Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Books I Like

Pat Gaudette

While the majority of books that are sent to me to review deal with relationship issues, I also enjoy fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of topics.

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Wandering Hearts

I was prepared to not enjoy reading Wandering Hearts, a first novel by Donna J. Grisanti. It’s written during the Depression, the main characters face desperate situations, and, it’s not a light-and-frothy easy read. Adding to that, the book is 644 pages of small type. Then I started reading… Read more… »

Money Without Matrimony

Generally, books on finance can be dry and difficult to read. That’s not the case with Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple’s Guide To Financial Security. Authors Sheryl Garrett, CFP, and Debra A. Neiman, CFP, MBA, have put together a book that is not only easy to read, it is interesting as well. Read more… »

The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet

I have a particular interest in any book with “diet” as part of its title so I was more than happy to receive a review copy of Felicia Drury Kliment’s The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet: An Innovative Program for Ridding Your Body of Acidic Wastes, published by McGraw-Hill. Read more… »

If The Man You Love Was Abused

Probably one of the most important books to be written in a number of years is one that won’t be made into a movie nor shoot to the top of the bestseller list. If The Man You Love Was Abused: A Couples Guide to Healing deals with the ramifications of his childhood abuse and neglect, which can create a lifetime of relationship problems for him and you. Read more… »

Divine Complement

I found author Ariadne Green’s book, Divine Complement: The Spiritual Terrain of Soulmate Relationships, to be interesting reading. Green, a popular radio show host, dream expert and spiritual advisor, is also the best-selling author of Ariadne’s Book of Dreams. She holds a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Cal State Hayward with two years of doctoral study in philosophy and consciousness studies. Read more… »