How Do You Read Self Help?

Every once in awhile I come across a self help book that I just feel like I have to read.  I have to say that I am not really into reading them to often.  There are about 5 self help books that I have read and would recommend to others.

But I am curious about book bloggers and self-help books.  How do you read them?  I mean do you just read the whole book like you are reading a novel, going from chapter to chapter.  Or do you read a chapter at a time?

Interview & Giveaway with Author Jeanne Ryan

Welcome everyone!  Today I have author Jeanne Ryan here at My Little Pocketbooks.  Currently Jeanne is on tour with her latest book Nerve.  Here is a bit about the book.  (Love the cover!)

Nerve by Jeanne Ryan 

A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly
When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game  knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE?
Debut author Jeanne Ryan delivers an un-putdownable suspense thriller.

Guest Post & Giveaway: Andrew Cort

Today at My Little Pocketbooks we have a guest taking over the blog.  My guest is author Andrew Cort.  Here is a little about his most recent book he is on tour with, The Door is Open.

The Door Is Open

The door is always open. The light is always ready to receive us. But we have to learn how to tread the path.

Fortunately for us, all of the wonderful myths and legends of ancient Greece, as well as all the sacred and beautiful stories of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have the common aim of showing us, through symbols and allegories, a practical method for reaching spiritual enlightenment, for returning 'home'.

THE DOOR IS OPEN describes the seven precise steps that are revealed in all great mythology and scripture, along with enjoyable and effective spiritual exercises and activities that are suitable for individual seekers or groups of friends working together.

This is a story that has been lost and forgotten, even though the entire tale has been right before our eyes the whole time.  Buy the book  (Amazon)

Stacking the Shelves #19

  Hosted & created by Tynga's Reviews This post is my weekly update about the shiny new books I have bought (I know I need to stop buying them), won (I love to enter giveaways) or received from authors or others.  As well as purses I buy or receive, of course!   Click the photo to go to Amazon.com or Goodreads.com to read more about the books or to purchase a copy.

Harry Potter Giveaway

Mommy Bear Media is all about good, clean movies for kids and families! They carefully examine all movies and TV shows and only sell the best family-friendly movies. They also specialize in Christian movies and the best new movies on DVD and Blu-ray. Mommy Bear Media has partnered with Mom Powered Media to bring one super lucky reader the complete 8 Film Harry Potter Collection on Bluray!

Review: April's Fool

April's Fool Author:  Blanche Marriott Hardcover: 186 pages Publisher: Avalon Romance Release Date:  December 9, 2011 Genre:  Romantic Fiction Source:  From the Inglewood Public Library Buy the Book:  Amazon

Sunday Best #19

This is a great new weekly linky started by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com

Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs from the week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

Book in the Spotlight & Giveaway: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

 

I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to share with you the preface of Anne (my favorite author) Rice's book The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.  The book as well as the other books in the series are currently on tour with AToMR Book Blog tours.  Stop by and get to know Anne Rice and her books better. 

About the book

From bestselling author Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquleaure. In the traditional folktale of 'Sleeping Beauty,' the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. Now Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince reawakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience.

What I Am Reading...

Kindred

A More Diverse Universe Blog Tour

 

Hosted by Aarti @BookLust.

A More Diverse Universe Blog Tour is coming soon (Sept 23rd -29th) 

This blog tour is give authors of color a chance to be celebrated, acknowledge, reviewed and appreciated for writing books in the fantasy/sci fi/magical realism genre.

  To participate, you need only read and review one book in the speculative fiction genre that was written by a person of color.  Simple, right?  So do it!  Just click on the button and sign up!

Are you wondering what books to read for this tour. What counts?  What is a person of color exactly?  And where do I find these books?  

 I have come up with a short list of books by authors of color that would be perfect for you to read and review for the tour.