The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames

Yazan: CanCan | 18 December 2011 | 2 Comments
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The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames is a series of historical accounts that profiles strong women who took extraordinary measures to achieve and maintain power—including murder, deception, and black magic—examining the women’s reputations in the context of their eras.
Written for ages 9 and up, readers decide for themselves if these infamous ladies were indeed [...]

@Southern_Living Style: Inspired Interior Design

Yazan: CanCan | 20 October 2011 | No Comments
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Southerns have style…we can’t help it. We have that natural “hospitality” lean that spills over into our cooking, speaking, and design.
Yes, even CanCan has her share of Blue Willow china, Arthur Court pewter, and a collection of mason jars (for drinking purposes).
I don’t have cowboy boots or denim overalls. But I am willing to remedy [...]

Phone Interviews, Conversational Japanese, And The Ways We Grieve

Yazan: CanCan | 18 July 2011 | No Comments
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Working overseas in recent years, I interact and do business with many people whom I have never met in real life.
Professional phone skills are essential in this day and age! The Essential Phone Interview Handbook
If you have a great resume, don’t blow it in the phone interview! Employers use the phone intereview to determine who [...]

Summer Reading for Grown-Ups: 8 New Titles To Educate and Inspire

Yazan: CanCan | 01 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews

Ahhh, it’s finally summer! That means vacation! That means I might have time to read a book!
I am a firm believer that what we eat affects us mind, body, and soul. What’s Eating Your Child?: The Hidden Connection Between Food and Your Child’s Well-Being is a book that I am going to have to ruminate [...]

Books For Business Minds

Yazan: CanCan | 29 June 2011 | 1 Comment
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I don’t doubt the value of a business degree, but with all of these great business books available, it seems like you can learn what you need to know guerilla-style, and save yourself some time, money, and stress of group projects for a grade (I swear, that deadbeat group member is going DOWN this time!!).

Have [...]

Books For Teaching Children About Asian Culture

Yazan: CanCan | 28 June 2011 | 3 Comments
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I love books; I don’t know how many books are “enough”. Today I’m sharing with you a wealth of resources for teaching children about Asian culture.
First, from Barefoot Books, a publisher with heaps of respectable titles for instilling culture into young minds, is Lin Yi’s Lantern, a tale of the Chinese Moon Festival (not the same [...]

CanCan’s New Business Library

Yazan: CanCan | 27 June 2011 | No Comments
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Did you know? I am a freelancer now. Yup. I am my own boss. As such, I have taken a keen interest in books about how to be awesome in business.
I have never been to business school, but that is not going to stop me.
For one thing, I want to be able to get what [...]

Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer

Yazan: CanCan | 22 June 2011 | No Comments
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Beside Still Waters is the twenty-fifth novel by award-winning author Tricia Goyer.
Beside Still Waters follows the life of a 19-year-old Amish girl, Marianna Sommer. With every intention of following in Amish tradition, Marianna looks forward to a future within her familiar Amish community with her prospective husband, Aaron.
But a cross-country move and a devastating accident [...]

Rocket Town by Bob Logan

Yazan: CanCan | 16 April 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Reviews, Uncategorized

Just when I think there is nothing new under the sun in preschool literature, I find the best book in the world for 1 to 5 year olds who love things that go “vroom”.
Bob Logan’s Rocket Town tells the story of an astronaut and his canine companion on a journey in an old pickup, making their [...]

More than the Bumbles

Yazan: CanCan | 31 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Reviews

How do you explain the love of God to a child?
God Loves Me More Than That tries the poetic approach, relating that God loves "me" (the reader),
More than the letters between A and Z. More than the bumbles in a bumble bee.

Yes, though there are, in fact, 24 letters between A and Z, and [...]