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1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents by Thomas Phelan, Chris Webb    reviewer Laura Williams
35 Miles From Shore by Emilo Corsetti III   reviewer Terry Studer
101 Cups of Water by C.D. Baker  reviewer Laura Williams
1912 by James Chace    reviewer Jim Melcher


A

A Broad Abroad in Thailand by Dodie Cross      reviewer Caianne Carleo-Evangelist
A Guide for Effective Psychotherapy by John R. Morella   reviewer Barb Radmore
A History of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra by James Preus   reviewer Terry Studer
A Quest for More by Paul David Tripp  reviewer Jaimie Bell
A Record of Excellence by Ashely Dean   reviewer Sabrina Williams
A Slave No More by David W. Blight   reviewer Ashley Merrill
A Song for the World by Frank McGee  reviewer Raymond Fowlie
A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz   reviewer
Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
A Voice in the Forest by Jimahl diFiosa   reviewer Barb Radmore
A Woman's Guide to Saving Her Own Life by Mellanie True Hills  reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd 
After Daddy Died by Dr. Naomi Roberson    reviewer Ashley Merril
Alive by Eileen P. DeClemente reviewer Tina Avon
Alive on the Andrea Doria by Pierette Domenica Simpson   reviewer Diane Kasperski
American Heroes by Stephen Mansfield   reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
An Almost Fatal Miracle by Roger Daniel Rizzo   reviewer Tina Avon
An Ocean of Air by
Gabrielle Walker   reviewer Jenny Salyers
Apples and Oranges by Marie Brenner   reviewer Ashley Merrill

B

Behind the Yellow Filter by Stuart Held  reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist

Beyond Peleiu by Peter D. Baird reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
Black Chinook by David Combs reviewer Diane Kasperski
Blood Matters by Masha Gessen   reviewer Kathleen Garber
Blood Tastes Lousy with Scotch  by Robin Cohen Westmiller   reviewer Barb Radmore
Brain Gym and Me by Paul E. Dennison    reviewer Barb Radmore
Brand New Teacher by Carol Keeney     reviewer Sabrina Williams
Broken by William Cope Moyer  reviewer Ashley Merrill
But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn   reviewer Amy Lignor

C
Calling All Authors by Valerie Connelly  reviewer Barb Radmore
Catch a Wave by Peter Ames Carlin  reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried
Caught Off Guard by William P. Smith  reviewer Lori Plach
Chasing Ghosts by  Paul Rieckhoff  reviewer John D. Merrill
Chen Taijiquan DVD With Master Ren GuangYi   reviewer Sabrina Williams
Chicken Soup for the Idol Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Debra Halperin Poneman   reviewer Ashley Merrill
Christ Walks Where Evil Reigned by
Emmanuel M Kolini, Peter R. Holmes   reviewer Jaimie Bell
Closer Than Your Skin by Susan D. Hill   reviewer Laura Williams
Cute Little Store by Adeena Mignogna  reviewer Tom Beauchamp

D

Dark Summit by Nick Heil   reviewer Barb Radmore
Dear Soldier by Barbara Warfield Baldwin  reviewer Ashley (Denis) Merrill
Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time by JJ Semple   reviewer Araminta Matthews
Demystifying & Deescalating Cyber Bullying in the Schools by Barbara C. Trolley, Connie Hanel, Linda Shields   reviewer Barb Radmore
Don't Crash My Party by Shirene Hansotia   reviewer Jim Melcher   

Don't Hate Your Enemies by E.E.Jenkins   reviewer Sabrina Williams
Dream Moments by
Ruth Frances Hoskins   reviewer Sabrina Williams
Dying to be Young  by Eric Kaplan    reviewer Sabrina Williams

E

Eating Up Italy by Matthew Fort  reviewer Karen Morse
Embracing Change by David Malin  reviewer Ashley Merrill
Enochian Initiation by Frater W.I.T.    reviewer Sabrina Williams

Everyday Faith by Terry Pluto reviewer Jim Melcher

F

Food Cures by Joy Bauer  reviewer Jenny Salyers
Forgiveness by John L. Ruth   reviewer Ashley Merrill
For Parents Only by
Shaunti Feldhahn, Lisa A. Rice   reviewer Ashley Merrill
Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby Payne  reivewer Barb Radmore
France: Instructions for Use* by Alison Culliford and Nan McElroy   reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
From Book to Bestseller by Penny Sansevieri   reviewer Barb Radmore
From My Classroom to Yours by James Rourke    reviewer Barb Radmore
Forget the Cures, Find the Cause by Rayna M. Gangi reviewer Sabrina Williams
Funny Business by
Allen Rosenshine  reviewer Sabrina Williams

G

Gateways to the Otherworld by Philip Gardiner   reviewer Sabrina Williams
Generation NeXt Marriage by Tricia Goyer    reviewer Ashley Merrill
German English Books by Robbin D. Knapp   reviewer Barb Radmore
Get Published Today by Penny Sansevieri   reviewer Barb Radmore
Getting From College to Career by Lindsay Pollak   reviewer Barb Radmore
Go Green by Nancy H. Taylor   reviewer
Charity R. Bartley Howard
God is a Salesman by Mark Stevens   reviewer Michelle Kerns
Going Long by Jeff Miller   reviewer Jim Melcher
Graceland by Chuck Murphy    reviewer Barb Radmore
Grandpa's Notebook by Orva Schrock  reviewer Sabrina Williams

H

Haunted Richmond by Pamela K. Kinney   reviewer Terry Studer
Holy Sex! by Gregory K. Popcak, PH.D.    reviewer Jaimie Bell
Honest, Direct, Respectful by Dennis D. Adams   reviewer Barb Radmore
How Did I Get so Busy by Valerie Buron  reviewer Laura Williams
How Do You Leave Them Feeling by Jesse Farrell    reviewer Sabrina Williams
Hurricane Season by Neal Thompson  reviewer Barb Radmore

I

I Can! by Gregory P. Samano, Marilyn Jeffcoat, and David Uth   reviewer Tameka Edwards
I Hear Your Cry by Veronica Shaffer    reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
I Heart My In laws by
Dina Koutas Poch   reviewer Ashley Merrill
I Romanced the Stone by Marvin D. Wilson   reviewer Ashely Merrill
If I Did It by The Goldman Family   reviewer Diane Kasperski
If It's Not One Thing It's Another by Anita Renfroe    reviewer Sabrina Williams
I’ll Bring the Chocolate-Satisfying a Woman’s Craving for Friendship and Faith by Karen Porter   reviewer Ashley Merrill
In An Instant by Lee and Bob Woodward   reviewer Terry Studer
Innocence of God by Udo Middelmann   reviewer Lorna Koskela

J

Jep's Place  by Joseph A. Parzych    reviewer Diane Kasperski
Just Go For It by
Frances Gadbois and Jude Steele  reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd

K

Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez  reviewer Karen Morse
Keep Walking by Larry Jones   reviewer Ashley Merrill
Kick Ass in College by Gunnar Fox   reviewer Barb Radmore


L

Last Words From Death Row by Norma Herrera     reviewer Sabrina Williams
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage by Mark Gungor   reviewer Ashley Merrill
Launch into the Deep by
Acacia L. Slaton    reviewer Charity R. Bartley Howard
Leaving Campus by T.Jason Smith   reviewer Barb Radmore
Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains by Ron Lipsman   reviewer
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Live Fast, Love Hard by Diane Diekman    reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried
LL Cool J's Plantinum Workout  by LL Cool J     reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried
Love, Magic and Mudpies by Bernie Siegel      reviewer Sabrina Williams
Love You, Mean It  by Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi, and Ann Haynes   reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd

M

Marie-Therese by Susan Nagel    reviewer Mary Lydon Simonsen 
Marrying a Man. Raising a Husband by Lashawn, etc.  reviewer Amy Lignor
Math Doesn't Suck by Danica McKellar  reviewer Brad Gallant
Mating in Captivity by Eshther Perel   reviewer Ashley Merrill
Microtrends by
Mark J. Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne   reviewer Cynthia Murphy
Mindfulness and the Art of Choice by Karen H. Sherman   reviewer Tina Avon
Miracle Stem Cell Heart Repair by Christain Wilde    reviewer Diane Goettel
My Feet Aren't Ugly by Debra Beck  reviewer Barb Radmore

My Life as a Furry Red Monster by Kevin Clash    reviewer Ali Jenkins


N

Nathan Augustus Monroe Dudley by E. Donald Kaye  reviewer Barb Radmore
Never Regret the Pain by Sel Erder Yackley   reviewer Barb Radmore
Never Say Diet by Chantel Hobbs   reviewer Laura Williams
No More Mondays by Dan Miller   reviewer Laura Williams
Not a Happy Camper by Mindy Schneider  reviewer Barb Radmore
Not So Big House by
Sarah Susanka  reviewer Amy Lignor
Nub by Emile Barrios   reviewer Tina Avon
Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah D. Gray   reviewer Ashley Merrill

O

Online Shopper's Survival Guide by Jacquelyn Lynn    reviewer Sabrina Williams
Organic for Health by Sandy Powers   reviewer Sabrina Williams

P-R

Passover by Design by Susie Fishbain    reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried and Charity R. Bartley Howard
Perfect Game, Imperfect Lives by Albert A. Bell Jr.  reivewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
Posture, Get it Straight! by Janice Novaks   reviewer Kathleen Garber
Power Abused, Power Healed by Judith Barr    reviewed by Ashley Merrill
Promises to Keep by D.L. Larson  reviewer Ashley (Denis) Merrill
Quo Vadis, Israel? by H. Peter Nennhaus   reviewer Cynthia Murphy
Rekindle the Flame by Deborah J. Hills   reviewer John D.Merrill

Republican Playbook by Andy Borowitz   reviewer Jim Melcher

Religiously Transmitted Diseases by Ed Gungor    reviewer Jim Melcher

S

Seasons Among the Vines by Paula Moulton  reviewer Barb Radmore
Second Chance, Second Act by Robert Jeffress  reviewer Lori Plach
See Sally Kick Ass by Fred Vogt  reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
Seeking Truth: Living with Doubt by 
Steven Fortney & Marshall Onellion   reviewer John D. Merrill
Sell Your Book on amazon by Brent Sampson   reviewer Amy Lignor
Sermonsnacks by Dan Collette  reviewer Charity Howard
Shattered Dreams by Irene Spencer   reviewer Barb Radmore
Shoulda Been There by Jude Southerland Kessler    reviewer Cynthia Murphy
Simplify by Paul Borthwick    reviewer Charity R. Bartley Howard
So, Who's the Adult Around Here by Carol Huff Villescaz    reviewer Sabrina Williams
Southern Girls' Guide to Surviving the Newlywed Years by
Annabelle Robertson  reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
Speak Right On by Mary E. Neighbour    reviewer Sabrina Williams
Spontaneous Tourism by James Samans  reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evanglist
Start Your Own Transcription Business by Sandra K. Shirah    reviewer Tom Beauchamp
Still Alice by Lisa Genova    reviewer Ashley Merrill
Stolen Boy by Michael Mehas   reviewer Jaimie Bell
Stranger in My Skin by Alysa Phillips   reviewer Barb Radmore
Swinging Sisters by Madonna Dries Christensen  reviewer Sara Marcus
Swish by
Pamela Palmer Mutino     reviewer Tina Avon

T

Take Me to a Circus Tent by Craig Fenton   reviewer Barb Radmore  
Tales from the Subatomic Zoo by Cindy Schwartz   reviewer Barb Radmore
Tank Top Arms, Bikini Belly and Boy Short Bottom by Minna Lessig    reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
Tasty Temptations by Connie Bandstra    reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
Teach Like Yor Hair is on Fire by Rafe Esquith  reviewers Barb Radmore, Sabrina Williams
Thanks for the Memories by Jane Mersky Leder    reviewer Sabrina Williams
There is More to the Secret by Ed Gungor   reviewer Jim Melcher
This May Help You Understand the World by Lawrence Potter   reviewer Barb Radmore
Through the Eyes of a Stranger by Colette Waddell   reviewer Jenny Salyers
Tin Lizard Tales by
Schuyler T. Wallace  reviewer Jenny Salyers
Top Secret: the 12th Apostle of the Lamb  by Diaphero Olive    reviewer Laura Williams
Trusting God's People....Again by  Blake Coffee and Debbie Taylor Williams    reviewer Laura Williams
Twin Voices: A Memoir of Polio, the Forgotten Killer by Janice Flood Nichols    reviewer Jaimie Bell

The

The Accidental Caretaker by Bill Dillard    reviewer Christopher Carey
The American Association  Milwaukee Brewers by Rex Hamaan and Bob Koehler   reviewer Jim Melcher
The Art of Living with Chronic Pain by Andrea Bowen   reviewer Barb Radmore
The Boy in the Window by Barabara Coppo   reviewer Barb Radmore
The Chase for Beauty by Robert Mendelson   reviewer Charity R. Bartley Howard
The Dark Side of the Supernatural by Bill Myers and Dave Wimbish   reviewer Terry Studer
The Fat Lady Never Sings by Steve Reilly   reviewer Barb Radmore
The Fiery Serpent by Paul Kuritz   reviewer John Merrill
The Fire and the Rose by Bud Harris   reviewer Ashley Merrill
The Go-Giver by
Bob Burg and John David Mann   reviewer Grace Fujimaki 
The Happy Athlete by Ernie DiStefano  reviewer Barb Radmore
The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood by William Sears   reviewer Jenny Salyers
The Heebie Jeebies by Steven Lee Beeber reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried
The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions by Anna Ivey    reviewer Barb Radmore
The Little Black Book for Blue People by
Ruth Theobold Propst   reviewer Sabrina Williams
The Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker by Amy Sewall     reviewer Sarra Borne
The Man Who Traced America's Roots by Alex Haley    reviewer John D. Merrill
The Medici Giraffe and Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power by Marina Belozerskaya    reviewer Sarra Borne
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan   reviewer Jenny Salyers
The Missing Link to the Culper Spy Ring by Bernadine Fawcett    reviewer Barb Radmore
The Perfect Menopause by Henry M. Hess   reviewer Barb Radmore
The Pocket Paper Engineer by Carol Barton  reviewer Barb Radmore
The Power of Yin by
Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard    reviewer Sabrina Williams
The Presence of a Hidden God by D. James Kennedy   reviewer Jaimie Bell
The Senior Organizer by Bitticks, Benson, Breininger    reviewer Barb Radmore
The Shakespeare Code by Virginia M. Fellows   reviewer Amy Lignor
The Shakespeare Code by Virginia M. Fellows   reviewer Jenny Salyers
The Shaolin Workout by Sifu Shi Yan Ming  reviewer Michelle Boucher-Ladd
The Spirit’s Self-Help Book: 7 Spirits, 7 Stories, 7 Songs for the Gypsy by Glenn Poveromo   reviewer Sabrina Williams
The Tokyo Look Book by Philomena Keet   reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
The Voice in My Heart by Gilbert Tuhabonye      reviewer Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
   
U-Z

University of Wisconsin Football by Dave Anderson   reviewer Jim Melcher
We Are All One by J.M. Harrison   reviewer Sabrina Williams
What Your Mothe Never Told You by Richard M. Dudum   reviewer Barb Radmore
White Bicycles by Joe Boyd   reviewer Susan Helene Gottfried
Who Really Cares by Arthur C. Brooks   reviewer John D. Merrill
Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids by
Linda Bress Silbert, Alvin J. Silbert   reviewer Barb Radmore
Wild Indians and Other Common Misconceptions by Carol Martin    reviewer Laura Williams
Working with Parents by Ruby Payne  reviewer Barb Radmore
Why Lincoln Matters Today More Than Ever by Mario M. Cuomo   reviewer Jim Melcher
Your Bookkeeping Stinks by Scott Gregory    reviewer Tom Beauchamp