STAFF PICKS
Chelsea´s Pick: Prepare yourself to be on a game show.
Michael´s Pick: Complete, engaging and revealing!
Lindsay´s Pick: Dsytopian Romance
Jimmy´s Pick: Amazing story telling! Upbeat! Steampunk, time travels, flying blimp ships! Good book.
Jimmy´s Pick: The age of discovery is paved with blood. Cultures do not seek unity when they are utterly dominant.
Bayley´s Pick: A great nonfiction book about the fall and rise of Pixar.
Colby´s Pick: So funny! Some of the references that she uses to describe her life made me laugh out loud.
Lindsay´s Pick: Action packed!
Marilyn´s Pick: For readers who like Jane Austen and mysteries.
Lindsay´s Pick: The founder of Tom´s Shoes talks about merging business with philanthropy.
Kayla´s Pick: A Chinese family saga that is both enlightening and heart-wrenching.
Lindsay´s Pick: This is an enchanting Cinderella story with a surprising twist.
Lindsay´s Pick: This is a sweet princess story with unforgettable characters.
Jason´s Pick: A beautifully illustrated story of a 20-year-old girl in an arranged marriage to a much younger boy.
Mike´s Pick: Interesting, unique viewpoints and good words about our Southern Utah desert.
Mike´s Pick: Good story, character development and funny at times.
Michael´s Pick: Harrowing, inspiring, and historically accurate, Unbroken is an excellent look into a past era and an incredible life.
Julia´s Pick: An honest and inspirational story that causes you to look at your own life, your actions, and gives you great hope in humanity.
Chelsea´s Pick: This inspirational read shows how love and God can get you through anything.
Natalie´s Pick: This was a funny, witty novel that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I love anything by Sophie Kinsella!
Lindsay´s Pick: A really accessible book on the benefits of yoga.
Marilyn´s Pick: Compelling missing person mystery set in a Gypsy community in England.
Colby´s Pick: Super inspirational, superb sports memoir.
Marilyn´s Pick: Set in Portland, Maine in the near future, when love is a disease all are “cured” of at age 18.
Marilyn´s Pick: A suspenseful mystery set in rigid, gender-segregated Saudi-Arabia.
Kayla´s Pick: An enlightening blend of science and family history.
Lisa´s Pick: So suspenseful, I couldn´t put it down.
Lisa´s Pick: Very unique and touching book about how a 13-year-old boy deals with death.
Marilyn´s Pick: Amazingly well-plotted murder mystery set in the small town of Three Pines, Quebec.
Stephanie´s Pick: Smarter than your average chick lit! Alice takes a fall at the gym and forgets the last ten years of her life.
Chelsea´s Pick: Awesome facts and incredible photographs with a message.
Jimmy´s Pick: Grisly realism in a fantastic setting a good book makes!
Michael´s Pick: Fun and exciting teen adventure story. The fantasy aspect is very original.
Kayla´s Pick: Best series since Hunger Games. Perfect sequel to Divergent. Fast paced and exciting dystopian novel.
Ellen´s Pick: The quirky actions of the Spellman family are as enjoyable as the cases taken on by their detective agency. Funny and non-violent. Read all five!
Teresa´s Pick: Spine-chilling mystery where your nightmares come true!
Teresa´s Pick: Homesteading on the Kansas prairie wasn´t easy. Beautiful book of survival. Written in verse.
Teresa´s Pick: Amazing photos and story of the discovery of a perfectly preserved baby mammoth. Published by the National Geographic Society.
Author Archives: Colbot
BANGARANG
Place A Hold My main man Skrillex just dropped another bass pumping, machine cranking, Dubstep CD, my friends! Former front man of the band From First to Last, Sonny Moore a.k.a. Skrillex went solo in 2007 which led him to … Continue reading
THROUGH MY EYES
Place A Hold Here he is world! The one and only Tim Tebow — Mr. Inspired Football himself. The pro-football season might be over, but with this memoir, Through My Eyes, released last year, he tells his story with charm … Continue reading
BUON GIORNO, PRINCIPESSA!
Place A Hold Here comes your favorite movie…for those of you who haven’t seen it yet! You’re all about to get on the bandwagon. Life Is Beautiful, an Italian flick (with English subtitles) that, incredibly, includes the director/writer (Roberto Benigni) … Continue reading
“JUMP” INTO THE NEAR YEAR!
Mmm, ’tis the season of holidays, right? Thanksgiving! Christmas! Hanukkah! The season for good times with family, friends, cozy fireplaces, and Snuggies! Oh, yeah, and eating, resting, and more eating. It’s time to start thinking about it, people (not “do” … Continue reading
Modern Family
Place A Hold Man, comedy doesn’t get much better than this! Three funny families, all related. In Modern Family you’ll meet Phil and Claire (three kids…all extremely extreme), Cameron and Mitchell (a gay couple – parents of a cute adopted … Continue reading
