Archive for June, 2006

Tough childhood gives story depth

June 26, 2006
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Tough childhood gives story depth

Kaitlyn, by Kevin Lewis (Penguin, $25): As six-year-old Kaitlyn’s family is torn apart and her life changed forever when she witnesses her alcoholic father almost kill her little brother Christopher. The toddler survives the attack and after being taken into care is eventually adopted by a wealthy family. Most of all, Kaitlyn dreams of being...

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Even the undead need to pay the bills

June 24, 2006
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Even the undead need to pay the bills

Undead and Unemployed By Mary Janice Davidson (Piatkus, $24.99): Betsy Taylor has a shoe fetish, a fetish she retains even after dying and rising as the new Queen of the Vampires. However, being undead royalty doesn’t mean you can dodge paying your credit card bills so Betsy lands a job selling designer shoes. A...

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Finding the funds

June 24, 2006
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Finding the funds

Where’s the Money? by Craig Rust (Enterprise Publications, $24.95): Want to be smarter with the money in your business? Accountant Craig Rust will show you how to find the money in your business, how to manage it and — best of all — how to create more money for your business. The book offers insight...

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Inspirational author rises above awful childhood

June 14, 2006
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Inspirational author rises above awful childhood

Ugly, by Constance Briscoe (Hachette Livre, $36.99): Told she was ugly and subjected to unimaginable abuses at the hands of her mother, Constance Briscoe survived an awful childhood to become a practising barrister and one of the first black women to sit as a judge in the United Kingdom. Reading the story of her...

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