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This review is part of a MotherTalk Blog Tour
The Natural Superwoman: The Scientifically Backed Program for Feeling Great, Looking Younger, and Enjoying Amazing Energy at Any Age is a new book by Dr. Uzzi Reiss (OB/GYN) and his daughter Yfat Reiss Gendell. Dr. Reiss is an Ob/Gyn in private practice Beverly Hills, CA who […]

This book was read as part of the MotherTalk Book Club and Salon, fostering great discussions
The front cover of Persian Girls: A Memoir by Nahib Rachlin has a quote from a Boston Globe reviewer saying that the “memoir reads like a novel”, which I felt was very accurate. Nahib has provided us with a […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour
I agreed to review The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz with some trepidation. I had loved the content of The Dangerous Book for Boys, but really disliked the title, as I didn’t think it should have been published as a […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received this book from the publisher to review.
When you are a new mother, you tend to believe you have found the One True Way of parenting. If you have an easy baby, you say that it is because of your parenting. If […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received this book from the publisher to review.
February Flowers, by Fan Wu is a beautiful novel of women, China, and has a new twist on the classic coming of age novel. Most coming of age novels I read are set in the US, […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received this set of books from the publisher to review.
My oldest daughter has trouble with reading, and we were overjoyed to find Bob Books for her a few years ago - they are simple, short stories with simple drawings that can boost the confidence […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received the book from the publisher to review.
I started James Patterson’s third Max book, Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, without having read the first 2 books. I even read children’s books in the order in which they are […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received the book from the publisher to review.
I signed up to read The 24-Hour Pharmacist: Advice, Options, and Amazing Cures from America’s Most Trusted Pharmacist, by Suzy Cohen, R.Ph. because of my status as a person with multiple chronic ailments, multiple medications, and multiple […]

This is part of a MotherTalk blog tour, and I received the book from the publisher to review.
Sweet Ruin: A Novel is the second novel written by columnist and essayist Cathi Hanauer. This book is written in the first person, the story of a woman and her family coming out of the “hibernation” of […]

This review is part of a MotherTalk blog tour
It’s amazing how much can change in one day. The events of one day can turn a happy, easygoing child into one with several phobias - we saw that with MG when she was hospitalized for 5 days at 3 1/2. How much can really […]