BOOK REVIEW : THE QUR’AN – WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW BY JANE MCAULIFFE
TITLE : The Qur’an – What Everyone Needs To Know AUTHOR : Jane McAuliffe GENRE : Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as “Qur’an” or “Quran” or “Koran.” But for most, that is all they know. Many have fallen victim to the mass of misinformation that circulates about the Qur’an. Others may have tried to read the Qur’an, but the text itself is tough to decipher. With no sense of context, chronology, or interpretive history, many would-be readers of the Qur’an quickly give up the effort. As for those trying to…
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BOOK REVIEW : WORK IT, GIRL – MICHELLE OBAMA BY CAROLINE MOSS
TITLE : Work, It Girl – Become A Leader Like Michelle Obama AUTHOR : Caroline Moss ILLUSTRATED BY : Sinem Erkas GENRE : Children’s Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Biography, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Michelle became an inspirational leader, FLOTUS, lawyer, author, and role model in this true story of her life. Then, learn 10 key lessons from her work you can apply to your own life. Michelle Obama grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a little bungalow with a close-knit family. She loved going to school, and she knew that, one day,…
RABT BOOK TOURS – BOOK TEASER : A TRUTH ABOUT… BY CECILE CORREA
Non Fiction / Self-Help / Motivational / Personal Development Date Published: 19th of January 2020 (ebook) – Paperback “A Truth About…” is a composition of 52 poems for nurturing your ever -growing soul. Exploring topic from mind, body and intuition to love, parenting and life goals, the book embraces the broad and wondrous spectrum of the human experience. Covering 52 keys areas of our life, this book provides one insight per week. A year of inspiring poetry. Teaser It is when you emerge from your cocoon, when you go against the wind, when you step out into the rain, that you morph beyond trepidation. You have tough wings that can…
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BOOK REVIEW : EVONNE GOOLAGONG BY MARIA ISABEL SANCHEZ VEGARA
TITLE : Evonne Goolagong AUTHOR : Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ILLUSTRATED BY : Lisa Koesterke GENRE : Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Evonne Goolagong, the inspiring indigenous Australian tennis player. Evonne grew up on a hot, dusty farm in Australia. She was the third of eight children, and descendant of the Wirundjuri people, who have lived on the land for more than 60,000 years. Her talent for tennis was discovered at a local tennis club, and before she knew it, the girl dreaming about the place called “Wimbledon”…
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BOOK REVIEW : ASTRID LINDGREN BY MARIA ISABEL SANCHEZ VEGARA
TITLE : Astrid Lindgren AUTHOR : Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ILLUSTRATED BY : Linzie Hunter GENRE : Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world’s best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking. Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up. When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the entire place was filled with giants, witches, and fairies. They…
RABT VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS – BOOK BLITZ : DIANA THE VOICE OF CHANGE BY STEWART PEARCE
Non-Fiction / Self-Help Date Published: Jan 10th, 2019 Publisher: Fitzrovia Press (Imprint: Shimran) DIANA – THE VOICE OF CHANGE ……isn’t just another biographical account of Diana’s life, but rather it is a deeper exploration of the unique idiosyncrasies, extraordinary events, and changes of destiny that created a flow of force by which Diana evolved, transmuting from being the Peoples Princess into the Queen of Everybody’s Heart, and so to beyond her death……… It is written by the legendary Voice Coach: Stewart Pearce, who confidentially coached Diana during the last two years of her life, adding both a physical and metaphysical support to Diana’s vast transformation. This we palpably saw, as…
RABT BOOK TOURS – BOOK TEASER : THE CUBBY HOLE KID
Teen / YA Biography, Memoirs Date Published: November 2019 Publisher: Page Publishing Cubbyhole Kid is a heartrending true story of dysfunction and abuse in a California family in mid-1960s. It tells the harrowing survival story of a young four-year-old boy as he recounts his days being raised in a strict Irish Catholic family while expressing his gratitude and love for two incredible women that saved his life—his protective fourteen-year-old sister, his godmother, and his beautiful, religious mother. Together, along with his other siblings, his brothers, they painfully navigated their abusive, alcoholic, ex-military father through the mid-1960s, Los Angeles. While dealing with a severe childhood anxiety, suicidal depression, physical and learning…
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR – BOOK EXCERPT : SNARDLER BY JAMES B CARUTHERS
The Catalogues of Epicness, Book 1 Young Adult Humor Date Published: 12/14/2019 Publisher: INtense Publications LLC Xavier Crenshaw discovers his life’s calling when he devises an elaborate prank that goes badly wrong. Enlightened by this experience, Xavier creates “snardling,” which is subtly but crucially different from ordinary pranks. For starters, snardlers never get caught. Crisis comes when Xavier and his two partners snardle the whole school, and the wrong person gets blamed. The team falls apart in the aftermath, until a despondent Xavier receives a secret note requesting a snardle of extraordinary proportions to occur at the unveiling of long-dead poet’s secret diary. Despite his careful planning, Xavier wasn’t ready…
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR : FILL YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU FILL YOUR PLATE BY FAISAL ALSHAWA
Non Fiction / Health & Nutrition Date Published: October 7, 2019 Publisher: Writing Matters (UK) Fill Your Mind Before You Fill Your Plate offers practical advice so you can create and maintain a healthy lifestyle, amidst the fast-paced and stressful world we live in. If you are confused about where to start in your health journey or looking for ways to live a healthy lifestyle consistently, then this book is for you! BOOK EXCERPT : At a Glance Faisal Alshawa is a nutritional expert consulting to athletes and busy working professionals worldwide. His clients are typically successful people who recognise the need to make their health and living a healthier…
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR – BOOK BLITZ : SEA PLANES DON’T FLY AT NIGHT BY JEFF & CLARE CURTIS
