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April 2009

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 2009.

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The Other Side of Success

Given the state of the world’s economy there will probably be an onslaught of books lamenting the business meltdown and the failure of the financial system. But most of these books are likely to avoid the real heart of the... Read More

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Life is Divine Play

"Life is Divine Play" is the real account of a living Daoist teacher Mark Johnson. After a few years of discontent and wanderlust in his youth Johnson decided that what he really truly wanted is to live the life of an artist in a warm... Read More

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Gold Fish

"Gold Fish" is the gripping first novel in a projected series of action-adventure mysteries featuring John “Auty” Austin. A successful lawyer on a self-imposed sabbatical Auty is seeking a new direction for his life and career. He... Read More

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Headlines, Deadlines and Lifelines

George Bookman newspaper reporter journalist and a man who once occupied the bathroom stall next to the Duke of Windsor completed his memoir in 2002 at age ninety-four. He witnessed firsthand the turmoil and change of the 1930s and... Read More

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Buddhism

There’s no guarantee a reader will reach nirvana—possessing true bliss—after completing this book but Edward P. H. Woo does a workman-like job of setting down the premises of Buddhism the religion he believes can provide that type... Read More

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Divine Betrayal

In the late 1930s the Kolenda family answered a call heard only by patriarch John Peter. This call brought the whole family to Brazil in order to bring Christianity to the poverty-stricken country. Those years in Brazil began a religious... Read More

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A Summer With Socrates

Reno Nevada “The Biggest Little City in the World” seems like an unlikely place to stumble upon a disciple of Socrates but that is the persona who keeps Christine Covington out of the clutches of the police. Parker Lloyd’s heroine... Read More

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Canyon Ranch Nourish

Straightaway upon opening Canyon Ranch: Nourish, we are warned about using the “spa cuisine” moniker to describe any health-conscious recipe. In his introduction, Scott Uehlein writes, “We don’t just feed our guests, we nourish... Read More

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