Book Sneeze Review:Curiosities of the Civil War: Strange Stories, Infamous Characters and Bizarre Events by Webb Garrison

I have mixed feelings about this book. I can't really decide if this
book is supposed to be for the real civil war enthusiast or for casual
interest. The format is wonderfully done with each fact is a small
paragraph and divided into several main theme chapters. My biggest
complaint with the book is that that title is misleading. If you read
the title you think that all of the facts will fall in the bizarre or
famous category etc but they do not. There is one small chapter with
that title, the rest are a lot more dry than interesting. The biggest
selling point to this book is that it is little lots of little
vignettes instead of several pages of a couple of points. This way if
you see something that is interesting you can further research it, if
not just skip over it. I don't think I would purchase this book for
anyone I know with the exception of my sister the history major. The
price is definitely reasonable for the amount of information you
receive and the fact that it is a hardback. I would recommend getting
the ereader version if you plan on leaving the house with the book
though, it is definitely weighty. Disclaimer: I received this book
for free from Thomas Nelson Publishers through BookSneeze.com - their
book review bloggers program. I wasn't required to post a positive
review. These are my own opinions on this book.

Book Review: Lead Like Ike: Ten Business Strategies from the CEO of D-Day

Author Geoff Loftus does an amazing job of using the strategies of the past used by Dwight Eisenhower to teach enduring principles of leadership for the leader of today. At first it was a little difficult to get used to the style. You start out immersing yourself with the past and then all of the sudden you are talking about Apple and their marketing strategy. Once you get used to the flow it is facinating from start to finish. Even if your interest is from a purely historical standpoint it is definitley worth the read. This book was provided free of cost by Thomas Nelson in exchange for this review.

Book Review: The Dragon and the Turtle Go On Safari

Best friends Padraig the dragon and Roger the turtle are brave
explorers determined to spend the the whole night outside. Despite the
scary things that appear after dark they discover how brave they
really can be. Overall the book wasn't bad, the illustrations were
very nice. I did think that the book was a little long and advanced
for younger children. The characters spoke in a british accent which
is different for a childrens book. At the end the authors included a
discussion page based on key points in the book but tied it with a
religious theme. It wasn't preachy or expected but a nice balance.
Overall I don't think I would recommed this book. Book was provided
free of charge by WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for this review.

Cute Coins

Originally uploaded by triciaj82

How cute are these coin purses? I stopped at whole foods today to pick up a pizza crust (Gillians = gluten free goodness) and found a whole display of them. I do have to say that they are the two cutest. Can't you just picture giving the lunch money purse to someone with a resturant gift card in it? That was my initial thought when I saw it and it will be perfect to send to my college age sister. She doesn't read this blog she will never know:) The one on the right has a bit of a glare, sorry about that. It says rainy day fund. I also thought of using it as a gift card holder for afore mentioned sister but I don't think I can manage to part with this one. It will probably be used to hold knitting supplies. They were a reasonable 3.99 each and are made from recycled materials by a company named Blue Q.