National Geographic’s ‘Journeys of a Lifetime’ Has Us Renewing Our Passports [REVIEW]
Ever since I was a boy in Mrs. Harris’s seventh grade world geography class, I have anxiously awaited each issue of National Geographic. The yellow box on the cover always seemed like a magic telescope that allowed me to peer into other places and cultures where I discovered untold wonders and met fascinating people. That’s a feeling I still get to this day, whether I’m reading the magazine or watching a Nat Geo documentary. Now National Geographic is igniting our wanderlust once again with its second edition of Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips, published on the 10th anniversary of the original edition’s initial release date.
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Determined FBI Agent Atlee Pine Travels Cross Country in Pursuit of Justice in David Baldacci’s ‘Long Road to Mercy’ [REVIEW]
A talented FBI agent. A threat as big as the Grand Canyon. Some cases make an agent’s career. Others bring it to a screeching halt. Discover which one David Baldacci’s newest character will face in Long Road to Mercy. Continue reading “Determined FBI Agent Atlee Pine Travels Cross Country in Pursuit of Justice in David Baldacci’s ‘Long Road to Mercy’ [REVIEW]”
Learn How to Become a More Effective Leader in Warren Berger’s ‘The Book of Beautiful Questions’ [REVIEW]
In an uncertain world plagued with inaccurate information and a rising number of people who have forgotten how to think about issues with a critical mind, it is difficult to get to the truth. But author Warren Berger is deftly skilled at rebooting our brains, and he does so with a tool we oftentimes fail to wield: questions. In his latest volume, The Book of Beautiful Questions, we discover what to ask and why, and how the eroteme has become the most underused punctuation mark today. Continue reading “Learn How to Become a More Effective Leader in Warren Berger’s ‘The Book of Beautiful Questions’ [REVIEW]”
DiNunzio and Rosato Refuse to Surrender in Lisa Scottoline’s ‘Feared’ [REVIEW]
A firm of women lawyers is targeted by an enemy from their past. What starts out as an irritating lawsuit soon turns into something far more deadly, and suddenly they must save their firm, their lives, and everything they have worked so hard to obtain. But will they be able to do so in time? Find out in Lisa Scottoline’s supercharged new thriller, Feared.
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When A Bad Idea Seems Like Your Only Option [GUEST POST]
What would you do if everything you thought you knew about yourself turned out to be a lie? In the new book, A Pivotal Right, a young woman named Viola is faced with just such a dilemma when she discovers her father isn’t who she thought he was and that her mother, Florence, has kept the truth hidden for years.
This premise captured our imaginations, so we invited the author to tell us how being a mother herself impacted the way she wrote Viola’s character and what advice she would give to Florence on how to handle telling a child such a carefully guarded secret. We hope you enjoy this guest post from K.A. Servian! —Jathan & Heather Continue reading “When A Bad Idea Seems Like Your Only Option [GUEST POST]”
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