I love the catchy title and the conversational tone of the book.
I love how the author isn’t preaching but it always feels like he’s seated right next to you having a heart-to-heart about various subjects that pertain to making the transition into a man.
Will you as a reader turn into a man after 224 pages?No.
Will you have a deeper understanding of how the male mind works sometimes?Sure.
A Guy’s Guide to Life: How to Become a Man in 224 Pages or Less is a well written book I would recommend for ALL parents with boys and for ALL boys looking for direction as they tackle this whole manhood issue.
Growing up can be a tad overwhelming so consider this book your fantastic,positive cheat sheet!

That is a very tough question to answer simply because we grow up believing that God always shows up when we call Him. I mean, the guy is omnipresent so surely He has to appear when and how we need Him, right? Well, right and wrong. Does God always show up? Yes He does but (you knew there was a but in there), He doesn’t always show up in the way YOU want Him to show up or think he should show up and that’s exactly what Pete Wilson explores in his totally awesome book “Plan B”.

In the book, Pete Wilson gives real life examples of situations where God was present but not in the way the individuals wanted Him or thought He would show up. It’s frustrating but the bottom line is God was there, the whole time. I can relate to this because there have been occasions in my life where I expected God to show up in one way and He didn’t. Was I disappointed? That’s putting it mildly.

I questioned Him, I even yelled at Him but the funny thing is everything worked out just fine at the end of the day so I’m slowly learning to say “you know what God, this doesn’t make sense but I know you’re working your tail off somewhere in this situation and at the right time you will not only reveal yourself to me but you will reveal the lesson I’m supposed to take away from all this”. It hasn’t been easy trusting God and I’m a constant work in progress but I’m getting there and I know without a doubt that once you read “Plan B – What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up The Way You Thought He Would”, you too will have renewed hope that even in your darkest moments God has not abandoned you, He is working tireless behind the scenes, maybe not in the way you want Him to work but He is there with you every single second.

I guess that’s why I could in a way relate to Lisa Whelchel’s “Friendship for Grown-Ups : What I Missed and Learned Along the Way”. I can totally relate with her insecurities when it comes to opening up to friends and I feel her pain when she discusses ending a friendship and the betrayal that comes with knowing a confidante spilled your secrets to everyone with two working ears.

My only beef with this book is that Lisa Whelchel paints herself so much as a whinny victim that it gets down right annoying at times. I have zero tolerance for people who play the victim card and in “Friendship for Grown-Ups: What I Missed and Learned Along the Way”, Lisa uses it excessively. Nevertheless, I did read the whole book from cover to cover and I expected a lot from it honestly but it didn’t quite deliver. It’s an okay effort from a rather smart and strong woman.

Who is Lucille O’Neal?
Excellent question. I had no clue who she was either until I picked up Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go.
Normally I wouldn’t care what a wealthy pro-basketballer’s mother had to say but something about Lucille O’Neal tag “my journey from mental welfare to mental wealth” had me curious so I dived in.

Lucille’s story is humbling.Its entertaining.Its inspiring.
I can guarantee that you will find one thing in her book that you can relate to.
You can’t help but root for her when you read the first few chapters of the her book and by the end,you’ll be on your feet giving her a standing ovation for all she has accomplished.
I could point out a whole bunch of things that impressed me about Lucille O’Neal’s life story but I especially liked the part where she gained self confidence and learned to stand up for herself.
I just added another heroine to my growing list of women I admire and her name is Lucille O’Neal.

My only beef with the Judge’s book is the fact that he seems intent on creating paranoia among the masses especially when he warns the reader that reading his book could potentially make them a target for monitoring by the government. Other than it, Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power and Deception in American History is an enlightening must read for all.

Regardless of what you think about Dr.George Nichopoulos, you have to hand it to the man for being loyal to Elvis and staying loyal to him even years after his death. This man clearly cared a great deal about Elvis Presley and it shows in every line in his book. Its sad he lost his career in the aftermath of the King’s death but flipping through the book,you don’t detect any anger or bitterness…just an underlying tone of regret that he didn’t have the knowledge he has today.Too bad he can’t turn back the clock and re-do everything.

The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me is a special loving tribute from a wronged friend to Elvis Presley.In the book,the doctor gives his side of his life with and after Elvis.Whether you believe him or not,you owe it to yourself to read this book–if for nothing,to at least catch a glimpse of Elvis at his best,while performing for the adoring crowds.

The book has a solid theme and it is well written.I can say for certain its one of those books you will read in one sitting because once you start,you wont want to put it down until the very last page.Will the book win any literature awards?No…and I doubt thats what Sara Evans was aiming for when she worked on The Sweet By and By but for a first time author,Sara Evans did a really good job and hopefully this is just the beginning of many more great stories to come.

To achieve true greatness,one must combine sacrifice and a tightly focused vision.Ralph De la Vega emphasizes the importance of having a plan and discipline to follow through with the said plan.Let’s face it,most of us are excellent at making plans. Execution however is a whole different beast mainly because following through means encountering obstacles and frankly most of us would much rather avoid obstacles than deal with them head on.

This is where Obstacles Welcome comes in.Ralph De la Vega encourages us to look for the opportunities in each obstacles as oppossed to just throwing up our hands in defeat.

Obstacles Welcome is a well written book that wont make a you a million bucks richer (nor does it promise too by the way) but it will certainly change the way you view and deal with obstacles.

Turns out your mother was right when she said “treat people the way you want to be treated”.
Sadly respect is a concept that so few people in the world today are familiar with.Can you imagine how better off the world would be if we all took the time to respect each other – in our homes,at our places of work,in our schools and even in places of worship?
That is where Deborah Norville’s brilliant book The Power of Respect comes in.

The first time I glimpsed at the cover of Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently,I literally rolled my eyes and thought “who is this man and what gives him the right to think he can write a book about women finding their strongest life?”But still I had the book and I’m very curious by nature so I dug in.

A few pages into Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently,I found myself literally screaming-yes,I can totally relate to that and that and that and darn it,that too.Everything Marcus Buckingham wrote was on point,backed by research and statistics and at the end of it all meant to empower women everywhere.

The only negative for me about this book was that it was filled with percentages and figures to explain situations and like I mentioned earlier,I’m not a numbers kind of girl.If you’re like me,fear not because Marcus Buckingham breaks every percentage and number into “regular language” so you don’t feel like you’re missing out on some important data.

I love the fact that Marcus Buckingham filled Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently with examples of real women struggling with real issues we all deal with on a daily basis and most importantly how the women dealt with these issues and succeeded in finding some kind of healthy balance and fulfillment in their lives.

Marcus Buckingham has proven with Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently that you don’t have to be a woman to actually write about women’s strength and happiness.Simply put this book is about that very old cliche:”….life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it” in my opinion except Marcus Buckingham breaks it down beautifully in a book guaranteed to give you many “aha” moments and open your eyes to the endless possibilities that lie before you if you have the courage to follow your instincts.

Okay,so I hate statistics but I don’t really hate Marcus Buckingham because he knows his stuff and deserves a standing ovation for such an awesome book.Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently should be on every woman’s reading list.