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Unshakeable Hope is the 40th book from Max Lucado.  I will admit that I have only read 5, but how great is it that I have 35 more to read?  I am a Christian woman and I struggle sometimes to read the Bible.  Authors like Max Lucado bring me the Bible in small understandable parts.  Max Lucado is a preacher and a wonderful storyteller.  The title of this book is very appropriate and the book lived up to expectations.

Would lose sleep to read  Yes because it helped me deal with real anxiety that kept me awake.

Book about the Bible  Yes

Read in one sitting   Yes   Inspiring Scripture  Yes

Recommend In this troubling world it is nice to know about the promises of God – Yes, read this book!

Alchemist by Paulo Coelho was first published in 1988 in Brazil.  The first English version was published in the United States in 1993.  This is a fast read, easily read in one sitting.  The Alchemist is a fable that really has something for everyone.  Every time you read it you can take away a life lesson, a business lesson or a love lesson.  If you just want a great story, this will work for you as well.

International Bestseller    Yes

Would lose sleep to read   Yes, but you don’t need to it’s 167 pages!

Read in one sitting   Yes!

Recommend  Yes, maybe read it more than once?!

Dear Fahrenheit 451 is a book I stumbled upon as searched for books about books.  I didn’t know what to expect of a book that is “love letters and breakup notes to books”, but I LOVED it!!  Annie Spence is sassy and smart and writes the way I think.  I intend to use this as a guide as she is a librarian who reads and recommends.

Would lose sleep to read   Yes, I did!

Will use as reading reference  Yes

Read in one sitting   Yes   Entertaining in all ways   Yes

Recommend  Just read it – then read it again!

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens is a book that yelled out to me from the “buy 2 get the 3rd free” table.  Maybe I grabbed it because the cover said “compulsively suspenseful”, I don’t know – we just clicked!  I look forward to reading more from this author.

Award winning    Yes   Would lose sleep to read   Yes, I did!

Read in one sitting   Yes   Compulsively Suspenseful   Yes

Recommend  Definitely!

Unbroken is one of my favorite books.  I had to buy another copy, because I gave mine away.  This is the movie tie-in reprint.  I saw the movie and the book was way better!  I stayed up all night to finish this and in the morning I discovered that Louie was still alive!!  So amazing!

He has since passed, but he was a true inspiration!  A lesson in strength and forgiveness.

Award winning    Yes   Would lose sleep to read   Yes, I did!

Historical Basis    Yes     Read in one sitting    Yes

Recommend  Yes, yes, yes!!

The Little Paris Bookshop is a great read.   I went searching for books about books and found this New York Times Bestseller.  Wonderful tale.  I wanted to travel along on this journey of healing, forgiveness and love.

 

Award winning    Yes   Would lose sleep to read    Yes

Book about books   Yes

Recommend  Yes, read this with a lovely glass of wine!