The Age of Amy: Channel '63

This book was an excellent read and the author was very creative in writing this book.  He makes you feel like you are part of the story and it sucks you right in.  The people in this book make you feel like you are friends with them and a part of their lives.  I really enjoyed the plot and twists in this book.  I hope to read more by this author.

Groups, Troops, Clubs and Classrooms: The Essential Handbook for Working with Youth

This book is a great tool when it comes to working with youth and teaching them everyday life skills.  This book teaches the reader so many things about working with these wonderful people.  It teaches you how to handle problems and how to interact and teach them how to grow up and become adults.  The author does an amazing job of helping the reader navigate through the book and learn so much new information. 

Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1941-1945: Images of War

The point here is that this a photo book of the Waffen SS, the Battle SS, of the Third Reich from 1941 -1945. And it is a good one.   The images in this book are amazing and they are so detailed and in depth that its hard to believe they weren't altered or changed by a computer.  This book was so interesting and I couldn't put it down until I finished it.

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Selected Works

This is an amazing book about an astounding woman.  Sor Juana made such a difference to the people and the places she lived in.  This was one of the best books about Spanish culture and someone with so much influence.  The author really does a great job of capturing the full effect this amazing author had on her culture and her time she lived.  I will recommend this book to all my friends and family and let them see for their selves how amazing this book was.

The Chia Cookbook by Janie Hoffman

Here's a great opportunity to take a serious look at chia and learn more 'about foods with health enhancing powers.' As Hoffman descibes it, 'these minuscule seeds from the mint family have an astonishing amount of omega 3's, protein, fibre, calcium antioxidants and more.'
Obviously for Hoffman they have been a miracle food.
Janie Hoffman is the founder of Mama Chia, an organic chia-based food and drink company in 2009.
These credentials give substance to what is an exciting voyage into new possibilities for a healthy regime. As she says and proves you can do more with chia than sprinkling it your food for a healthier lustre, and this cookbook helps to achieve that goal. There are hints on buying, storing and using.
The peach chia jam was a winner in the just ended peach season. Caprese baked eggs, smokey baba ghanoush, and much much more.Yum!
This book explodes with interesting and exciting ways to enrich your nutritional regime

Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War

This gorgeously illustrated and eye-opening book reveals the little-known role that the Disney Studios played in the Allied victory in World War II. Almost every single page in the book contains a fascinating photo illustrating Disney's war effort: from a poster about propaganda featuring Donald Duck, to fascinating storyboards for the controversial film, "The New Spirit", to a film short about Hitler directed by a Goofy specialist, to vivid poster art for anti-Nazi short "Chicken Little 1942". Also included is art from short films made to entertain the soldiers, such as "The Army Mascot of 1942", which featured Pluto (there's a great picture of Pluto feeling the effects of swallowing a wad of army tobacco). With fabulous titles such as "Sky Trooper", "Donald's Tire Trouble", and "Private Pluto", the material about these movies offers a fascinating peek into the psychology of the war effort. Baxter includes an amazing chapter on Disney's collaboration with Roald Dahl (the genius author behind Willy Wonka, and other children's classics). Written with a masterful grasp of his subject, this is a wonderful book for any Disney fan, as well as history and World War II buffs.

A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

"A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir" by Lev Golinkin is a personal, insightful book I hated finishing. Golinkin is a born story teller and his writing mesmerized me as he tells the story of his escape from the Ukraine before the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventual immigration to the USA. It's an amazing story told with rich, vivid descriptions that bring the pages to life. This is a heart wrenching tale that had me emotionally involved with it. The story is sprinkled with bits of dark humor and heart warming moments that keep the book from getting too emotionally heavy.