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Category: Self-Publishing Book Review of the Week
We post a weekly book review of a self-published book (submitted by the author). To submit your review, please send it to selfpublishingadvice@gmail.com with a .jpg image of your cover. Self Publishing Advice will post your review and cover image on our blog.
MANNIE'S DIET and ENZYME FORMULAMannie’s Diet and Enzyme Formula
Emanuel Barling & Ashley F. Brooks 9781432750961, $36.95
A good diet goes a long way in good health. “Mannie’s Diet and Enzyme Formula: A Change of Lifestyle Diet Designed for Everyone”” is a guide for those who want a healthier diet and that conventional wisdom may not be the most clear and helpful thing in the matter. Saying that the typical practices of health come with pitfalls and some dangers not commonly exposed, he gives recipes for organic foods that help the PH balance that often goes ignored. “Mannie’s Diet and Enzyme Formula” is a health guide that shouldn’t be missed.
Of Lights in the Night; Friends and Adventure
Sean Noonan
9781432752897, $11.95
“Of Lights in the Night; Friends and Adventure” is a delightful fantasy adventure chapter book written for readers ages 4-8 and up. It is about a brother and sister Elannah and Sam and their dwarf friend Arnold, who meet in their secret Tree-House in the Jungle when they sleep and dream. They excitedly fly forth on flying bikes to see Rodger the Badger, in search of magical fireworks. They end up with the Great Wizard Grumphspawn in the Great Northern Mountains, where they experience the seven assorted sensations, the Goblin Racer, the Highlander’s Delight, the Jolly Jester, the King’s Coronation Ball, the Long Light Liberation, the Parrots, Pirates and Pancakes Piratical Pyrotechnics; and lastly the Troll’s Totally Terribly Triumphant Toothy Tongue Tingler. As might be surmised, there is not a dull moment on any page. Best of all, as morning approaches, Elannah and Sam say goodbye to their new friends, promising to return for more adventures. Black and white illustrations drawn by the author’s 6-year-old daughter are included in the book’s ending, which also promises another adventure dream-story soon, “A First Christmas; Friends and Festivity.”
Rooms of the Mind
Terry M. Brown
9781432755126, $12.95
The teacher has possibly the most important role in a child’s education. “Rooms of the Mind: Quadrants for Success” is an advisory for teachers and administrators who often have contact with children, giving them advice and tips on how to encourage and flourish their educations on the matter. A thoughtful read with plenty of sage advice on the matter, “Rooms of the Mind” is a top pick for any teacher.
Self-published book review of the week: Public Schools are ArchaicM.R. Ussery EdD & S.R. Pargman$11.95
For four hundred years, education has been mostly unchanged. “Public Schools are Archaic” is a discussion of the modern failings of public education and the problems that plague them. WIth ideas on how to modernize and fix what plagues our educational systems, Dr. M. R. Ussery and S. R. Pargman give readers plenty of thoughtful solutions and make for quite the fascinating read. “Public Schools are Archaic” is not a read to be missed by those concerned with education.
This self-published book was recently reviewed by Able Greenspan of Midwest Book Review:
Dozens of innocents were killed for no reason during the Salem Witch Trials. Someone will pay. “The Peruke Maker: The Salem Witch Hunter Curse” is a story of a curse of the innocents that ravages Salem hundreds of years later. Sarah, a twenty first century girl, is faced with the curse, and now she must end it or be just another victim. “The Peruke Maker” is an intriguing mystery and a highly recommended read.
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