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Welcome!
My name is Betty and I want to get you hooked on books. It's a wonderful habit you will never regret.
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The right book can be a ticket to riches and happiness, or a haven of comfort in a crisis. Writers are priceless friends, teachers, entertainers, advisors, explorers and enlighteners. Just as important, they can be questioners, upstarts and rabblerousers to keep us awake, on guard and ever growing. Bookjive strives to serve all your book needs. Come here often for book ideas, book reviews, book news, book questions, book buying, book selling, book writing, book publishing--book ANYTHING!
TODAY'S FEATURE: Who Said That?
Can you match the 3 author names (Longfellow, Wordsworth, and Bacon) with the quotes below?:
"Dreams, books, are each a world, and books, we know, are a substantial world, both pure and good".
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested".
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books".
(Hint: See "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", which is available online at http://www.bartleby.com, part of the digitized collection from the Library of Congress.)
FREE READING
We all need a little inspiration now and then. The Magic Story is yours to enjoy here and now. Simply click the following URL to the download site that will bring it to you. Here it is: http://www.web-source.net/free_ebook.htm. Click on Ebooks and scroll down the page to find it. My thanks to the web site owner for permission to pass this lovely piece of literature on to you.
ABOUT BETTY McNEAL
Betty McNeal was born in Houston, PA in 1932. From humble beginnings as a coal miner's daughter, she went on to attend 6 universities and earn 3 degrees, in Education (Cheyney Univ.), Law(Cleveland-Marshall), and Library Science (Western Michigan Univ.).
Despite her accomplishments, she still felt something was missing, and began a 40-year quest for greater meaning in life. "Amazing Plan for Total Success" grew out of this relentless search. She calls this book her "love letter" to the world. Betty pursues quiet meditations to bless all creation not knowing where these blessings will fall. She may someday be recognized as a leader in life transformations, a voice for noble pursuits, and a visionary of astounding insight, responsible for dramatic improvements in the lives of many the world over and through long stretches of time.
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Betty McNeal [ Life Counselor/Servant of Light]
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MY BOOK
"Amazing Plan for Total Success" shows a daring, no-nonsense way to get everything good out of life. The Plan starts with Three Golden Keys, which form the basis of success in every part of your life--personal, professional, financial, educational, spiritual. The Keys expand into an exciting, one-page system superior to the usual positive thinking and lukewarm advice other writers copy from each other and pass off as new. You also get over 400 Questions and Answers to light up your path and speed up your progress.
But you must be serious about success! Most of all, you must be willing to learn something new. Have your old ideas and your present understanding taken you to the heights you wish to attain? Perhaps it's time for a better way.
BUILDING YOUR LIBRARY
Every reader needs a personal bookshelf, or better yet, a private library. Why wait? Start with used books at garage sales, if necessary. Set a goal of reading a book a week. Read more than what interests you, to stretch your mind into unknown territory. Turn off TV and start a reading hour in your family. Life can only get better through reading.
BOOK NEWS
"If You Want to Write", by Brenda Ueland. This is an old book going back to the 1930s that is so good it just won't go away. It has been reprinted and reissued many times. Ms. Ueland insists that everyone is interesting and has something important to say. To prove it, she taught writing to people in all walks of life--clerks, doctors, housewives, accountants, maids, and truck drivers. She shows samples of student writing. She makes you want to put your thoughts on paper, whether they get published or not.
ONLINE BOOKSTORES
Here's a list of web sites you might use to order books online. This is a free service for you, as I have no connection with any business listed here. I sell one book only, my own. However, that doesn't stop you from looking into the Affiliate Programs offered by these booksellers, if you'd like to make money selling books. So, if you have a web site, they'll partner with you and pay you a commission on sales you generate. These hot links will take you right there.
http://www.powells.com If you ever get to Portland, Oregon drop into their actual store. So big they give you a map when you enter. In the meantime you can buy online.
We'll change the list of bookstores from time to time, so visit often to stay tuned to the world of books.
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