http://www.hittingthebooks.com Reading...Writing...Life Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:22:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire William Rosen I wasn't planning on reading this book at all. Merely saw it on a friend's table yesterday, got curious, and asked if I could read it before she did. Now I feel as if I've ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/09/08/book-review-justinians-flea/ God Gave Us Heaven by Lisa Tawn Bergen illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Summary: Little Cub awakens one morning with some important questions on her mind: What is heaven like? How do we get there? Will we eat in heaven? Will we be angels? During a delightful day spent wandering their arctic world, Papa ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/08/21/book-review-god-gave-us-heaven/ God Loves Me More Than That When God Created My Toes by Dandi Daley Mackall illustrated by David Hohn Summary: In two new books from best-selling children’s author Dandi Daley Mackall, clever rhymes and delightful illustrations help young children, ages three and up, understand God’s huge love for them and his joy in creating ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/08/19/book-reviews-god-loves-me-more-than-that-and-when-god-created-my-toes/ Okay, as my husband (who blogs much, much, much more than I do--he has over 5 blogs going right now) pointed out last night, all bloggers are writers. What I should have said was, "Should those who want to write full-length novels, and who have extremely limited amounts of ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/07/25/correction-to-should-writers-blog/ Should writers blog? Back in 2005, when I first started up this blog, I had a relatively regular schedule for posts. However, as the Punkin got older and more demanding, and as I branched off into the world of quilting/sewing, my posts appeared less and less often. ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/07/23/should-writers-blog/ What I've been up to the past month. http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/07/22/hoffman-challenge-quilt-finished/ Skid (Occupational Hazard Series #3) Rene Gutteridge Publisher's Summary: Blissfully unaware that Atlantica Flight 1945 from Atlanta to Amsterdam is about to make aviation history, First Officer Danny McSweeney focuses his energies on navigating the turbulent personalities of an eccentric female captain, a co-pilot with a talent for tactless comments and conspiracy ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/06/06/book-review-skid/ My Soul to Keep (Dylan Foster Series #3) Melanie Wells Publisher Summary: As nasty as I knew Peter Terry to be, I never expected him to start kidnapping kids. Much less a sweet, funny little boy with nothing to protect him but a few knock-kneed women, two rabbits, and a staple gun… It’s ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/05/28/book-review-my-soul-to-keep/ The Next Level--A Parable of Finding Your Place in Life David Gregory Publisher Summary: Business degree in hand, Logan enters the immense Universal Systems building and is hired as an organizational analyst – a trouble-shooter. His job: evaluate the company’s five divisions, each on a separate level and each operating on startlingly ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2008/03/13/book-review-the-next-level-3/ When the Morning Comes (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 2) Cindy Woodsmall Synopsis (from publisher): Her relationship with former fiancé Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her home in hopes of finding refuge with another Amish outcast, her shunned Aunt Zabeth in Ohio. Hampered by limited education and hiding her true ... http://www.hittingthebooks.com/2007/12/01/book-review-when-the-morning-comes/