Annelly Estrada Estrada থেকে নিউ ইয়র্ক থেকে নিউ ইয়র্ক

A hilarious slaying of every cultural sacred cow in America! I laughed out loud on many occasions! I only have one issue - if you're going to pick on Bob Ross, of PBS "The Joy of Painting" fame, then call him out by name!

Used this as part of my daily devotional. There are 80 short chapters on prayer, most just 3 or 4 pages. It is just perfect to help inspire you to more prayer. I spent months slowly working through it. I know about six or eight of the authors. But there is pretty wide range of quality and insight in the book. It is an attempt at creating a real textbook on prayer. I think it was a valiant attempt. The weakness is both the wide range of writing (creating a lack of cohesion)and the lack of depth into any of the particular areas. Unfortunately my dogs ate the book a few chapters before I finished.

This is a wonderful book about love, war and food that will have you craving the dishes mentioned. Of course, the author is kind enough to provide some recipes along with her witty take on life. I found myself laughing (inappropriately) at her descriptions of how marriages are arranged in the Middle East. There are a lot of little insights into this little understood place with first person accounts make the area a lot more real than what you see on the news. It is a blessing that Ciezadlo is a journalist since she brings a natural balanced view to the war torn areas of Beirut and Baghdad. She really made the people accessible though their customs and food. I don't recommend reading this book if you are hungry, since the description will have you craving the food. I received this book at no cost from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.