Tuesday’s Titles – Have a Little Faith This Holiday Season

Have a Little Faith

In honor of the holiday season I thought I would pick up Mitch Albom’s new book, Have A Little Faith.  Whenever I pick up one of his books I expect not to enjoy it, (I think because he is a sports writer and I keep expecting numbers and stats) but by the end of the first few pages I’m already involved in the story and can’t wait to get to the next page.  Mitch Albom is a great story teller and I’m glad he decided to write this book.

It’s a story many of us can relate to, about the deals we make with our God, the choices we make in our lives and the fact that it all comes down to how did we choose to spend our time on Earth.  This is a true story, and is actually two stories interwoven throughout the book.  One is Mitch Albom’s journey of faith which begins again for him when asked by his childhood Rabbi to write his eulogy.  The other is the story of a Christian man who finds faith through hard life lessons and becomes part of Albom’s world when he decides to spend a night in a homeless shelter and write about the experience.

These are both compelling stories, and the way Albom writes them together throughout the book makes you feel as though you know both Rabbi and Pastor.  While it’s not a thriller, you will find it’s quite the page turner and if you start reading it at night you may not turn out your light until early morning.  It’s just that good.

Best Seller

You can give this book to anyone and know that you’ve given them a great gift.  In fact my Mother will be getting this in her holiday Book Bouquet this year.  (Whew, that’s one more hard-to-shop-for person off my list!)  And, as an added feel good about your gift purchase, 10% of each book sold will be donated to charities including The Hole in the Roof Foundation – read the book to learn more about that!

Tuesday’s Titles – HOPE For the Forlorn Gift Giver!

You went for it and checked out the mall on Black Friday, but now you’ve got those hard to shop for individuals left on your list and you don’t want to send another cheese log this year.

Do not despair.  Here is Book Bouquet’s guide to great reading and great gifting:

Pursuit of Honor

Did they see Patriot Games, Angels and Demons, any James Bond movie and liked them?  If yes, they will lovethe spy and suspense thrillers that are out this year.  Try Vince Flynn’s Pursuit of Honor, Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler or Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.  You can get any of those books in Frosty’s Bestseller Book Box.

Do they watch CSI, Law and Order or other crime dramas?  Give them True Blue by David Baldaci, Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly, Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman, or Intervention by Robin Cook.  You can get these great books in the Deluxe Book Chest.

Official Book Club Selection

Do they watch the Barbara Walter’s Specials and enjoy them?  If yes, they’ll love these start studded books.  Go for The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze, True Compass: A Memoir by Edward Kennedy, or Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin.  Give the inside scoop in our Love to Read Gift Box.

Are they a fan of political talk shows?  Give Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin, Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer or Speechless Tales of a White House Survivor by Matthew Latimer.  They’ll have something to talk about with our Nuts About You Gift Box.

Speechless Tales of a White House Survivor

Do they love romantic movies?  Then give The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber or The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks.  It will be true love when you give them our Rosy Reader Gift Basket.

Is sports their thing?  We’ve got baseball covered with The Machine the 1975 Story of the Cincinnati Reds (going to my Dad and brother this year).  We’ve got basketball too with Shooting Stars by Lebron James.  It’s a homerun in our Snack Attack Gift Box.

Are they into literature books that require some thought?  Go for The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder, Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt or Ford Country by John Grisham.  You won’t go wrong with one of these books in our Bestseller Gift Basket.

Instead of looking for inspiration on what to give, send some inspiration with these great books.  Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado and Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom.  Have faith they will like our Guilt Free Gourmet Gift Basket with one of these terrific books.

I know your Aunt Mabel is only into knitting and she never watches tv or movies.  Guess what, you can special order her a custom Book Bouquet with knitting books!  But do it now, special orders take extra time and you don’t want to make Aunt Mabel mad on Christmas!  Get started on your own custom gift creation now!

Tuesday’s Titles – Kathy Griffin

Looking for something to laugh over, I decided to pick up Kathy Griffin’s memoir Official Book Club Selection. I’ve been a fan of her television series “My Life on the D List” since season one so I was looking forward to finding out more about some of the things she’s mentioned on the show.

There are lots of chances for laughs. Her ten year climb up the Hollywood ladder to D-List status includes lots of funny stories. I appreciate how hard she has worked to get to where she is today and respect her more than I did before reading the book. She has some great stories and lines in the book that had me laughing out loud, but it’s the not so funny stuff in her life that makes for the most interesting reading.

First, the big divorce with her husband. She tells all and it’s worth the price of admission just to get the details. Needless to say this part is not funny, but Kathy is very open and honest about what happened, and it is not a mean spirited take on it either. A surprising twist considering her brand of comedy.

Also she talks about her family life. Anyone who has watched the show has seen her wonderfully funny parents. She talks about them, the death of her father, her siblings and growing up. There are sad things and funny things and she shares them all throughout the book.

For fans of Kathy Griffin this is a great book that will give you the inside scoop on Suddenly Susan, being banned from every talk show out there, her friendship with Joan Rivers and all the good dirt she dishes on her show. It’s the right blend of Irish Family Tragedy, the American dream, and memoir to make good reading.

Birthday Wishes Gift Box

You can send this book for a November birthday in Book Bouquet’s Birthday Wishes Gift Box $99.99 http://www.bookbouquet.com/addbook1.html or the Bestseller Gift Basket $54.99 http://www.bookbouquet.com/besselbouq.html.

Do you have a great book you’d like to share? Tell us about it and we’ll be sure to tweet, Facebook and stumble about it too!

Has politics always been a dirty word?

Today is Election Day so lets look at some of the political books that are flying off the shelves right now.

Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin who I always find interesting when I see her on TV. Not enough to read her book, but enough to watch. My husband would read this book though, so for those of you with political junkies in the family we recommend this one.

Speech-less Tales of a White House Survivor by Matthew Latimer who was a speech writer with the Bush administration is a humorous look at the world of Washington, DC, which we all know is like no other place on Earth.

Speech-less Tales of a White House Survivor

 

True Compass: A Memoir by Edward Kennedy is his story of his life as a Kennedy, need we say more.

Do you have a burning passion for politics. Share your favorite books here and we’ll be sure to tweet, Facebook and stumble all about them.

You can give your favorite political junkie one of these fine books in a variety of gifts from Book Bouquet.

Ten Books to Keep You Up At Night

Blood Game by Iris Johansen

Creepy, no-sleepy books in Celebration of Mystery Book Month.

It’s that time of year again, when book publishers use Halloween to promote their mystery authors. Lucky for us there are some really good books just out if you like to be scared.

Here’s our top ten mystery books to keep you awake at night, so all you night guardsmen take note!

1. Under the Dome by Stephen King, it’s Stephen King we don’t need to say more except the release date is November 10th.

2. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb another Lt. Eve Dallas book about a crazy killer who’s always one step ahead, until the end of course. Release date is November 3rd.

3. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell is another book in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series a coroner who solves gruesome crimes.

4. Evidence: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman pits psychologist Delaware against a twisted killer.

5. Rough Country by John Sandford is his third Virgil Flowers detective book and people seem to love the character and the writing, in fact I’m going to read this one tonight.

6. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly is a Harry Bosch detective novel set in LA’s Chinatown it’s fast paced and a page turner.

7. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger is for you literary lovers, it’s not scary gory, but is scary good reading!

8. Blood Game by Iris Johansen like you need a description with a title like that!

9. Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn taking on terrorism at home, if you like Clancy you’ll like this.

10. Lost Symbol by Dan Brown he’s the guy that wrote DaVinci Code what else do you need to know.

These books are all great, and make great gifts too! Check out our new Mystery Books section at www.BookBouquet.com where you’ll find these books and more. Gift giving is never scary at Book Bouquet!