Bell Books

The author has done an incredible job covering the history of this area in Minnesota. The book was great to read and very informative.

This book is filled with wonderful photos of all the original settlers of this rural Minnesota community. There are many facts and stories to go along with the images throughout the book.

I recommend this for anyone who wants to know more about the community they live in or if you aren't from the area, you will enjoy the historical significance of how this area of Minnesota was settled.

I have backpacked and camped for years, but when I decided to try canoe camping, I had questions. This book provided guidance. First, we were going to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and that's the focus area of this book. From Roughing It Elegantly, we gained a better idea of how to pack and portage a canoe, and learned about how canoeists pace themselves. I also got some great recipes! This book spends a good deal of time discussing the pleasantries of canoeing to and through a wild area, not just describing how to lug equipment. A pleasant and useful read.

This is the best how-to guide to canoe camping/tripping--period. Ms. Bell covers the gambut of canoe camping, from planning, equipment selection, considerations concerning traveling with children, health & safety issues, and on and on. It exhaustively covers every imaginable topic, and should answer any question any potential canoe tripper might have. We've been canoe tripping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for several years, and Roughing it Elegantly is our how-to guide book. Even veterans will find it useful.

I am not a big book reader but wanted to read this book and get a better idea of who Ruth was. She recently passed away and from what I saw on TV, she was quite a character.

Boy am I glad I got this book... There are places in this book where I actually laughed and cried. Stories were told so well that I really felt I had a good understanding of who she was... and I really regret not having met her. Oh well, perhaps in heaven....

I will tell you that from what I read, I really liked Ruth. She is such a strong Christian but she has got such a sense of humor and a mischeivous streak in her. She redefines what a strong Christian woman is to me. Over the years I have seen a "common mold" to Christian women that sometimes left me a little bored. Well not with Ruth. She has redefined what a strong Christian woman is as well as setting an example of a wonderful and unique Christian life. This book is a keeper... I know I will read it again.

Reading about Ruth Bell Graham is a wonderful thing to do, but it also shows me my own failings. I so wish I could be as kind and generous spirited as Ruth was. She was truly an extraordinary woman and I seriously doubt that anyone ever had anything harmful to say about her. I watched her funeral on TV and her son Franklin was outstanding in what he had to say about his 'mama'. My heart broke when Rev. Billy Graham said that he wished everyone could see how beautiful she was and how he had sat at her coffin for hours just looking at her. How blessed to have a wife, daughter, sister and mother such as Ruth Graham!

Although long dead, Psappha, as Sappho called herself in her own soft Aeolian dialect is and has been the love of my life for over 40 years. In my heart and mind she lives, loves and laughs.

Writing her story has been my profound joy.

Thanks to the considerable writing talents of author Peggy Ullman Bell, Sappho truly sings again. She sings to the hearts of everyone, women and men of open minds, many centuries after her mortal end, with lyrical intimations of equality, love, and freedom of spirit. In a marvelous tribute to the wonders and depths of true femininity, with a star character that would champion the rights of women if alive today, Bell plucks Sappho out of a male-dominated political era long ago that tried to bury her glory, and brings her back to life for us in the twenty first century. I, for one, say "Brava! ... well done."

Deliciously written, with descriptive language that transports you wholly into another ancient world, author Bell's sensuous, often erotic, tale will grip you and tantalize you with an ever-thickening and twisting plot, staffed with an abundance of characters that come to vivid life in your mind's eye. A truly fine literary work, "Sappho Sings" has a spot reserved in my library for sure.

I've got to tell you, I didn't really get on the Harry Potter bandwagon. And truthfully, fantasy stories never really interested me. (Trust me, I've tried to get into them.) Then, this little book fell into my lap, The Secret Prince of Tir na-nOg by M.J. Bell. I consumed this book in just a couple of days, and I can tell you, I'm looking forward to the next installment of the series, Tales from the Higher Realm.

The main character, Deston Lésperance, a 12 year-old boy, is thrust into the foster care system when his mother mysteriously disappears and finds himself embarking on a mythical journey to find his mother with his friend Margaux. Through an enchanted forest in France, he follows a "path" that will lead him to his ultimate destiny.

This book for juveniles (between the ages of 9 and 12) is sure to please even adult readers. M.J. Bell does a phenomenal job of keeping the pages turning and the reader wanting to know just what Deston will do next. With plenty of suspense and action, I was driven to continue reading until the very last page - and left still wanting more.

I highly recommend this book to anyone!

I purchased this book from the publisher a few weeks ago, and once I started reading it I could not put it down. It is a fantastic book, with a great story. I highly recommend this book to any teen or adult looking for a good adventure book. I look forward to reading the next book when it comes out.

You never heard of the country. You never heard of the people. You never heard of the American who takes an assignment in the country you never heard of. But about 4 chapters in, you start caring and wondering and expecting and guessing. And you'll be wrong. There are more twists and turns in this book then San Francisco's famous Lombard Street. And just when you think you've got it figured out, figure again. The only thing that helps you is that it ends...with another twist...and perhaps a little too soon. Whomever this guy Terrence Lynch is...he should write another book. And I'll buy it.

This is a fast-paced novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat chapter after chapter. It has everything you look for in an exciting cloak and dagger story: A hero that is in constant danger while attempting to serve his country in a near-impossible foreign assignment; sinister forces that are intent on stopping the hero, killing him if necessary; pulse-pounding suspense created by a highly critical battle against the clock with time running out; a series of unexpected developments that threaten to abort the hero's efforts to successfully complete his assignment. As a bonus, there is an interesting twist in the ending that gives the reader something to wonder about and draw his/her own conclusions.

An well-written true story compiled from diary entries and other personal narrative writings of a woman born around the turn of the century. She chose to stay ina beautiful but remote area of Colorado on a piece of property that she and her husband had homesteaded, even after his untimely death. Very simply and eloquently written, very philosophical. She was alone but not lonely, she enjoyed the magnificent beauty of nature and chose to be content. I want to read it again!

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This is a wonderful story of a young lady born in Texas, and settled in the elk river valley with her husband.The story gives you a impression of the hard life to survive as only woman in this area running a farm.

"Silver Bells" combine three novellas of a warm and loving combination of the holiday season, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Years.

In "Christopher's Gifts," Ms. Forster combined three spirits together -- a child's view with that of a businesswoman and a father. Sometimes it takes a child's wisdom to shed light on a situation. In this case, Christopher, aka Chris, is a child who is confused by his view of his father, Wade. The confusion comes about through what Chris has seen or heard all his life from his mother and Wade's ex-wife. However, it is through Chris that other lives are changed. When Chris comes to live with his father, who Chris refers to as "Wade", Chris also meets the woman Wade is "working" for, Nadine Carpenter. A relationship develops between Wade and Nadine. However, Nadine has a secret and so does Wade. Through Chris, the secrets are unfolded. Nadine's secret is something she has been hiding for years, although no fault of her own. She feels self conscious and wants to hide behind her cloak of hair.

To Nadine, Wade appears to be more than meets the eye. Wade is on a mission to gain something that is more precious to him than his life, the love and respect of his son, Chris. Wade would do anything to make this happen, even if it means stepping down in life, staying put, and being around when needed. Wade also has another objective after meeting Nadine, a woman who has also changed his life.

However, Chris is in for some surprises also. Chris has a secret too. One that once he faces, he in turn, is able to help Nadine overcome a similar situation. Also, a young child, Chris not only learns about life and its values, but he also learns what it is to love someone and have that love returned.

In "Christopher's Gifts" love and happiness await Chris, Nadine, and Wade. Truly, the gifts shared with the trio, were priceless gifts. Great story of love, hope, and happiness.

Iman Parrish and Cedric Hamilton heat up Carmen Green's story, "Whisper To Me" during the Kwanzaa celebration. Iman and Cedric are a great couple. Iman teaches not only about Kwanzaa, but she teaches Cedric a lesson in love and life. Cedric is a man, who in the past had to face hard times, so he is wary of his future and strives to gain all he could. He wants to make the best for his daughters and ensure that they are never without. Cedric is a little overanxious where money is concerned, but it takes Iman to show him that money does not always mean happiness and there is more to life than money. Love can also mean happiness and security. Iman turns Cedric's life around with just the soft whisper of words, until he says, "Whisper To Me."

"Happy New Year, Baby" was great. It covered the political and social issues involving a city that brought Shani Moore and Eric Aucoin together not only in the public, but also in their private lives. Shani and Eric had to deal with events that left their personal lives upturned. Could their new found love withstand the obstacles they were faced with involving community action or would their love slowly dissolve as the old year goes out and the New Year comes in with a bang?

"Happy New Year, Baby" was a wonderful story. Loved it, Ms. Emery.

One of my favorite of Gwynne Forster. The story line is well written with affection and love. The characters demonstrate warmth and pride. Whenever I need a pick-me up I reach for this book.

This is THE book to read. THat is all i have got to sa

This book together with THE ROBE and QUO VADIS are the GREATEST of Christian literature that brings not only the early Church and its people alive but makes you forget you are reading and causes you to fall into the book almost.
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This is a great book, very clear explanations, helpful tips and illustrations.

This book is a pretty good one for beginners. The pictures are excellent and very helpful in trying to do the poses. The instructions for doing each pose are rather clear. Most of the poses include variations and modifications for doing the exercise. Some of the poses suggest using props (blanket, wood blocks, chair) to help you in achieving the pose which is especially good for those of us who are a little less flexible or new to the yoga practice. There are several practice sequences detailed at the end of the book, and the sequences vary in difficulty. One of the best features of this book is that it is spiral bound and has tabbed dividers which make it easy to quickly refer back to a pose or grouping of poses. Any yoga book is no substitute for a good teacher, but this book is a blessing when you want to refresh your memory on a pose or poses you may have learned in class.