Book Review - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

About the Book
With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers. This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Selected and authored by a team of international film critics, every profile is packed with details, plot summaries and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history. Each entry offers a fresh look at some the greatest films of all time. This all-new edition has been updated with:

• New films that span the globe
• Detailed, full-color images
• Key quotations from the movies
• More movie posters than ever
• Up-to-date facts and movie trivia

Learn the complete history of film making, from silent-era sensations such as D.W. Griffith's controversial The Birth of a Nation to recent Oscar nominees like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road. Discover little-known facts about Hollywood's most memorable musicals, greatest dramas, noteworthy documentaries, screwball comedies, classic westerns, action and adventure films, and more. Movie lovers of all stripes will thoroughly enjoy this must-have compilation.

My Take on the Book
This was a great book that has so much information on the movies that they are sharing. My wife and I have already been going through this to see what movies we have already seen and started requesting movies that we have not seen from our local library. It is going to take us some time before we see them all, but with such a complete guide you will rest assured that you will find some amazing movies that you MUST watch before you die. I appreciated that this was not just a list of movies. Each movie that is shared is explained in depth and you also get some very cool information about the movie itself. This book was a complete resource that anyone who loves movies will completely enjoy!
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Book Review - NIrV May the Faith Be with You Holy Bible

About the Book
Life in the Spirit isn’t about cushioned pews and easy living—it’s about adventure, risk, daring, and the pursuit of wisdom. It’s about letting the awesome power of God work through you to do things you never thought possible.

In this brand-new full-text Bible, you’ll learn the highest, truest, and most rewarding way to a life of wisdom, apprenticing with the Ultimate Master himself—Jesus Christ.

Features include:

• 24 full-color pages of content on the marvel of God’s creation and the meaning of faith
• Vibrant outer space imagery
• Compelling, metallic-embellished cover
• The complete text of the New International Reader's Version (NIrV) of the Bible

My Take on the Book
My daughter took a look at this bible, and being a bible that is geared toward youth and others she said that she really liked the bible. The bible is set up for study which makes it easier to read in our opinion. What I loved about this was that it was written for the young reader. The way in which it is read allows the reader to understand what was being shared. There were some great sections tat really allowed you to do deeper. You get to meet and learn about great people and events of the bible and come out much more informed in the end.


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Book Review - Wallace the Brave

About the Book
"Walace the Brave is a little taste of classic comics from the past." 
—The Huffington Post

Welcome to Snug Harbor! Will Henry's Wallace the Brave is a whimsical comic strip that centers around a bold and curious little boy named Wallace, his best friend Spud and the new girl in town, Amelia. Wallace lives in the quaint and funky town of Snug Harbor with his fisherman father, plant loving mother and feral little brother, Sterling.



My Take on the Book
I have been a fan of this comic for some time so I was very excited to find that they finally put it into a book. The book itself is so much fun and the characters and the artwork are so fun to read and engage with as a reader. There are so many parts within this book where I found myself laughing out loud and you will too! This is a quick read and so many of the adventures brought me back to my own childhood and I think others will find that the comic will do the same for them as well. If you have never read this comic before pick this up as you will not be disappointed!



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DVD Review - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Holiday Hearts

About the Book
Gather Around For Six Hearth-Warming Holiday Tales!

Tis the season to celebrate with family and your very best friends. But you know that no holiday in Equestria is complete without a little adventure. Join Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy as they embark on six exciting adventures sure to put you in the holiday spirit!



My Take on the Book
This was a great DVD for anyone that loves My Little Pony. My daughters have continued to be fans of these great characters especially with the fun adventures that they have. The characters in this DVD are great and the artists have really captured the personalities within the episodes. While we had not seen these episodes before, it was a lot of fun to watch with my girls and I coud tell that they enjoyed the experience too!


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Book Review - Get to the Point!

About the Book
Champion Your Best Ideas!

Every time you communicate, you're trying to do something, change something, or move someone to action. You're trying to make a point. But the only way to make a point is to have a point. And the surprising truth is, very few communicators know their points or even understand what a point is, rendering them pointless.

Communications expert Joel Schwartzberg says a point is not just a topic, an idea, or a theme. A real point is a proposition of value. It's a contention you can propose, argue, illustrate, and prove. In this concise and practical book, you'll learn to identify your point, strengthen it, stick to it, and sell it. Whether you want to improve your impact in speeches, staff meetings, pitches, emails, PowerPoint presentations, or any other communication setting, Schwartzberg's novel approach teaches you how to go from simply sharing a thought to making a difference. Which would you rather do?



My Take on the Book
Whenever you are in management, you are asked to talk to people in meetings, small groups and more and people are always looking to you to be able to share your ideas and thoughts in a way that all can understand. This book, while short, sweet and to the point, really gives you a ton of practical advice about things that you can do to become much more effective in your overall communication. The book is filled with step-by-step instructions on what you can do to have more people understand where you are going and follow your train of thought. I really loved how simple the concepts were and how easy they were to incorporate into your daily life. If you find yourself giving presentations, then this book is a perfect one for you to read as you will take a ton out of it and it will help you become a strong speaker.

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Book Review - Geronimo Stilton: Thea Stilton and the Venice Masquerade

About the Book
The Thea Sisters are headed to Venice, Italy! They'll be there for the Carnival, an annual festival that's famouse for its elaborate masks. They mouselets love exploring the city's bridges and canals, and seeing the beautiful costumes mice wear to Carnival celebrations. But a mysterious thief strikes while they are there! Can they catch and unmask him before the festival ends?



My Take on the Book
This is another great book with characters that keep you smiling from beginning to end. The book has a little bit of everything, from adventure, to mystery, to a great story and more. My daughters love these stories and love the artwork throughout these books too. If you have never read these books before you should definitely pick this up and read it with your kids, you will not be disappointed!

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Book Review - How to Draw Almost Every Day: An Illustrated Sourcebook

About the Book
The perfect book for budding artists, How to Draw Almost Every Day challenges and inspires you to draw one simple illustration each day of the year. Organized as a calendar, illustrations are presented as daily exercises.

Each image is broken down with step-by-step diagrams, making the process easy to understand. You’ll learn to draw items from everyday life, like food and clothing, as well as seasonal images including snowmen and pumpkins. We have also included inspiring project photos to show you how to incorporate the doodles into greeting cards, calendars, invitations, gift wrap, and more!



My Take on the Book
This is a very practical book with fun illustrations and step-by-step instructions on how you can start to take action to be drawing everyday with small or large drawings. I love how this book makes it so easy to start a journey that will lead you daily into a new routine!


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Book Review - Zen Pencils--Inspirational Quotes for Kids

About the Book
Now for kids! Based on the adult New York Times Bestseller, Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks, this special editon for children will inspire them to reach for the stars!

Explorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield. Pioneers like Marie Curie and Margaret E. Knight. Modern icons like John Green and the Dalai Lama.

These are only a few of the trailblazers you’ll meet in this collection of cartoons and quotes. Let their words of wisdom lead you to greatness, reflection, and discovery. Each inspiring quote is transformed into a compelling story that unfolds before your eyes. Follow the illustrated adventures of dragon slayers, warrior monks, ballet dancers, and professional wrestlers—all while hearing from some of the great voices of our past and present.

Now for kids! Based on the adult New York Times bestseller, this special edition for children will inspire them to reach for the stars.


My Take on the Book
This was truly an inspirational book. My daughters loved how the book was broken down and how all of the quotes were from so many people from so many different walks of life. I have even seen my daughters re-reading the book which is always a good sign! I highly recommend this to all!

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Book Review - Just for Fun: Perspective

About the Book
Just for Fun: Perspective takes a complicated topic and makes it easy and fun for aspiring artists and art enthusiasts! Even if you've never picked up a pencil or paintbrush, you can follow the simple, step-by-step instructions, and create realistic, proportionate artwork using perspective.

Featured subjects start with basic lines and shapes, then slowly progress with each new step to fully rendered artwork. Just for Fun: Perspective saves the technical aspects of drawing and painting for more advanced students and prefers to touch upon the key concepts and fundamentals of perspective.

Learn about the differences between one-, two-, and three-point perspective; vanishing points; and methods for measuring and dividing areas of a subject or scene proportionately. Use basic lessons on depth and distance to add color and create your own drawings and paintings with step-by-step instructions for shapes, architecture, portraits, animals, street scenes, and more.

With approachable and contemporary drawings and paintings as well as lots of tips, instructions, and inspiration, Just for Fun: Perspective will have even the most artistically challenged individuals mastering perspective in no time.



My Take on the Book
Perspective is something that takes some time to understand. This book gives you a ton of great advice for any aspiring artist. You will learn a ton of things about differences in different types of perspective, so much more than I really knew. This is a great book that I learned a ton from and I know you will learn a ton as well!

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Book Review - Sketch Now, Think Later

About the Book
Sketching is more popular than ever, but busy lives leave almost no room for sitting down with a pad and pen, and practicing. Many people give up on their potential hobby (and artistic outlet) because they feel they just don’t have the time to lay the groundwork. Here’s a secret though: you do have time each day to practice, you just need to incorporate sketching into your daily life.

Sketch Now, Think Later covers the tools, techniques and tips that author and Urban Sketching Correspondent of Boston Mike Daikubara has developed in his more than 15 years as a practicing artist, and will show you how to fully dive into any sketching situation with limited time and tools, and still be able to produce memorable, great looking, fun sketches!



My Take on the Book

My daughters love to sketch and read and this book incorporates both into one. The book is practical and offers some amazing advice and step-by-step instructions on how to be able to sketch more fluidly without the fear of getting into your head to much.  The book has a ton of valuable ideas and great illustrations / infographics that will walk you through how to be even more successful at your drawings. This is a great book that anyone that wants to sketch should read!


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Book Review - Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm

About the Book
The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel!

Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it’s just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and that the storm may have a magical cause. To solve the case, they team up with Max, who is desperate for the electricity to return so he can play video games, and frenemy Dakota, who is aided by her goblin minions. Together, they must get to the bottom of the mystery and save the town from the magic storm.


My Take on the Book
This is a great additional book in the series. Not only do you get an amazing graphic novel with a wonderful story, but you also get action, humor and a bit more. The book also has great characters that you have come to love from past books and will regain again in this great book too!

The book is funny, but it also gives you a deeper glimpse into these characters, more so than what I have seen in the past. While the author could continue to show more, hopefully we will see and learn more in future books too.

This is a great book that has a ton of heart. It is a great book for all ages!


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Book Review - Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond: The Serpent's Secret

About the Book
MEET KIRANMALA:

INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMON SLAYER

(Only she doesn't know it yet.)

On the morning of her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living in Parsippany, New Jersey . . . until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen, determined to eat her alive. Turns out there might be some truth to her parents' fantastical stories-like how Kiranmala is a real Indian princess and how she comes from a secret place not of this world.

To complicate matters, two crush-worthy princes ring her doorbell, insisting they've come to rescue her. Suddenly, Kiran is swept into another dimension full of magic, winged horses, moving maps, and annoying, talking birds. There she must solve riddles and battle demons all while avoiding the Serpent King of the underworld and the Rakkhoshi Queen in order to find her parents and basically save New Jersey, her entire world, and everything beyond it . . .



My Take on the Book
This is a great new book that offers you adventure, great characters and more! Every page was a journey that led you step by step to the very great conclusion of the book. There was humor, adventure, action and more. We also loved the characters, and with daughters, I loved the main character, a girl who is now a demon fighting princess.  Kiranmala is fierce, fun and a true heroine, and we loved following her journey and so will you!


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Book Review - Baby Monkey, Private Eye

About the Book
Who is Baby Monkey?

He is a baby.

He is a monkey.

He has a job.

He is Baby Monkey, Private Eye!

Lost jewels?

Missing pizza?

Stolen spaceship?

Baby Monkey can help...

if he can put on his pants!

Baby Monkey's adventures come to life in an exciting blend of picture book, beginning reader, and graphic novel. With pithy text and over 120 black and white drawings accented with red, it is ideal for sharing aloud and for emerging readers.

Hooray for Baby Monkey!

My Take on the Book
This was a fun story with a a baby monkey that was both cute and a private eye. The book is one that was a quick read and has beautiful illustrations. The mystery of the missing jewels was a fun case and you get to find out who stole the jewels through not only the story but the beautiful imagery too.


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Book Review - Eerie Elementary: Classes Are Canceled!

About the Book
Eerie Elementary is falling apart! Floors are splitting, walls are crumbling, and students are in serious danger! Principal Winik announces that the school must be torn down. But Sam, Lucy, and Antonio are not sure that is the answer . . . Could this all be part of Orson Eerie's plan to live forever? Sam and his friends must work fast to find out!



My Take on the Book
My daughter loves to read this great series, not only because of the world that is created, but also because of the characters that are a part of the world too! This is a great new addition to the series. We loved seeing the plot, the twists and turns as well as the mystery that surrounds the book itself. The book is a fast read and we definitely did not want to put the book down once we started!

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Book Review - Geronimo Stilton Micekings: The Helmet Holdup

About the Book
Oh, no! One of the special miceking helmets in miceking leader Sven the Shouter's private collection has been stolen! Could it have been taken by the vilekings-the rival mouse clan? The micekings journey to the vilekings' village to find out... and while they're there, the dragons attack! Can all the mice work together to save their fur?



My Take on the Book
Another great book that incorporates humor, fun and characters that you have come to love. The book also brings in some great illustrations that draw you further into the book. This book has a great story that continues to make you wonder what will happen. Can they all work together to defeat the dragons? Read and find out!

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Book Review - The Littlest Valentine

About the Book
From the New York Times bestselling author that brought us The Littlest Pilgrim comes a sweet new Valentine's Day companion filled with family, food, and love.

Emma may be the littlest in the Valentine family, but she knows that she has what it takes to help the family business get ready for the holiday. But Emma just can't seem to do things the right way like the bigger members of her family, no matter how hard she tries. Will Emma find a way to help her family on Valentine's Day, or is the littlest Valentine just too little?

A sweet Valentine's Day story to share with the littlest of readers!




My Take on the Book
Such a cute book that captures that you do not have to be big to make a difference. This was a wonderful book that all young readers will enjoy. Even my older kids enjoyed reading this as it really affirms the importance of everyone in a family!


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