I love literature and music. This blog has to do with these—Books (book reviews, articles, essays, authors, etc.), Poetry (loved poems and poets), and Music (songwriters, musicians, bands, songs, lyrics, etc.) They are treasures built up from the same basic building block viz; word(s). Hence the title of this Blog—'Treasures in Words!'
More honor for Dr Dan Assisi and his award-winning book 'The Road to Damascus!'
It seems to be raining awards on this noteworthy book — take a look below! It's now available as an audiobook too...
I'm glad for being associated with it as it's reviewer on Reedsy Discovery!
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To close out my 2021 book reviews, here's the review of 'The Adventures of KayPo,' by Daniel Neubrander
A mystery story that contains a beautiful surprise inside for you to uncover and find!
CHRISTMAS 2021 Music, including Indian Hindustani and Carnatic versions posted on the 'MUSIC' page!
From the East, from India, where I live, this post features famous Christmas Carols rendered in Carnatic/Hindustani style using Indian musical instruments like the 'Sitar', 'Nadaswaram', and 'Tabla'. You'll find Carnatic/Hindustani versions of the following Carols to enjoy there:
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A book for kids by Andrew Zellgert
We are ICDA. We are super-kids who control the Cosmos... Don’t mess with us!
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Get introduced to the Animation industry... it could be your right career destination
Science to marry Religion soon? Find out from 'The Biblical Clock' by Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon!
Science and Religion have been age-old rivals. They are both based on truth but could never agree. Now, here's a discovery
that might change the status quo forever!
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Book review of Grant Lord's 'About Goldfish — The Ultimate Guide to Care and Breeding'
Are goldfish your favorite pets? I love these beautiful, peaceful creatures that quickly instill a deep sense of tranquility when you watch them move here and there inside your aquarium. (Remember the last time you had to wait outside your doctor’s/dentist’s consulting room?).
Kept correctly, goldfish can live up to 10 years in your home aquarium but you need to avoid many faults in caring for them
else you may end up unknowingly killing them early on in their life with you. Read this book to be a successful keeper and to shower
your love and care on your fish pets.
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Remember, it's tough to live by your moral code. 'Open Wounds Tell A Story: Anecdotes' by Antonio Rosario Ortiz makes that clear!
According to the well-known adage, “He who stands for nothing falls for anything.” It's about values and whether values are important to you in life, because if you choose to live by your values, you'll have to fight a tough battle against those who don't.
This book seeks to arm you with wisdom if soldiering on with values is what you prefer, unheeding of the pain and wounds.
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Douglas R. Brown honors first responders in his book 'A Firefighter Christmas Carol And Other Short Stories'
"The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a
thousand living men." (Quote by Minot Judson Savage.) That's how our brave first responders(*), some of whom have selflessly laid down their lives to defend and protect us in the line of duty, live on in our hearts and continually inspire us to do the same should the need arise at any time in our lives.
This book is a collection of six great stories celebrating the lives of first responders and
their circumstances. As we know, their fearless actions in the face of extreme dangers leave many scarred with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), and PTSD. It's permanent and they have to live with it for life! And some lapse into other mental illnesses in the process.
Let's remember and be grateful to them for their brave and selfless lives.
(*) First responders are police, firefighters, 911, rescue and emergency services staff, etc. who are the first to attend to us in emergencies. We love them!
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Review of the book 'The Printed' by Cameron Fitzgerald posted
All the signs of the world's decline and decay are around us: the lost battle to global warming, natural resources (particularly drinking water) becoming scarce, many kinds of environmental pollution, a rash of pandemics and killer diseases occurring at frequencies never heard before, and so on. Govs are finding it hard to cope and are trying desparate measures to stem the speed at which were plunging into destruction. (Note: Destruction cannot be averted, it's only the speed at which we are approaching it that Govs are trying to contain!).
Religions, have been proclaiming the doom of the world for long. Now scientists and rational thinkers
agree. In this scenario, can we expect the Bible's predictions about religious persecution to begin
in the not-too-distant future? The author believes it's true.
In this book, in a fresh, surprisingly beautiful story form, the author portrays what he envisions the
religious, particularly Christians, will have to suffer in future at the hands of an anti-religion world.
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