tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55215850774172391612024-03-12T17:32:39.478-07:00Novel SecretsNovel Secrets is a blog about NOVEL,kindle book review , include book for firsttrade, binance margin, online stock broker and etc.hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-71088383613585242812021-11-18T11:00:00.002-08:002021-11-18T11:00:00.199-08:00How to Make Six Figures As a Mobile Notary and Loan Signing Agent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBKzfB2u7PnpF3oBY4kmSYoPmdkStqg0hK1deN5QxOAhspnz7UHwSJ8bTWwqsxfn7eMftlr9SULWoW6M0HARUaj8dMvKi_5oF9NlBr4bO1ZG_rb3SKvJptlDiCF53cFkp88_z_ZmOFfj4/s500/Loan+Signing+Agent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Loan Signing Agent" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBKzfB2u7PnpF3oBY4kmSYoPmdkStqg0hK1deN5QxOAhspnz7UHwSJ8bTWwqsxfn7eMftlr9SULWoW6M0HARUaj8dMvKi_5oF9NlBr4bO1ZG_rb3SKvJptlDiCF53cFkp88_z_ZmOFfj4/w200-h320/Loan+Signing+Agent.jpg" title="Loan Signing Agent" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>If you are a new Notary, need to update or continue your education in this industry, then you should get this book. it is completely chock full of valuable training and information to get you started in the Notary business. </p><p>Bill Soroka, founder of <a href="http://notarycoach.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notarycoach.com</a> and Sign & Thrive, is my notary coach. Through his training course I have received some of the best triaining from the best instructors in the industry. Nina Penny and "Reverse Mortgage training"; Laura Biewer and Carol Ray give awesome training on general notary work. I took a course on performing wedding ceremonies from one of the most successful planners in the country. </p><p>You never know who Bill will bring into our lives with new ideas on how to be the best and get results in growing your business. I believe Bill poured his heart and soul into this book to give anyone out there the chance to be happy and successful at whatever you do. Many of the ideas and strategies in this book can be applied to whatever business you are in. This book can get you started in a new direction and onto the path of success. </p><p>A friend let me borrow this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sign-Thrive-Figures-Mobile-Signing-ebook/dp/B07ZWDV2HL" target="_blank">book</a>, and I could not put it down, I had to buy my own. This book is Amazing. Bill truly makes the notary/loan signing business practical and non intimidating! His personality, honesty, love of people and the profession are evident. </p><p>This book has already answered so many of my questions, just yesterday I incorporated many of the techniques discussed by Bill, the signing was smooth and successful! regardless of being a new or seasoned signing agent this is truly an indispensable resource!</p>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-77597767574339765982021-11-18T04:30:00.001-08:002021-11-18T04:30:00.169-08:00Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Investment Guide for Options Trading, Flash Loans & Yield-Farming<p>Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Investment Guide; Platforms, Exchanges, Lending, Borrowing, Options Trading, Flash Loans & Yield-Farming: Bull & Bear of Bitcoin & Etheruem the Future Financial Economy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFUEh-GMvyDhnR_rvoAIEUg0nnkhuE1Y4UH5uYqEAaZtADBzAFEaurevfsdsEIqZEr1575-xjbskGZAdRSGNURwd2pvo_Kowd7_AsuByYAmq4bvzw-ewpVTs_5HjrppcFdpXbyc47Dd_U/s346/Options+Trading%252C+Flash+Loans+%2526+Yield-Farming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Options Trading, Flash Loans & Yield-Farming" border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFUEh-GMvyDhnR_rvoAIEUg0nnkhuE1Y4UH5uYqEAaZtADBzAFEaurevfsdsEIqZEr1575-xjbskGZAdRSGNURwd2pvo_Kowd7_AsuByYAmq4bvzw-ewpVTs_5HjrppcFdpXbyc47Dd_U/w204-h320/Options+Trading%252C+Flash+Loans+%2526+Yield-Farming.jpg" title="Options Trading, Flash Loans & Yield-Farming" width="204" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">DeFi is a new and exciting way to manage your money. It’s the future of finance, where you can borrow from lenders all over the world without having to go through a bank or other financial institution.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">You can also lend out your own funds for others to use, earning interest on them. And it doesn’t stop there – you can trade options contracts with other people who want to bet on the price movements of different cryptocurrencies, and even earn passive income by lending out your crypto assets for flash loans!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">The best part is that this isn’t just something that exists in theory – it’s already here today. There are multiple platforms available right now where anyone can start using these services immediately.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">All you have to do is sign up and get started!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">In this detailed handbook we explain how everything works so you don't need any technical knowledge at all - we'll show you exactly what steps to take next!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">In this book, you learn:</span></u></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· DeFi Lending and Borrowing platforms</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· Decentralized Exchanges</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· Yield Farming</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· DeFi Risk Management and platforms.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· DeFi Flash Loan</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">· DeFi Option Trading and protocols</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">This guide will help make sure that everyone has access to decentralized finance no matter their background or experience level.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">We’re going to show you how decentralized finance platforms and exchanges can help you earn passive income with your cryptocurrency.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I just got into NFT, and still circling in the basics, and I have found this book to be a great companion. It explores all key areas including future financial economy, DeFi, flash loans, and options trading. It's amazing how the author is able to compress all those topics under one book and explain them in such a simplistic manner that makes it so easy to understand. I will be using the new knowledge learned from this book in perfecting my DeFi investments and making informed decisions on long-term decisions.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Investment Guide is the most informative and up to date book I have read on DEFI and its content is truly on a new level. The book provides the most important insights regarding Decentralized Finance and equips you with all the knowledge you need to get started. Whether you are a newbie like me or already experienced, this book has tips for everyone, and your hopes to earn passive income will slowly translate into a reality.</span></p>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-13819314175998548892021-11-18T00:37:00.003-08:002021-11-18T00:37:15.004-08:00The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fMiZQE2zTJMD1xzQ9NX0gFlafuSq4C0hVhPae38WbD9Ec7j7vwu7su4vlmxTlEt8pBPyw-KM_YR5K9EvXwv0d1JRjNNXAdq8NsAnaRqIwudmvtA39C1S2kleEpZUZluzuni3LtOgDZTE/s500/31EBWdo7k%252BS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fMiZQE2zTJMD1xzQ9NX0gFlafuSq4C0hVhPae38WbD9Ec7j7vwu7su4vlmxTlEt8pBPyw-KM_YR5K9EvXwv0d1JRjNNXAdq8NsAnaRqIwudmvtA39C1S2kleEpZUZluzuni3LtOgDZTE/w212-h320/31EBWdo7k%252BS.jpg" title="How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe" width="212" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Today, 43 million Americans owe $1.6 trillion in student debt, an amount that has tripled since 2006 and exceeds what they owe in credit card debt and<b> car loans</b>. Student loans have enabled schools to raise tuition faster than family incomes. Average tuition,, room and board at four-year private colleges has risen nearly 800% since 1980, more than 5X the rate of inflation. Today, a four-year degree at a private college costs nearly $200,000 on average, before discounts, $100,000 at a public college. At USC's dental school, tuition, room and board costs $152,000 for the first year.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Families are given a blank check, allowing them to enroll their children anywhere, colleges have abused their pricing power. A million borrowers owe over $200,000, at least a hundred owe over $1 million. Eight million are in default, not far from the number losing their homes during the housing crunch. Black borrowers are more than 3X as likely to default as white students. </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Half of all borrowers are over 35, and a fifth are over 50. Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands have had their Social Security checks reduced to help repay their <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2AEOP0ZB3B2MF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">student loan</a> debts. Of the $1.6 trillion in student debt, taxpayers are likely to pay back about a third. That's almost the amount of subprime mortgage debt private lenders wrote off after the housing crash and 7X what is spent on food stamps each year.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Universities employ more lobbyists than any other industry except pharmaceuticals and technology; they have fended off attempts at regulation that would have prevented many borrowers from getting into financial trouble. Eighty-one university leaders, including 17 at public colleges, earned over $1 million in 2019.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">f you’ve ever thought about our country’s student loan crisis and wonders how we possibly got here, this book leaves no question unanswered.</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Every institution - from Congress, to Sallie Mae, to Wall Street, to the schools themselves - bares part of the blame, and they laid it on the backs of America’s youth, with the promise of a brighter future. It’s predatory and no better than most MLMs. Both political parties bare blame as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The best part of this well researched history and current state of the industry book is it actually ends with solid, well thought out solutions. I hope Congress and the Department of Education read it.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">How did student loans which is a grand experiment on social mobility get so messed up? Read this book. The author digs into the history of student loans and on the first CD of the audiobook gives a clearly understandable tutorial on how student loans started. The entire audiobook is like a great college class on student loans and they became riddled with difficulties.</span></div>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-32779150503843822982021-11-11T04:00:00.004-08:002021-11-11T04:00:00.350-08:00Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies - recommended for firsttrade<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzQy_BGd1danPwg1tDpQCc0xT2E_Z0aEDP2rEvVCmaOoW7KG4Jsp7dHwQVXT9WpgvgS-nMLquvvlBBOeqq3lJWI8ky6SgigBclZRkdzeXzn4m4DQKcmsdbjjvojnndnsg_MxLW9sm-T-7/s326/51mtbqmFDNL._SX260_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzQy_BGd1danPwg1tDpQCc0xT2E_Z0aEDP2rEvVCmaOoW7KG4Jsp7dHwQVXT9WpgvgS-nMLquvvlBBOeqq3lJWI8ky6SgigBclZRkdzeXzn4m4DQKcmsdbjjvojnndnsg_MxLW9sm-T-7/s320/51mtbqmFDNL._SX260_.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><b>Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies</b> - This Book very recommended for <b>firsttrade. </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The ultimate guide to the world of cryptocurrencies!</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">While the cryptocurrency market is known for its volatility—and this volatility is often linked to the ever-changing regulatory environment of the industry—the entire cryptocurrency market is expected to reach a total value of $1 trillion this year. If you want to get in on the action, this book shows you how. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies</i> offers trusted guidance on how to make money trading and investing in the top 200 digital currencies, no matter what the market sentiment. You'll find out how to navigate the new digital finance landscape and choose the right cryptocurrency for different situations with the help of real-world examples that show you how to maximize your cryptocurrency wallet.</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Understand how the cryptocurrency market works</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Find best practices for choosing the right cryptocurrency</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Explore new financial opportunities</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Choose the right platforms to make the best investments</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">This book explores the hot topics and market moving events affecting cryptocurrency prices and shows you how to develop the smartest investment strategies based on your unique risk tolerance. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">There's money to be made in the cryptocurrency market, but it's important to know what you're doing. This hands-on guide gives you just what you need to make wise decisions. It explains how cryptocurrencies work, covers the rewards and the risks, explores the top 100 digital currencies, and discusses diversification. You'll determine the right platform for investing, find out how to use a cryptocurrency wallet, and see how to develop smart short-term and long-term investment strategies. With this book, you can be a part of the future economy.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Inside...</b></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bitcoin versus other cryptocurrencies</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Risk management strategies</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Types of cryptocurrency wallets</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Crypto ICOs, mining, futures, and options</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Technical analysis advice</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Info on cryptocurrencies and taxes</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">--This text refers to the </span><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119533031?ie=UTF8&n=133140011" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #007185; text-decoration-line: none;">paperback</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> edition.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Better organized, better edited, better info. Current and best of 4 books I've read on Crypto. Admittedly, I've only read about 1/2 of book so far, but this is the one I would recommend over others. I would also add it is the BEST Dummy's book on the subject! This is what the the first Dummy's book should have taken the time and researched to become. The earlier Dummy's book read like an anthology created by committee rushing to get their book to market for $$$, and not for being thoroughly researched, non-redundant, and a value to the reader. The previous Dummy's book on crypto was the worst Dummy's (I've read 8) book I have read. This was among the best.</span></p>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-59819482970664580722021-11-10T23:30:00.001-08:002021-11-10T23:30:00.171-08:00Swing Trading For Dummies - trade station by Omar Bassal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbPEv1nu5glxza5nyjNkpvtctg1yEP-61kqY5uehtzRDpSZbUSGlg3LIgm_z355Y8_XUDHKHmiHD_hkbNyKxZUcieyRZLwTISwZIcAo6PYOzM1mroEGm_Lh2Q159ftlxPOY_1IfS1WOQ/s325/51U%252BCH4rboL._SX258_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbPEv1nu5glxza5nyjNkpvtctg1yEP-61kqY5uehtzRDpSZbUSGlg3LIgm_z355Y8_XUDHKHmiHD_hkbNyKxZUcieyRZLwTISwZIcAo6PYOzM1mroEGm_Lh2Q159ftlxPOY_1IfS1WOQ/s320/51U%252BCH4rboL._SX258_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Increase profit and limit risk with swing trading basics trade station</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Swing trading is all about riding the momentum of brief price changes in trending stocks. Although it can be risky, swing trading is popular for a reason, and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Swing Trading For Dummies, 2nd Edition,</i> will show you how to manage the risk and navigate the latest markets to succeed at this lucrative trading strategy.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Omar Bassal is a person that gives all his knowledge to his students.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After 35 years of trading I wanted to write a book myself about how to survive in this 'sharky' business .<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Damn I was to late. It is already done. Revealing and complete. Well done Mr Bassal.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">I bought this book after finding it on a list of top ten trading books, and its helped me to fairly quickly form a swing trading strategy.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />There were some bad reviews of the book rooted in grammar errors, which are completely overblown. The book is easy to read, organized, and comprehensive enough to get you trading. After reading it cover to cover, I’ve returned to various sections as needed.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Do not get turned off by a couple of negative reviews or the dummies title as I almost did. From the novice swing trader up to the experienced, you will gain a lot of valuable insight and swing trading knowledge from this book. I just finished it today, took me a while as I read these type of books not for entertainment, but more of as if I'm studying for a test, thus I may read the same page multiple times over. Omar Bassal did a great job explaining the intricacies of swing trading and investing in companies in the stock market as a whole. I was very impressed and will continuously refer back to this book in the future.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">In this updated edition, you’ll find expert guidance on new accounting rules, the 2018 tax law, trading in international markets, algorithmic trading, and more. Plus, learn about the role social media now plays in moving asset prices, and how you can tap into online trends to ride price swings.</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Understand money management, journal keeping, and strategy planning</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Focus on fundamental analysis to increase your chance of success</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Evaluate companies to screen for under- or overvalued stocks</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Develop and implement your trading plan and calculate performance</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Starting from the basic differences between swing trading and other trading styles and progressing through plain-English explanations of more advanced topics like charts and reporting standards, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Swing Trading For Dummies </i>will help you maintain and grow your assets with swing trading in any market!</p><p> </p>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-74386667373081038072021-11-10T22:03:00.000-08:002021-11-10T22:03:35.614-08:00Swing Trading for Beginners by Alpha Bull Traders - binance margin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41S9Y9ywFLL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="500" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41S9Y9ywFLL.jpg" width="333" /></a> </div><br /><p></p>7 Golden Rules for Making a Full-Time Income Online with Routines, <b>binance margin</b>, Proven Strategies and Risk Management + Guides for Trading Cryptocurrency & Forex Kindle Edition .<div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to Get All the Benefits of Day Trading without the Downside Risk</span></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Would you jump out of an airplane without a parachute? Then why would you start making trades online before you learned what you were doing?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">It’s crazy! But with deep discount brokers making it look so easy for individual investors, it’s no wonder consumers today are lulled into a false sense of security.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">This book gave some very good information on how to do this type of trading and strategies you can use to find and make good trades. It would be good for someone just starting out trading stocks because it covers all the basics.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Swing Trading for Beginners very informative book. This book all of the instruction very effective for Swing Trading. I read this book I really benefited. This book gave some very good information on how to do this type of trading and strategies you can use to find and make good trades. It would be good for someone just starting out trading stocks because it covers all the basics. It is also is good for people with more experience in the market but wanting to learn more. I would recommended this book. Thanks</p></div>hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-61995496519870367712018-01-08T09:34:00.004-08:002021-02-23T18:14:27.109-08:00Borrowed Dreams by Susanne O'Leary<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Her stories flirt with fantasy/paranormal in a way that makes you think twice about things of which you might say, ‘Nah! No way!’ And in this particular story, one of the main characters says exactly that: it’s a tale in which both reader (well, this one!) and protagonist find themselves in agreement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Widower Hal Thompson’s two children strike a bargain with him: fervent believers of hypnotic regression, they promise to stop trying to convince him that there really is something in it if he will just agree to one session. If it doesn’t ‘happen’ for him, then Brian and Wendy promise they’ll never raise the subject again. Backed into a corner, Hal agrees. The experience proves to be unsettling for Hal when he ‘remembers’ not only the whereabouts of some ancient Aztec gold, but also…disarmingly…a long-lost love. Reluctant to admit to his children his scepticism might have been misplaced, he is soon shocked into shedding his misgivings when things get gravely personal. His 'memories', it appears, are of crucial importance to some ruthless people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This story changes gear dramatically after the first few pages: it starts off at a very pleasant, leisurely pace, and suddenly, it’s ‘sit up and take notice’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is an emotionally charged tale of forbidden love. Aunt Heidi has few living relatives, and the only one willing to take on the responsibility of her care, when Alzheimer’s disease dictates the need for residential care, is her niece, Trish Munroe. In the time leading up to Heidi’s sudden death, Trish shares some tender moments with an elderly lady who swings from clarity to confusion at the snap of the fingers. Her endeavours to keep Heidi's memory alive lead not only to the revelation of family secrets but to Trish’s own enlightenment: an unburdening of her own past and clarity for her future.</span></div>
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hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-43905228463757174582017-12-26T10:08:00.002-08:002017-12-26T10:08:30.997-08:00The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A self-trained chef and food photographer, Angela Liddon has spent years perfecting the art of plant-based cooking, Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out , creating inventive and delicious recipes that have brought her devoted fans from all over the world.<br />
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After struggling with an eating disorder for a decade, Angela vowed to change her diet — and her life — once and for all. She traded the low-calorie, processed food shed been living on for whole, nutrient-packed vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, and more. The result? Her energy soared, she healed her relationship with food, and she got her glow back, both inside and out.<br />
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Eager to share her realization that the food we put into our bodies has a huge impact on how we look and feel each day, Angela started a blog, ohsheglows.com, which is now an Internet sensation and one of the most popular vegan recipe blogs on the web.<br />
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This is Angelas long-awaited debut cookbook, with a trasure trove of more than 100 moutherwatering, wholesome recipes — from revamped classics that even meat-eaters will love, to fresh and inventive dishes — all packed with flavor. The Oh She Glows Cookbook also includes many allergy-friendly recipes — with more than 90 gluten-free recipes — and many recipes free of soy, nuts, sugar, and grains, too!
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A shocking new chiller from the Winner of the 2016 Scribe Award!<br />
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What starts as a much-needed vacation for Mike, Margaret, daughter Debbie, and their dog, Pepe, escalates into a nightmare of fear and madness. Trapped by the wicked Master, his demonic brides, and the half-human Torgo, the family must endure the horrors of the night-dark desert to escape the vile coven. Once the terror starts, it never lets up in this new, deadly serious novel based on the classic cult film.<br />
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“In this version of <b>Manos</b>, the characters are revealed to be complex, believable people with reasons (no matter how misguided) for their fateful choices. The dark and twisted methods of the Manos cult are described in gruesome detail. This is a novel that lovers of horror will truly enjoy.” —Jackey Neyman Jones (Debbie from Manos) from her Foreword.hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-8382294822542934612017-12-26T09:51:00.006-08:002017-12-26T09:51:56.166-08:00Enlightened Aging: Building Resilience for a Long, Active Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A leading expert in the science of healthy aging, Dr. Eric B. Larson offers practical advice for growing old with resilience and foresight.<br />
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It offers advice and resources for readers to build their own reserves for old age. It recommends ways for readers to work with their doctors to stay as healthy as possible for their age. And it offers ideas for building better communities for our aging population. While especially relevant to the baby boom generation, this work is really for people of all ages looking for encouragement and wise counsel in order to live a long, active life.hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-31982205253798688492017-12-26T09:46:00.004-08:002017-12-26T09:46:35.179-08:00Have Gun, Will Play by Camille LaGuire<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well. That was three or four hours of my life utterly wasted. When you look back on the books you’ve read over the year, there is undoubtedly one, if not two, perhaps even three, that stand out because they’re outstanding and one (or more) because they are…not so outstanding. This one was the lemon for my year so far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s a western. Two young (very young) gunslingers, <b>Mick and Casey</b>, are hired to keep a rather precocious little girl, Laurie, and her aunt safe, as her Daddy is an unpopular bigwig in town. Needless to say, the job doesn’t go too well and there’s a lot of shooting, dead guys, deceit, betrayal and sore heads. Moreover, there’s something very unusual about a certain box of toys that belongs to Laurie, that seems to cause quite a lot of interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The whole thing is confusing and a mess. The characters are like cardboard cut-outs: the story is so ‘told’ (not one bit of ‘show’), I got no emotion from any of them and couldn't, therefore, afford them any in return. The story was poorly written: it lacked maturity (or experience), there were a number of typos and missing words, and the author seems to have no grasp on how to use the correct tenses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was unputdownable for all the wrong reasons: I couldn’t wait to finish it and get on to a good book. The only commendation I can give is that the author sat down and had a jolly good try.</span></div>
hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-7605954394628808502017-12-26T09:43:00.002-08:002017-12-26T09:43:54.980-08:00Love Hurts by Carol E. Wyer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, <b>Love Hurts</b> comes along—a selection of five short stories—and not only are you entertained, but you’re pleasantly—very, very pleasantly—amazed by a range of stories you just didn’t expect: a delicious mix of dark, sad, playful and cheering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Love Hurts looks at how the very many facets of love make people react and the consequences of those reactions: sometimes joyful, sometimes…not. Each story is very different but equally delightful, and I defy anyone to not enjoy this quintet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s a fun story about a young teenage schoolboy, Danny, who bunks off school to escape incessant bullying. Whilst playing truant, he bumps into an alien…as you do. Danny’s day of truancy turns out to be quite an extraordinary one. Spiro, the alien, turns out to be a decent sort of...well, alien, but he’s being pursued by some not-so-decent men in dark suits. Danny enlists the help of his best friend, Sean, and Sean's sister to ensure these men don’t catch up with Spiro and to make sure he gets back to his own people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Danny’s unrequited love for Sean’s sister and a tragic family loss make for a sometimes poignant story with some topical and important issues: school bullying and single-parent families. And Danny is a decent character with the ability to see the best in people. But there’s action, too, as Spiro’s pursuers are never far behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The writing is a little raw and unrefined and the dialogue sometimes stilted, but it’s a heart-warming story, which has a well-earned place in the YA category</span>.</div>
hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-55422722146103088742017-12-25T16:05:00.002-08:002017-12-25T16:05:24.969-08:00Life Memories by J. R. Hopkins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease are conditions we hope will never afflict our loved ones—more specifically, our more aged loved ones—or us. Either way, it causes a lot of stress and distress, in particular for the carers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This author was one of those carers. She looked after her mother for the last two years of her life, when she was suffering from dementia. This was a serious commitment at a time when Hopkins had a number of other major worries in her life. Determined not to be beaten by what life was throwing at her, she sought to take a glass-half-full approach and squeezed some happy memories out of an unhappy situation, but very particularly from the time she spent with her mother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She stresses that the experience can be tough, it can be frustrating, it can be exhausting, and it can be sad to watch someone you love change from being the person who looked after you to one who needs to be looked after BY you. BUT, it’s also about finding some humour, some happiness, some lightheartedness so that when you lose someone you love, you aren’t left with unwelcome memories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This may not be a book you would pick up to read unless you were in a similar position or wanted to help someone the same situation. However, even if you aren’t, you can draw inspiration from the author’s strength of character in the face of some pretty unpleasant circumstances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This account contains tender, poignant and sad moments, but don’t worry; there are many instances in which you find the corners of your mouth twitching into a smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book is not only about how to care for someone with dementia, it’s also about looking on the bright side of life</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What we have here is a novel with paedophilia as its core. Please don’t rush off with a ‘Sorry, not a subject I want to read about’. This is a story in the very capable hands of an experienced police officer and child-protection social worker who has seen things he very probably wishes he hadn’t. In his own words, it’s ‘dedicated to survivors everywhere’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dr David Galbraith is a child psychiatrist, upheld as an expert and talented man in his field. But the exterior hides a sadistic, murderous predator, a vile and controlling human being. Seven-year-old Anthony isn’t handling his parents’ break-up too well, so he is referred to the best: Galbraith. A dangerous, potentially tragic move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I really couldn’t tear myself away from this book. You’re committed to finding out how disgusting and heinous this man wants to be. All the characters were brilliantly conceived: from the villains to the victims. Galbraith’s wife is one who makes quite an impression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The topic is harsh and hard-hitting, but the story was very well executed. It was powerful, and I can highly recommend it…but beware of the lack of editing. Apart from the ‘usual suspects’, there was a rather annoying overuse of the ellipsis (I did a search and discovered it was used 558 times. Good grief!). And then there was the characters’ irritating habit of calling each other by name in most of their dialogues. So if you simply can’t overlook under-editing, perhaps it might be worth waiting (and hoping) that a more polished version is eventually uploaded.</span><br />
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hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-29470108390722352272017-12-25T16:01:00.001-08:002017-12-25T16:01:59.020-08:00The Green Room by Faith Mortimer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this third book of the series, a serial killer is sweeping Surrey, raping and strangling his victims. Ella, a competent nurse, has a policeman boyfriend, who, with inside knowledge of the case, instructs her to stay safe at all times. She believes she is perfectly safe; she lives in an apartment in a block owned and lived in by her parents and the tenant of one in particular is rather mysterious, but…very appealing...and as eager as her boyfriend to ensure her safety. The killer, however, cunningly manages to continue to evade the police, and with the information Ella’s boyfriend leaks to her confidentially, the finger seems to be pointing to one person. But she doesn’t find out until too late how far off the mark she is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Had I been reading an actual book, I would have created a gale from the speed I was turning the pages. Every time, I thought I’d figured out who the killer was, I bumped into another red herring, resulting in another metaphoric breeze-making page-turning session. Not to mention when I finally—correctly, at last—realised who it was: it was a positive hurricane.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What I also liked about this novel was Faith’s commitment to the murder plot. Ella’s romantic…let’s call it ‘predicament’…takes a back seat to ensure this very definitely isn’t a romantic suspense story. The ending I thought…without giving too much away…was rather sophisticated. Who knows, we could well be seeing Ella again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another golden string to this author’s bow</span>.<br />
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hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-42294670723530300342017-12-25T16:00:00.002-08:002017-12-25T16:00:47.439-08:00Beyond The Milky Way by Aithal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I should point out straightaway that this is a ‘to be continued’ book. Now, I’m really not too fond of books that don’t ‘end’. I don’t mind the hint of sequel, but I just don’t want to have to read another book to get to the conclusion. A personal bug, but if you like books in a series to stand alone, perhaps you'll want to know that this one doesn't!</span></div>
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hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-90032201970705809522017-11-27T23:50:00.000-08:002017-11-27T23:50:12.448-08:00The Last Deception by DV Berkom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two books of a trilogy by a best-selling author have unwittingly caused public unrest of the worst kind. Mark Payne, the ruthless, greedy, power-mad head of a giant corporation, sees a way to increase profits (and his own wealth) with the third book. Not a good time for Payne for the author to get writer’s block. But that book must be written at all costs. He enlists the help of one of his rising stars, Ethan Cross, to find a ghostwriter to ensure the book is completed. It then becomes a race between Payne and the team put together to stop him. Payne is clever, determined, wealthy…the team has to work hard to get a step ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The book is a bit busy at the start…every chapter features a new character with no obvious links to each other, punctuated with chapters for ‘The Boy’. It does all come together eventually…so perseverance is required…as well as the identity of The Boy (if you haven’t already guessed it), and everything falls into place quite neatly. However, there are a few loose ends at the end …they’re not game-changing loose ends, but I did fleetingly find myself wondering, 'oh, what happened to/what happened about...'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had mixed feelings when I started this…pleased and eager to rejoin Sam and Lacey, PI partners with a difference, but a little sad too, because this is the final book in the quartet. Whilst I had no doubt that their last case would be enthralling, I was, of course, curious to find out how their relationship would progress. Or not. My lips are sealed on that one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our duo’s swansong is a bit of toughie…Sam’s ex-wife’s brother makes an appearance in one of Sam’s dreams…but not in a peaceful way. He was an addict, whose end was probably inevitable, so Sam and Lacey head to his last known address to uncover the reasons for his torment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book is half the length of most of the books I read, but there’s no short-change here. Bowersock’s prose is neat, tidy, tight…all the right words in the right quantity for a well-rounded and extremely satisfying story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It may well be farewell to Sam and Lacey, but it’s very definitely au revoir to Bowersock, who will undoubtedly delight with her next work, whatever it may be.</span></div>
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hopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212064721899300391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521585077417239161.post-44353247886630139572017-11-27T23:49:00.000-08:002017-11-27T23:49:09.711-08:00The Woman in the Wood by Lesley Pearse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fifteen-year-old twins, Duncan and Maisy, are sent to their cold and unfeeling grandmother after their equally cold and unfeeling father commits their unwell mother to an asylum. With no help from Grandmother, they have to settle into their new surroundings and find new friends. One of these is Grace Deville, a woman who lives alone in the woods and about whom some unkind things are said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One day, Duncan goes missing…the prospect of his return is diminished when boys of his age are found dead in the area. With the police not being exactly proactive, it falls on Maisy to stay strong and believe her brother will be found. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was extremely irritated by Pearse’s constant reference to Duncan and Maisy as ‘the twins’. ‘The twins’ are not an entity, they are two people…they are Duncan and Maisy. Pearse wouldn’t have referred to two different aged siblings as ‘brother and sister’ all the time. Twins aren’t a unit (I have twins and twin grandchildren), they are two separate people and like to be known as such. Pearse obviously has no experience of twins or she wouldn’t have made this dreadfully annoying faux pas. </span></div>
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