Reviews by Ruth Curcuru
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Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook, Volume 1 (Reviewed 10/27/2009)I like cookbooks, but find they are often divided into two types: 1) "Kitchen Porn"--those with pretty pictures of fantastic food that are utterly impractical for the average family or 2) Basic cookbooks filled with the kind of food real people cook, but not many pretty pictures. Jack Daniel's Spirit ...
Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook by Lynne Tolley and Pat Mitchamore: My Review All Reviews for Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook, Volume 1
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Seaside Letters (Reviewed 9/27/2009)Thanks to the Thomas Nelson Book Blogger Review Program for a funny, sweet and serious romance, Seaside Letters The hero, Tucker, meets the heroine, Sabrina but she won't let anyone get close to her emotionally as she has just been dumped by her fiancee in favor of the cousin with whom she grew up. ...
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Plain Promise (Reviewed 9/13/2009)I enjoyed Beth Wiseman's Plain Perfect last year so when the Thomas Nelson book review program offered her new book Plain Promise (A Daughters of the Promise Novel) I was happy to request a copy.Plain Promise is the story of Sadie Fisher, a young Amish widow who rents out her guest house to a single ...
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Read and Share Toddler Bible (Reviewed 8/9/2009)Thanks to the Thomas Nelson Book Blogger Program, my five year old and I were able to review The Read and Share Toddler Bible, which comes with a DVD showcasing fourteen favorite Bible stories. The book contains twenty-five Old Testament stories and fifteen New Testament stories. In some cases though, ...
Review: Read and Share Toddler Bible by Gwen Ellis All Reviews for Read and Share Toddler Bible
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I Believe Bunny (Reviewed 6/26/2009)Thanks to the Thomas Nelson Book Review Program, my five year old assistant and I spent some time tonight with The I Believe Bunny. This lovely hardcover book is illustrated in pastel colors and the cover shown above is illustrative of the style of the pictures. The words have rhythm and rhyme, making ...
Book Review: The I Believe Bunny by Tish Rabe All Reviews for I Believe Bunny
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Jungle Jack's The Wackiest, Wildest, and Weirdest Animals in the World (Reviewed 6/10/2009)Since I lead a TV deprived life, I didn't know anything about Jack Hanna when I ordered this book as part of the Thomas Nelson book blogger review program. I requested it because I figured my five year old would like an animal book. The book comes with a DVD of bloopers from Jack Hanna's Into the Wild ...
Review: The Wackiest Wildest Weirdest Animals in the World by Jack Hanna All Reviews for Jungle Jack's The Wackiest, Wildest, and Weirdest Animals in the World
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100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs (Reviewed 6/3/2009)My assistant reviewer (my five year old) would give this set five stars. I'll give it four. 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs is a book and CD set designed for young children. Each two page spread contains a bright-colored illustration of a Bible story. Beneath a large title is a quote from the ...
My Review: 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs by Stephen Elkins All Reviews for 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs
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It Happened In Italy (Reviewed 5/16/2009)It Happened in Italy is a wonderful story but a very mediocre book. The author, Elizabeth Bettina, an American of Italian descent learns that Italian Jews were interned in her ancestral town during WWII. What's more, she learned that, other than the lack of freedom, life in that camp, and other Italian ...
It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina: My Review All Reviews for It Happened In Italy
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The Noticer (Reviewed 4/27/2009)Thanks to Thomas Nelson publishers for the opportunity to review this book which is described as "a unique narrative is a blend of fiction, allegory, and inspiration".Thanks to Thomas Nelson publishers for the opportunity to review this book which is described as "a unique narrative is a blend of fiction, ...
My Review: The Noticer by Andy Andrews All Reviews for The Noticer
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His Name is Jesus (Reviewed 4/8/2009)I'd like to thank the Thomas Nelson Book Bloggers Program for this lovely book. His Name is Jesus is a beautiful pictorial meditation on the high points of the life of Jesus. Thomas Nelson Publishers markets it as a gift book, and includes a matching case with the book.Covering stories such as the Nativity, ...
My Review: His Name is Jesus All Reviews for His Name is Jesus
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In the Footsteps of Paul (Reviewed 3/25/2009)In the Footsteps of Paul is a beautiful coffee table (or as the publisher refers to it, “gift book”) which combines photography and scripture. The author follows the journeys of St. Paul using the Act of the Apostles as his source material. The two page spreads generally begin with a quotation ...
My Review: In the Footsteps of Paul All Reviews for In the Footsteps of Paul
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The Read & Share DVD Bible - Volume 1 (Reviewed 3/6/2009)Thanks to Thomas Nelson's Book Blogger Program, my little one received a DVD of Bible Stories. The stories include the annunciation, the nativity, the birth of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, the feeding of the 5,000, Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Jacob and Esau, and more. While the characters did ...
Good Material; Fair Animation All Reviews for The Read & Share DVD Bible - Volume 1
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Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure (DVD) (Reviewed 2/26/2009)Thanks to the Thomas Nelson review program, my youngest has a new video to enjoy. Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure is a Max Lucado feature based on Psalm 139:13-14 which says "13 You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, so wonderfully you made ...
Cute Video All Reviews for Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure (DVD)
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The Word of Promise The Gift of Psalms (Reviewed 2/2/2009)The Gift of Psalms is a combination of a book and three CD's. The book has an attractive maroon vinyl cover with gold lettering. The pages of the book are heavy shiny paper with a yellowish tint and subtle pattern on the paper. Each two page spread has a psalm on the left and a reflection/teaching about ...
The Gift of Psalms: My Review All Reviews for The Word of Promise The Gift of Psalms
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Same Kind of Different As Me (Reviewed 1/1/2009)I loved this book. It features two men who on the surface are very different. One is a white, blue-collar born world-class art dealer who has made big money. The other is a black man who was raised as a sharecropper, ended up in the Louisiana State Prison and later, on the streets, homeless, in Ft. Worth. ...
Person or Problem All Reviews for Same Kind of Different As Me
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Rex (Reviewed 1/1/2009)Rex is the inspiring story of an blind autistic musical savant and the mother who poured her life into making sure he had one. Cathleen Lewis spent her young adult days as a student at Sanford and as a worker in the financial markets in Paris. In her late thirties she moved to California, met Mr. ...
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The American Patriot's Almanac (Reviewed 12/15/2008)Thanks to Thomas Nelson publishers, I've had the opportunity to read and review The American Patriot's Almanac. If you are a history buff, or know one, this book is the ideal gift. As the title implies, it gives a pro-American view of American history for those who are tired of the "mean American picks ...
American Patriot's Almanac All Reviews for The American Patriot's Almanac
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My Little Girl (Reviewed 12/4/2008)My Little Girl by Tim McGrawMy reviewrating: 4 of 5 starsIf you were ever "Daddy's Little Girl" this book will make you smile. Katie and her Daddy spend the day together doing such exciting things as going to coop, where besides feed and seed, they sell baby rabbits and ducks. They lay on the grass and ...
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Moon Shines Down (Reviewed 11/26/2008)The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise BrownMy reviewrating: 5 of 5 starsIf you are looking for a Christmas present for a young child, this may be the book for you. Once upon a time, Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnite Moon started this book, which is based on the childhood rhyme "I see the Moon, ...
A Beautiful Children's Book All Reviews for Moon Shines Down
