up this book I wasn't sure I'd like it. Boy was I wrong. There is something in this book for everyone. The authors asked forty-three people who have distinguished themselves in someway how they did it; these are very diverse individuals. Whether or not I liked the person or his or her field of endeavor, I learned something from everyone of these people. It was fascinating to see how each applies the art of doing.”

Stan reviewed a book.

“This is a good overview of plant life on earth. The book is targeted to a young audience and does a great job of providing a fair amount of information without being overwhelming. It is also informative for someone interested in the plant life so critical to our own survival on this planet. It...”

“This is a good overview of plant life on earth. The book is targeted to a young audience and does a great job of providing a fair amount of information without being overwhelming. It is also informative for someone interested in the plant life so critical to our own survival on this planet. It defines what a plant is, the parts a plant can have—some genetic information, how plants reproduce, what habitats plants live in, and much more. The book is full of colorful, detailed pictures with descriptive captions.”

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Stan reviewed a book.

“The title of this book caught my attention. Humans learn things more effectively when information—fictional or nonfictional—is shared in the form of a story or a game. I'm interested in how to weave a good story. This book gave several insights to the process, but also went down what I felt were...”

“The title of this book caught my attention. Humans learn things more effectively when information—fictional or nonfictional—is shared in the form of a story or a game. I'm interested in how to weave a good story. This book gave several insights to the process, but also went down what I felt were tangents. Like how the human mind will fabricate stories from a limited amount of information in order to make sense of something that happened, or what dreams mean. Some of these were interesting; some strayed farther from storytelling than was interesting for me. Gottschall addresses all areas of storytelling which includes eroticism. There may be some brief sections that are offensive to some individuals.”

Stan reviewed a book.

“This is a cute story that has no bears in it. Well, it starts out with no bears in it. And, eventually it ends with no bears in it; I can't speak for the middle of it.”

Stan rated a book.

• Rated 3 stars

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Jen G reviewed a book.

“Theo fights against a bypass road being built.”

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Jen G reviewed a book.

“Very compelling book where I couldn't put it down, but very disturbing to see the based on a true story of a 5 year old discarded into the cruel, cold world of Russia on his own and how he survived. No child should ever go through all that. Very disturbing to read.”