Svetlana's Reads and Views

Disappointing Reads of 2013. The song does not belong to me in any shape or form, but belongs to Madonna and whoever else created it. Pictures belong to goodreads. Best Reads of 2013. The song does not belong to me in any shape or from, but belongs to Soul 2 Soul and whoever else created it. Pictures belong to goodreads.  Enjoy!

Title: Short Leash; a Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance Author: Janice Gary First copyright date: 2013 Type of book: Dog walking, nature, finding beauty, aging, dog, protective nature, bonding, dog/human relationship, getting over fears General subject matter: Finding beauty within nature and learning lessons from it. Special features: N/A Price: $19.95 dollars ISBN/ASIN: 978-1-61186-072-6 Summary: Janice Gary never walked alone without a dog by her side-a big dog. Once she was a risk-taker, a girl who ran off to California with big dreams and hopes of leaving her past behind. But after a brutal attack on the streets of Berkeley, her youthful bravado vanished, replaced by a crippling need for safety. When she rescues a gangly Lab-Rottweiler pup she names Barney, Janice is sure she's found her biggest protector yet. But after Barney is attacked by a vicious dog, he becomes dog-aggressive, making walking him almost impossible. After years of being exiled...

Wow, only six book reviews this month. Amazing is all I'll say. For those that expected a lot more, I do apologize, but I do promise that in January there will be a lot more to reviews to savor and enjoy as well as amazing new books to discover. I will start making a few changes on my blog: For one is that instead of multiple blog pages to find something desirable, there will be only one page :) I also am planning on creating something I would call Progress For a Week where I will list upcoming book tours that will be published the chosen week, and perhaps more of Jewish/General history articles, or some more of my own opinions about different things. I really don't feel comfortable revealing my lack of personal life on my blog, which is my I don't write or post anything relating to it: what exactly shall I tell, if I were to reveal it? Just same actions that are repeatable over and over. Besides, as time has proven over and over, whatever one posts on the Internet, ...

Title:  Values in Conflict
 Genre:  Animal Advocate
 Author : Georges Dupras
 Publisher : iUniverse
 Pages : 324
 Language : English
 ISBN – 978-1-46205-385-8 Values in Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate offers an account of changing and conflicting social values regarding man’s role in the natural world. Author Georges Dupras compels us to think about man’s role in animal suffering and leads us to the inescapable conclusion that we must speak and act for those who have no voice. Dupras presents a pragmatic approach to peaceful coexistence with nonhuman species, without sacrificing idealism. The humane field has developed from a nonprofit mission to a profession over the past forty years addressing questions, comments, and issues that are foremost in the minds of the general public. While highlighting opposing social values, Dupras encourages those who feel marginalized due to their lack of professional training and offers advice to help them ...

About the Book: Title : Becoming Josephine
 Author : Heather Webb
 Publisher : Plume
 Pages : 320
 Language : English
 Genre: Historical Fiction
 Readers are fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut novelist Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris, eager to enjoy an elegant life at the royal court. Once there, however, Rose’s aristocratic soldier-husband dashes her dreams by abandoning her amid the tumult of the French Revolution. After narrowly escaping death, Rose reinvents herself as Josephine, a beautiful socialite wooed by an awkward suitor—Napoleon Bonaparte. � A debut as bewitching as its protagonist.” —Erika Robuck, author of Hemingway’s Girl and Call Me Zelda � Vivid and passionate.” —Susan Spann, author of The Shinobi Mysteries Rose Tascher sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black magic culture for love and adventure. She arrives exultant ...

Book to be reviewed: Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas A spellbinding story of forbidden love, spanning three continents and three decades. Set against the Independence struggles of two British colonies, OMA is ultimately a story of personal triumph against a brutal fate, brought to life by a multicultural cast of characters. Savitri, intuitive and charismatic, is brought up among the servants of a pre-war English household in India. But the traditional customs of her Brahmin family clash against English upper-class prejudice, threatening her love for the privileged son of the house. Nataraj, raised as the son of an idealistic doctor in rural South India, finds life in London heady, with girls and grass easily available… until he is summoned back to face raw reality. Saroj, her fire hidden by outward reserve as an ember glows beneath ashes, grows up in Guyana, South America. When her too-strict, orthodox Hindu father proves to have feet of clay she finally rebels against...

About the Book: Title:  Faces Behind the Dust
 Genre:  General
 Author : Cora L. Hairston
 Publisher : iUniverse
 Pages : 212
 Language : English
 ISBN -  978-1-47595-829-4 This book begins about a precocious, nosey little girl, who has eavesdropping down to a science. The stories surrounding this coal mining community are about family, neighbors and friends. ClaraBy loves her Daddy. The drama of this book will have you laughing and crying, as she grows into womanhood along this journey. She is struck with sorrow at the loss of her best friend, and worries about her father and brothers when tragedy struck. Also sees her father growing weary over the years as his health deteriorates. Her sister is a fast “breeder”, who seems to be caught by the “BIG BIRD” every year or so with cute little gremlins. There are racial issues that took place in the early 1950’s and 60’s during the period of integration. ClaraBy begins to grow into a lovely young...