I Am Hutterite By Mary Ann Kirkby

In the book I Am Hutterite, Mary Ann Kirkby shares with us a glimpse of the reclusive and extraordinary Hutterite colony near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists who trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century.

A memoir, I Am Hutterite chronicles Mary Ann Kirkby's own true story of the life on the Hutterite colony, adapting to popular culture, and her family's deep sense of loss for their community. It is also a story about retracing steps and understanding how ones beginnings often define them.

People who are into history and who are interested in reading autobiographies will find this book fascinating.

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The Money Answer Book By Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey shares his financial wisdom in The Money Answer Book. It is a question and answer book about financial topics, dealings, investments and stuffs that are normally faced by common people.

The book is easy to read and the question and answer format of writing makes the technical sounding terms sound less overwhelming. Many will appreciate his straightforward writing and views about personal finance.

I recommend this book to everyone who wants to get out of debt, needs some financial enlightenment or just wants a short easy to read book about personal finance.

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Plan B by Pete Wilson

Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up The Way You Thought He Would? is a book written by Pete Wilson, the founding and lead pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. It deals with coping shattered dreams, unmet expectations or just anything that doesn't turn out the way we planned them.

I was expecting a didactic and tediously moralizing book but Pete Wilson has drawn me with his conversational style of writing and non-preachy approach. Despite mentioning stories and characters from the Bible, the book doesn't sound preachy. It was an interesting, engaging and enlightening read - full of insights, too.

Although this book is inspiring and something worthwhile to read, I can only recommend this book to Christian readers. Stories taken from the Bible will mean more to the reader if they understand where these characters are coming from. But if you're an unbeliever with an open mind, feel free to grab a copy of this book.

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Greater Love - A Tides of Truth Novel by Robert Whitlow

Greater Love is the third book in the Tides of Truth series of Robert Whitlow. It is about a young lawyer named Tami and her passionate pursuit of truth in matters of life and the law.

A legal novel, love story and a book about faith rolled into one. If you don't mind reading a novel on a first person's point of view, you'll find this novel as a good read. I suggest that you read the first two books though because there are times when you feel that you missed something - probably, a character's background earlier mentioned in the first two books.

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Kaleidoscope by Patsy Clairmont

In the book entitled Kaleidoscope, acclaimed author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont shares her experiences in thirty three chapters of stories anchored on verses from the Book of Proverbs.

The conversational style of writing as well as the insights the author's sharing makes this book a worthwhile read. There are times, however, that in attempt to share trivia and other information, her writings become incoherent and the flow of story becomes unnatural.

Beautiful Things Happen When A Woman Trusts God by Sheila Walsh

Life is a journey that is full of challenges and in the book "Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God", Sheila Walsh shares her own personal struggles as well as those of some biblical characters with the purpose of showing how trusting God through all those times of adversities could bring beautiful things to our lives.

I recommend this book to everyone especially to women. This book will inspire and help you see the beauty of life even in those times of pain, fear, uncertainty and darkness. But while trusting God brings nice things to our lives, let's still remember that God helps those who help themselves. Have faith in Him, but still do your part.

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I Wish You Enough by Bob Perks

If you want to inspire someone, the book I Wish You Enough by Bob Perks is an ideal gift book to give. This collection of true, inspirational stories will definitely touch the reader's heart and make him see things in a new perspective.

We've been told time and again not to judge a book by it's cover but I Wish You Enough is not just another nicely package material. Although it's great to see that this book is hard-covered and with glossy colorful pages, its best features are in its straight-forwarded writing and page-turning short stories that will definitely inspire readers young and old.

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