Out of the Blue: A Book of Color Idioms and Silly Pictures **** [GOOD] By Vanita Oelshlager (text) and Robin Hegan (illustrations) VanitaBooks ISBN:9780983290421 At times I read books for fun. Other times, I read texts that pile up on my to-be-read shelf to acquire or deepen my knowledge on a subject. I read Out of … Continue reading Idioms ain’t really idiotic
Mom. Love her or not, most people have one. Call her mother, mum, ma’dear, nana, or by her first name, she is someone you have to speak with, and someone who is bound to talk with you. That is why so many folks with moms find themselves on the lookout for ways to keep up the … Continue reading Mom-lovers Unite!
I Saw An Invisible Lion Today. That title caught my attention first. Then a read of the Millbrook Press description of the 36-page book for ages 7 to 11, and I knew that it must be mentioned during National Poetry Month. As you can see from the image, the text rates high on cute. At the same time, the … Continue reading A Word You’ve Heard
“I play or write me the way I feel through jazz, or whatever,” the late bassist and pianist Charles Mingus wrote in a 1955 open letter to trumpeter Miles Davis. “Music is, or was, a language of the emotions. If someone has been escaping reality, I don’t expect him to dig my music, and I … Continue reading The Music of Lives
Since early morn – and I mean before dawn – “Happy St. Patty’s Day ” greetings have come at me from nearly everyone. OK. I surrender to the mood. I can no longer resist, so I dug into the top of the pile of books to be discussed on veeareads and found this audio gem, … Continue reading An Irish Treat For All The Ages
Pope Francis: Pastor of MercyBy Michael J. RuszalaWyatt North Publishing173 pages Bio books on religious figures are usually a no-no for me. Michael J. Ruszala’s Pope Francis: Pastor of Mercy might have continued to sit on the shelf, except for my personal admiration for the subject of the text. That said, most lives of popes … Continue reading A Too Merciful Look into a Pastor of Power
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } This commentary is not going to spoil the movie After Earth if you read it. Go see the film. You will find it one of the few this year worth the nearly ten dollar admission. My main interest is the story, which goes far beyond what is shown … Continue reading Future Film offers Father-Son Insights
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Breathing, In DustBy Tim Z. HernandezTexas Tech University Press178 pagesISBN: 978-089672-742-7E-book: 978-0-89672-6 Hernandez writes that it is the true things that happen along the nation’s southern border that are hard to believe. Readers who find that hard to believe need to listen to the testament played out in … Continue reading An Other American Life
Together We Jump Ken McAlpine iUniverse Books361 pages ISBN: 978-1-47595-119-6 Ken McAlpine’s new novel is a roller coaster ride through the mind and soul of the main character Pogue Whithouse, who as many people over age 60 takes a physical, emotional and psychological foray with the ghosts of relationships past. As the subtitle, A Journey of … Continue reading A Siren’s Call to be Inspired
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