Books

Book : Goddess
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A friend of mine referred me to this book. Provocative story about a wild woman who charmed her way through Louis XIV’s court, avoiding death on many accounts. Based on an extraordinary true story, this is an original, dazzling and witty novel – a compelling portrait of an unforgettable woman. One critic says the book [...]

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Book : A Place Called Winter
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A friend turned me on to this book a few weeks ago. Its quite interesting and relevant to what is happening in today times, even though the story takes place a hundred years earlier. I enjoyed how this author writes, especially his pros. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention [...]

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Book : Red Sparrow
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This is a great film…I wish I had read the book first by Jason Matthews. Dominika Egorova is many things. A devoted daughter determined to protect her mother at all costs. A prima ballerina whose ferocity has pushed her body and mind to the absolute limit. A master of seductive and manipulative combat. When she [...]

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Book: Educated
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A few weeks ago, on yet another rainy Saturday, I was really craving a good book. I was getting bored with Netflix and had just watched the interesting, hilarious and ‘EDUCATING” Senate Hearings with Mark Zuckerberg. I thought to myself, if we all awoke the next morning and Facebook was gone, the world just might [...]

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Book : Rules of Civility
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Did you know there actually is a book “The Young George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation” that people studied in the turn of the 19th century? The 110th rule states, “Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience”. I love the brilliance, [...]

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Book : Isabella The Warrior Queen
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Just finished this book. Fascinating story with an interesting resonance for today. An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history. In 1474, when most women [...]

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Interabang Books
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Bookstores are Back!!! Grab your kids, escape the heat and head to this new unique and special independent bookstore that HAS A REALLY COOL VIBE! Nancy Perot has been imagining an independent bookstore in Dallas for more than twenty-five years. “Dallas is a very literary city and every great city needs great independent bookstores to [...]

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Book: A Gentleman in Moscow
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My 82 year old female friend just returned from Russia with 2 of her girlfriends. They had a blast. She Loved Russia, felt very safe and she can’t wait to go back for another visit. DeLois read this book before she traveled and thought it was a great read and the perfect Father Day Gift. [...]

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Book : Reflection of a Man
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We all know Lakewood Resident Stanley Marcus had the epitome of taste and style for he grew up in Lakewood!!! Stanley chose to stay, build his spectacular mid-century modern home and raise his family in Lakewood. Stanley’s father and founder of Neiman Marcus, Hebert Marcus, gifted him many acres from the family estate located on [...]

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Book : Lewis Howes, The School of Greatness
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A Boy From Ohio, LEWIS HOWES, is a New York Times Bestselling author of the hit book, The School of Greatness. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men’s National Handball Team athlete. He hosts a top [...]

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