Being a Peretti fan, I couldn't wait to read this book. I expected something new, multi-layered, well-written, and of course a page-turner. My expectations were mostly correct. Monster is a combination of mystery and science fiction, with Bigfoot, evil scientists, and genetically altered apes. No demons, angels, or prophets; definitely something new for Peretti. The writing is good, althoug...

The Diary of a Young Girl is Anne Frank's account of her life in hiding in Nazi-occupied Amserdam in the 1940s.  The dvd The Diary of Anne Frank uses a screen play based on the play written about the contents of the diary.  This is a good dvd, and the film was a 1959 Academy Award Winner, but the black and white film seems really old-fashioned to children of today.However, the con...

Dune, written by Frank Herbert, is an epic science fiction novel that is perhaps the most popular and important sci-fi book ever written.  The story contains an incredibly well-thought out universe with very interesting and unique characters, great dialogue, excellent descriptions, and one of the best stories ever written.  The plot is simply amazing.Dune is the kind of science fictio...

This book is a blend of fiction and nonfiction. Its a good story about the tragic life of Mamah Borthwick Cheney. She was the mistress of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The story begins with how Mamah Borthwick Cheney  met Wright while she was married to her husband and Frank was married as well. Mamah had two children by the husband. The story is about the toll that her affair took on her ...

I've always liked Frank Sinatra, and this album is unique in that it pairs him up with other artists, singing duets.  It makes the album very entertaining and interesting.There are 13 tracks in all.  1.  The Lady is a Tramp with Luther Vandross.  2. What Now My Love with Aretha Franklin.  3.  I've Got a Crush on You with Barbra Streisand.  4.  Sum...

Alas, Babylon is one of the most fascinating novels I have read. I remembered reading it once long ago, and recently placed a hold on it at my local library. I had to wait for it for few weeks, though, for it seems to be still popular even though it was written in 1959! The story is set in a small town on a river in Central Florida. The main character of the story is a young lawyer who has l...

This Frank Sinatra 4 CD collection was given to me by a friend who knew that I liked Frank Sinatra.  It is a super collection of some of his greatest songs.Volume One is titled A Good Man Is Hard to Find.    The eleven tracks are:  1.  Suddenly It's Spring.  2.  Lilli Bolero.  3.  I Wish I Didn't Love You So.  4.  You're th...

With the holiday season approaching, we find ourselves pulling out last years boxes of decorations and holiday delights. One of my favorite holiday items is the "Christmas with The Rat Pack and Friends" holiday album.Rat Pack favorites and their friends come together to share their renditions of your favorite holiday carols and jingles. Dean Martin sings Jingle Bells; Bing Crosby sing...

    "Dune, Arrakis..."  Dune deserves to be revered as one of the classics.  Frank Herbert's creation grew into a multibillion dollar franchise, and has inspired many aspiring sci-fi writers. It is one of my personal favorites, and is worth a read by any who enjoy science fiction.    The story follows a man named Paul Atreides whose father i...

The book Ending Aortion by Fr. Frank Pavone is a great source of information about the pro-life movement. Fr. Pavone has been involved as a pro-life activist for many years.  This book is a summary of his points about why abortion is wrong.  It presents arguments from both the pro-life and pro-choice sides of this discussion and compares the messages of their statements.Anyone who is ...

House is a very suspencful book. It is written by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. I have the Large Print edition and it is 481 pages long. In the book, HOUSE, two young couples find themselves trapped in a house with no way out all while being hunted by a family of embreds and a hostale murderer named White (AKA Tin Man).  While the couples are running and hiding for their lives they come ac...

I have just finished reading these two books.  I place them two together because you need to read the two together.  They follow each other and follow the same storyline.  The storyline is about the battle between angels and demons.  It shows the power prayer has as part of the battle.  Just like monster it isn't too preachy, and has characters that you can relate t...

Have you ever heard of Jumbo Peanut Butter? The peanut butter was marketed by Frank Tea & Spice Company, Cincinnati, Ohio in the early 1900's. The company also sold Dove Brand spices and other spices. Today, Jumbo Peanut Butter jars are very collectible.Over the years, we have discovered several different sizes and shapes of Jumbo Peanut Butter jars. My favorite is this cute little elep...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Alcatraz. As a young girl, I was fascinated and intrigued by this awful place that I had only heard about. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I'd visit and tour the facility someday. I was so fascinated by my visit that I made a second trip and hope to return again. The ferry ride across took a few minutes and the anticipation grew as ...

I am not a huge collector of figurines/toys but when I saw the Labbit...I just had to have one! The Labbit was created by Frank Kozik and it was born with some facial stubble and a smoking cigarette. It is just a bunny figurine that you can display anywhere and draws to it the creative type. You can get many versions of the Labbit but the one that I recently purchased is a 5 inch version of thi...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up, by L. Frank Baum with art by Robert Sabuda, is an amazing book.  Most people are familiar with the story because of the movie, but Sabuda's twisting, popping, jumping artwork illustrates the story in new and interesting ways.  Each page has one large illustration popping off the page, and the pages are flanked with mini-books tha...

The Secret Lives Of Men And Women is the third book in an ongoing series of books edited compiled by Frank Warren, who started an art project online several years ago wherein people could send him their secrets on postcards. You can see the ongoing project at http://postsecret.blogspot.com/. These secrets are wonderful. They affect their readers profoundly. There is something incredibly rivitin...

I have mentioned many times in most of my reviews on arts and crafts on how much my daughter loves them. She was so happy to get this bucketful of beads for her 10th birthday last year.The Lisa Frank Bead Dreams Deluxe Biead Kit is loads of fun and so much creativity is spun from a young's mind. My daughter had wonderful time creating keychains, necklaces, pendants, chokers, anklets and fri...

Monster was the first novel that I have read by Frank Peretti.  He is a Christian author and all of his stories revolve around aspects of the Christian faith.  Monster is a novel about two hikers in the woods who get lost from the others.  While in the woods they hear noises and try to run away when the woman hurts her ankle.  As she lays there waiting for her husband to get...

Frank (Frank O'Brien) was once homeless and an alcoholic. He is then hired to work in a New Jersey warehouse, riding alongside the truck drivers, helping load the trucks. The boss lets Frank reside in the backroom of one of the offices. Frank now calls this home and his co-workers are his friends. He develops a big chest fetish and his co-workers place a personal ad in the newspaper for a f...