Amanda knox ;Memoir

I ‘ve followed the live television broadcast of the Amanda Knox trail and, wonder about the whole story. There is always two sides to a story . For four years, Amanda Knox felt silenced. Italian prosecutors, who had accused her (and two accomplices) of murdering her roommate, called her the devil. The Italian press called her “angel faced killer.” Knox’s only rebuttals came during those brief moments of addressing the court. Even after Knox was acquitted in 2011 and allowed to return home to Seattle—after nearly four years in prison—she stayed voluntarily silent. Now, in Waiting to Be Heard, she is finally telling her side of the story.

Book Description:

A young woman’s soul-baring account of a nightmare turned real, of unimaginable horror and the miscarriage of justice that ensued, and, ultimately, of fortitude in the face of overwhelming adversity, Waiting to Be Heard is a memoir unlike any you have ever read. In November 2007, Amanda Knox was twenty years old and had been studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, for only a few weeks when her friend and roommate, a young English student named Meredith Kercher, was brutally murdered. The investigation made headlines around the world, and Amanda’s arrest placed her at the center of a media firestorm. Young, naïve, grieving at the horrifying death of her friend, and with little more than basic knowledge of the Italian language, she was subjected to harsh interrogations during which she struggled to understand the police and to make her own words understood. The subsequent trial exposed Amanda to international scrutiny and speculation, and she became a tabloid staple. In 2009, after an extremely controversial trial, she was wrongly convicted of murder. But in October 2011, after Amanda had spent four years in an Italian prison, and following a lengthy appeals process, the conviction was overturned. Amanda immediately flew home to the United States.

Book Link: http://astore.amazon.com/bernadine-20/detail/0062217208

Live radio show link:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/girlpower

Philly Book Picks For The Week ( 94) !

I recommend this book to all sci-fi fans. I couldn’t wait to read the book on aliens encounters. I am not usually a huge fan of science fiction, but I found this book intriguing. The story line was good and kept my interest.  I enjoyed how the author writes, the language is descriptive and it has an engaging flow to it. The characters seem real and, I am very much looking forward to reading more of the writer books.

Book Description:

Lyrissa is a woman on a mission with a haunted past. Peggy is a woman in a new world on a quest. The Agency and the Guard both want Peggy. Will Lyrissa help the Queen and the Guard for a healthy sum or will she find the courage to let Peggy leave so they can both go home?Going Home is Book One in the Alien Encounters Series, a new adult supernatural fantasy set in a dystopian future for women of all ages, but recommended for those over 16. Go on a psychic inner and outer journey with Lyrissa and find out if she goes home!

 Author Bio :

Kim Welsman is an new author and love sci-fi novels.  Kim started writing short stories as a young child but didn’t even consider writing a novel until she became a high school teacher. Her female science students weren’t connecting with the great WHY question of science the science fiction movies she showed in class presented. Kim realized these young women were much like her, unable to find themselves in the text. At that moment Kim realized she needed to write science fiction and fantasy stories to help those young women and all women have a voice. She wanted to introduce them to the far off realms she dreamed of as a child. Kim lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with her husband and a library filled with books. She loves to take pictures for inspiration and paints in her spare time to relax.

Book link :  http://astore.amazon.com/bernadine-20/detail/B00BFUODK2

Poem Pick For The Week ( 93 ) !

Know one is perfect, but let us all join together to create a cleaner  world.  The earth is important . What can we do to keep our earth clean ?  Here is a poem written by a eight  year old student for earth day.

Don’t Litter
By Veronica ~ 8 years old

We all litter every day in different ways.
If we keep littering our earth will be a big trash bag.
Let’s put out a call.
Most people don’t care.
My class would not dare !
Once my class put up a sign.
It said, “Please don’t litter.  The Earth is mine.”.
Our landfills are overflowing.
Every day they are growing.
We see it making all kinds of motions.
We can try to stop this now, but how  ?

Put your trash in the can !

Book Pick For The Week ( 91 ) !

I’ve LEARNED # 2

 

 

 

 

I’ve Learned that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life .
I’ve Learned that it’s taking me a long time to
become the person I am now.
I’ve Learned that the best way to help a teenager
with their problems is to Listen .
I’ve learned that regardless of how
hot a relationship is at first.
The passion fades and it better be something to
take it’s place ( love ) .
I’ve learned that I will never be
my own person, if I continue to care what others think of me .
I’ve learned that sometime you have to consider the people
you love needs over your owns .
I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the
right to be angry but that doesn’t give me the right to be cold hearted.
I’ve learned that real love continue to grow even over the
longest of time.
I’ve learned about me over time through life hard lessons
and I’m still learning.

 

By author Bernadine Feagins

Book Link :  http://www.amazon.com/Learning-ebook/dp/B003HS4VR0/ref=sr_1_3_bnp_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366302977&sr=1-3&keywords=bernadine+feagins

Book Pick For The Week ( 90) !

Love all of the Women’s Murder Club books and have be anxiously awaiting to read this one.  Readers  you won’t be disappointed in purchasing this novel series !

Book Description:

Lindsay Boxer‘s beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career.A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with the strangest story she’s ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he’s convinced is real. Lindsay doesn’t believe him, but then a shooting is called in-and it fits the professor’s description to the last detail.Lindsay doesn’t have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when Lindsay is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.

Author Bio:

James Patterson  has sold more than 220 million books worldwide. And considering pass-along and libraries, it’s safe to say many more people than that have read a Patterson!* In 2010, JP was named by kids everywhere the Children’s Book Councils’ Children’s Choice Book Awards “Author of the Year” in 2010. More than 15,000 kid and teen readers voted for JP in a category he shared with Suzanne Collins, Carl Hiaasen, Jeff Kinney, and Rick Riordan. His Witch and Wizard series saw the biggest launch of a series for young readers ever, surpassing sales of first installments of Twilight, Diary of A Wimpy Kid, and Percy Jackson & The Olympians.

Book Link :  http://astore.amazon.com/bernadine-20/detail/031621082X

Poetry Pick For The Week !

I CHOSE TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY !

I could have saved a life that day,

But I chose to look the other way.

It wasn’t

that I didn’t care,

I had the time, and I was there.

But I didn’t want to seem a fool,

The chances didn’t

seem that bad,

To call 911, and say child abduction.

So I shook my head and walked on by,

And with that act, I let the boy die.

I could have saved a life that day,

But I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his mother,

I’ll know I should have saved his life.

That guilt is some

thing I must bear,

But it isn’t something you need to share,

If you see a risk that others take,

That puts their health or life at stake.

The question asked, or thing you say,

Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk

and walk away,

Then I hope you never have to say,

I could have saved a life that day,

But I chose to look the other way.

By  Unknown Author

Book Pick For The Week ( 87 ) !

The Seventh Circle is the best fantasy book  ever, which has a lot of  mystery and suspense reading  moments !

Todd Cheney has the knack for spinning a well written action type of epic material, which is very descriptive and has a lot of story details, with interesting imagination dialogue. “The Seventh Circle “has established itself as one of the most significant work of fantasy and adventure book. Most readers have read fantasy novels, from the outrageous spectacle of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, to the Harry Potter series. Author Todd Cheney has taken on sci  fi fantasy features, elements, setting, characters and well as objects from, dark and early medieval ages. Most of the novel is set in a fictional world, full of magical creatures an endless heroes duty and responsibilities. If you wanted more fantasy story-lines, in the last year or so, it has been written now  by author Cheney in hard copy or E-book.

 

 

Book Description :

This is the complete 2nd edition including books I-IV.

I-The Seventh Circle
II-The Rhythm of Nature
III-Emperors of Darkness
IV-The Soulstone

The Seventh Circle is a tale of high adventure, fantasy and destiny.

In a time before there was time, seven circles of magic were the basis of existence. They were: time, the sky and stars, the earth, nature, knowledge, man and the races, and finally, the last…

Called through strange marks that appear on their hands and wrists, six denizens of the land shall come together to discover their fate, and perhaps change the fate of all.

In a land about to be torn by war and darkness, a few were chosen to rise. Can they master the power within themselves and drive the demons out of the world?

Author Bio :

Todd Cheney grew up in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and has lived in the southeastern Wisconsin area all his life. He has always been fascinated with art and different forms of self-expression. Writing, in his opinion, is one of the best forms of self-expression.

Cheney wrote his first novel, The Seventh Circle, when he was twenty-two years old. He has gone on to complete The Seventh Circle fantasy series consisting of four books: The Seventh Circle, The Rhythm of Nature, Emperors of Darkness and The Soulstone. He is also the author of a science fiction novel titled The Risen and a contemporary fantasy called The Bracelet.

Book Link :  http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Circle-Complete-2nd-ebook/dp/B00BWUP7ZK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365360916&sr=1-1&keywords=todd+cheney

Quote Pick For The Week ( 93 ) !

Be Optimistic

Be optimistic in your life,
Believe that things will go your way,
And if you need a little help,
Take some time and pray.

You need to have positive thoughts,
The negative needs to leave,
And if you think long enough,
You truly will believe.

So you did think good thoughts,
And being optimistic made things right,
And it was all because,
You saw the light.

Written by Debbie Bongiovanni

Countdown ‘Til Daddy Comes Home

At the end of 2012, 1.7 million American service members had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Forty-three percent of active duty service members have children’s. How will the children of a military service member left behind, cope with the absence of a military parent deployed. Author Kristin Ayyar book helps kids  handle the difficulties of deployed parent, sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, and loneliness. Countdown ’til Daddy Comes Home is made into an entertaining educational children’s book.  That I strongly recommend, if you have a family member in the military. This is a great reading book with a lot of positive story-lines, to assure kids that they are not alone in this difficult separation time.

Book Description :
Countdown ‘til Daddy Comes Home is a book about a young boy waiting for his Daddy to come home from a trip. To make their separation easier, his family creates rituals to stay connected and make the countdown fly by. Inspired by her family’s experiences Kristin Ayyar shares how her family copes with the separations that are part of everyday life.

 

 

 

 

Author Bio:

Kristin Ayyar is the mother of three wonderful children, an avid volunteer in her community, and has been a Air Force spouse since 1990. Countdown ‘til Daddy Comes Home is a book based on her family’s experiences and is filled with rituals that she and her children follow when her husband is traveling the globe or deployed overseas serving our nation.

Kristin Ayyar lives wherever the United States Air Force sends her family.

Book Link : http://www.daddycountdown.com/

Author Live radio show link :  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/girlpower/2013/03/30/countdown-til-daddy-comes-home

Book Pick For The WEEK !

  Are you a working woman who feels overwhelmed by your responsibilities? Do you wish you had more leisure time for family and friends? Passport to Priorities will help you regain control of your life. This book will walk you through the steps leading to more balance, peace and satisfaction.

Book Description:

Learn how to:
* Assess the balance in your life
* Take care of yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually
* Identify and focus on your most important priorities
* Set limits and say “no” to the unimportant

Reformed workaholic, Kathleen Barton, brings years of helping working women live according to their purpose, values, and priorities. Packed with engaging stories and real-life examples of women just like you, it provides enlightening self-assessments and practical action plans. Passport to Priorities is a clear and simple road map for achieving success.

 Author Bio:

Kathleen Barton, MBA, is a professional speaker, author, and coach specializing in work-life issues. Her books include Connecting with Success, The Balancing Act: Managing Work and Life, and Finding Your Purpose and Passion in Life workbook. Her passion is to help working women develop a road map to balance and achieve success in every area of life.

 Author Live Radio Link : http://www.blogtalkradio.com/girlpower/2013/03/15/kathleen-barton

Author book Link : http://astore.amazon.com/bernadine-20/detail/1600139434