I find the Diet Solution Book is much more than a simple diet program. This book changes our perception on what is healthy and what makes you gain weight allowing you to make better food choices. As you read you start to realize that the media has got our facts upside down regarding nutrition and dieting, actually most of the foods considered healthy (and boring), actually make us store fat and even make us sick.

Isabel de los Rios set us straight from the beginning, the Diet Solution Book is NOT A DIET, her program is more like a guide to help you body get to its best fat burning level. Although her books makes us realize that sadly we had it almost all in weight loss matter she gives us good news: you can stop counting calories and burning your self out in the gym as this is not how healthy and effective weight loss really happens, and what´s best you may not have to quit your favorite food at all!

The DSP Precedents

Nutritionist and fitness expert Isabel de los Rios, has written The Diet Solution Program with an expertise of more than ten years. This book comes as a result of her own battle against overweight when she was back in college.

The Diet Solution is a program that changes your life style, this is not a simple diet; in fact this program encourage us to leave behind that old and silly habit of dieting and begin to eat and enjoy our life. This program takes us to our ideal weight and figure trough tiny modifications in our diet, it´s all about knowing what fats and carbohydrates are good and which are bad for you.

Must people think that drop off those extra pounds has to be difficult, but the Diet Solution Book proofs this wrong. Isabel uncovers all dieting and "healthy food" myths, teaching us how losing weight can be very easy if you have the correct information at hand. As you read trough this book you will immediately sense how all she says is actually very logical and trustworthy, in fact this program is so good that it is medically approved and it has a 30 day money back guarantee.

How it Works

The Diet Solution Program rationale consists of three fundamental rules: take heed of the types of food that lead to fat storage, discover the types of foods that make you burn fat and lastly, learn how to mix and cook these fat burning foods to increase their fat burning capability. Just from the beginning, Isabel will tell you in great detail why these rules are important, how they work and most importantly, how to incorporate them into your life. Don´t worry if you feel flood out by the amount of weight loss facts you will learn, you can always opt to introduce them to your diet one at a time. I personally did it this way and shortly after I began to see the results, and this was not only reflecting in my figure, my cravings for junk food disappeared, I also started to notice that I felt satisfied with smaller portions of food.

The other feature I loved about this program was that instead of being forced to eat the diet of hospital-like food, this program is flexible enough to let you eat almost whatever you like (contrary to most diets). Let me give you an idea of ​​what Isabel recommends you to eat to burn fat: beacon, eggs, spelt bread, peanut butter, nuts and of course all the variety of fruits and vegs.

Another important point is to remember that not everyone´s body is the same. This is why you might be frustrated because you are following the exact same diet as your best friend without getting the expected results. With the Diet Solution you will personalize your food intake according to your metabolic type.

For this, Isabel has included a Metabolic Test, with this you will find out if your body process better fats or carbs, so if after eating you are left feeling hungry you can just add more of these according with what your body can digest quicker. If you are in a hurry to lose weight and want to know more about what Isabel's program might do for you, Click on the link to read my I Need To Be Skinny! article.

As a Professional, (not hobbyist Graphic Designer) I have seen a lot of great book cover designs and many more inferior ones. But keep this in mind, there is no bad artwork, because creativity is a blessing in itself and outward expression of internal ideas even more so. But everyone’s eyes view and interpret what they see differently, so if this is true than observation might be biased according to the individual’s mind’s eye.

Now with this in point, let us substantiate Art from Marketability and cast pertinent conceptual expression to the wind for the sake of unbiased comparison.

When an author researches my scope of abilities to create a project for their book, website, or any other type of print/web media duties they can only rely on my past experience, satisfied clients and present projects that are available for them to view. Which is the way it should be, however I endeavor to tell my prospective employer that there exists many other elements involved in creating and producing a satisfactory finished product that I utilize.

The main element I strive to incorporate into all my projects is the,”personal conceptual expression”, not mine but the authors.

Feeding off of that, as well as the personality of my authors product/services, I use my professional experience and technique to personalize the project to obtain the anticipated result of the author. This only being the rough draft phase!

Let’s say I am doing a book cover design for a non-fiction title. And the book is about a paperclip, yes that’s right a “paperclip”.

The author wants to market and sell this book with a flashy, pertinent book cover to potentially sell a lot of books. So do I say,”What the hell can I do with a paperclip?“, or do I say,”O.K. let me find out from the author what vital role has this paperclip played in their life?”.

Well it just so happens that the author is blind in one eye and it was the result of an injury sustained as a young child while in elementary school. There it is, my artwork juices are flowing. I can convey artwork as Trauma, Emotions, Anger, Seeded Issues, etc… caused by the,”Paperclip”.

So I envision, after talking and listening to my author, an image of a school desk, an eyeball, a cane made from a paperclip, on and on…

I can imagine forever. Which is an advantage in my business.

So how do I make it marketable? Well I see several avenues. I will research paperclips associated with Trauma, Accident, School, Teachers… So after the research I will target a niche that is pertinent to my visual representation and content of the book. There are so many articles that have meaningless subject matter but the story behind it is what sells. Evolving that text into a visual curiosity, well, that gives birth to marketability. This is just the art concept of it, naturally keywords, meta data, optimization all have their main role in implementing marketing strategies.

Not all designers think alike, just like all books do not read alike. But these are the basic conceptual techniques I use in all my projects, not just Books.

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Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite writers when it comes to romantic novels. He is an American writer whose novels have become internationally popular. Some of his works are The notebook, Message in a bottle, The guardian, Walk to remember, The Rescue, The wedding, The choice, At first sight, Dear John, The best of me, The last song and many more. He has a knack of storytelling with beautiful plots and characterization.

Mostly his works end with a unpredictable tragic note which leaves the reader deeply touched. One will be compelled to read and reread his novels with time again. Undoubtedly, sparks is truly one of the best in the genre of romantic fiction.

Love is one of the most vital mysteries that remain unexplained over ages. When love happens, it just happens. Why and how the phenomenon takes place, practically no one can answer. Sparks has beautifully portrayed this very emotion of love in this book – True Believers, like in all his other books. It is a matured, passionate, deeply moving love story which will leave a lasting impression on the minds of the readers. Book lovers! This book would find a place in your book shelf. Go for it!!

The story is narrative perceived by a New York based investigative journalist who receives a letter citing the ghostly supernatural phenomenon happened in a tiny town called Boone Creek, North Carolina.

Irresistible, he decides to investigate the truth and make a story for his column in a Journal. In the process he meets a girl who runs the town library. He finds her confident and honest but mysterious. With time they come to know a lot about each other, slowly but steadily that leads to an intimate relationship, maybe love. Both have experienced heart throbs reminiscent of their past relationships, hence are unwilling to take their intimacy forward. Considering it just a fling they resolve not to take it any further and part ways. Unwittingly fate takes its own twists and turns. Love has a beautiful way to unleash itself and so it does for the two.

“True Believer” is a story stretched between choices and chances in a given situation. And of course the story also brings out the conflicts between professional passion and the human relationship. The power of love surpasses all impossible and unexpected and makes one to believe that after all it stands unshaken even in the toughest circumstances.

Did you know most of us are on a high-protein diet whether we know it or not? I didn't either until I read Johansen's book, Stop the Diet, I Want to Get Off! Did you know the US is among the top 10 countries with the most overweight people? … that three out of ten people are currently trying to lose weight? … that the grapefruit diet has been around since the 1930's?

Johansen has prepared us with a dish of healthy common sense facts and truths about dieting. She gives 12 characteristics of fad diets and explains how to spot them. Specifically, she mentions 15 of such diets by name – Jenny Craig, Paleo, Atkins, Gluten-free, Cleanse, Blood type, Nutrisystem, etc. – and logically explains why these diets are not beneficial and even detrimental to most people.

Next, Johansen explains who should limit or avoid foods in certain food groups and who should not. After all, as she points out, "… it's important that we don't develop an unhealthy or fearful relationship with food." In her book, she also explains how to visualize serving sizes. For instance, it may be easier to regulate food consumption when you think of a cup of cereal as the size of a baseball or three ounces as the size of your checkbook or a gram size being that of a paper clip.

For dessert, some of the book is ironically hilarious as Johansen explains ridiculous diets such as the "cotton ball baloney" in which a person eats 5 cotton balls soaked in lemonade. As you read through these once-popular "diets", you are given a clearer perspective of today's trending diets. In addition, over 30 tips are given for healthy eating such as: "Don't drink your calories," "Practice mindful eating" "Take advantage of your support system" and many more. Further, six indicators of not getting enough water and a description of our most efficient energy source are served on the table along with the main content.

Lastly, Stop the Diet, I Want to Get Off, provides two websites where you can find a plethora of information on healthy eating and, at the time, design a diet specific to your needs.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who eats and reads – especially anyone who has been on a diet, is currently on a diet, or is thinking of going on a diet.
(5 out of 5)

My favorite quote: "… keeping a food and exercise dairy is one of the most useful weight management tools available." – Lisa Tillinger Johansen

This book review of “The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll” is provided for fans of music and history. It is a recommended read for anyone who appreciates the intersections of music and history.

The book helps any music fan to share with others how today’s popular music evolved. It can also help self-declared fans of any of the following music forms: rock, jazz, blues, soul, and r&b gain a greater appreciation of both current and past artists of those music genres.

I do not know any more about the book’s author Preston Lauterbach than what is on the inside cover of the book and or on his website at prestonlauterbach.com. But what I do know is that Mr. Lauterbach has a great ability to present how Rock ‘N’ Roll evolved.

Mr. Lauterbach’s writing educated me about how historical economic changes, political changes, and social / cultural changes in the U.S. contributed to the music’s evolution. This included an incredible presentation of how non-musical forces drove the development of the “chitlin’ circuit”, and then in turn how the chitlin’ circuit facilitated the development of an American music art form along with an entirely new economic sector itself: the combination of live music production, the recording industry, and on-air music broadcasting via radio and television.

One of the surprises for me: Prior to reading the book, I thought that the chitlin’ circuit was a reference to a network of clubs and or music halls located in the concentrated region of the southeastern states of the U.S. Instead, what I learned was that the chitlin’ circuit was a complex network located in a larger and sometimes shifting group ( dependent upon changing economic circumstances ) of clubs, bars, cafes / restaurants, music halls, and sometimes makeshift venues ( barns ). This network was located in the southeastern states of the U.S. as well as Houston, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and cities on the eastern seaboard.

I also learned that the chitlin’ circuit was really both informal and formal. Mr. Lauterbach’s book shows the reader how savvy club owners and booking agents/talent agencies networked with each other to develop an successful music performance market which later gave rise to a profitable market for recorded music.

I also found an intriguing presentation by “The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll” of how the tour booking agents developed and controlled the circuit in the early days which led to the development of successful clubs and other venues for the live music. Mr. Lauterbach tells us how the tour business and related live music performances spawned successful artists. The successful artists then produced creative new music that then produced changes in how live music was presented to audiences throughout the circuit. And those changes in turn begat innovations for the recording industry -which then eventually supplanted the touring industry as the top driving economic force for music in the U.S.

I also think that Mr. Lauterbach was providing the reader a bittersweet story based on historical fact. The bittersweet story involves the evolution of the past segregated America to a country that today is officially desegregated. The book explains how racial integration changed the U.S. urban economy which in turn ultimately led to the demise of “the Stroll” which was located in all American cities. “The Stroll” was another name for the Black American “cities within the cities” and/or concentrated Black American economic centers within each American community prior to the achievement of desegregation.

The word “bittersweet” is used here because this book presents sad stories caused by the cruel and unjust racism endured by African Americans throughout the U.S., the linkages of those sad stories to the development of beautiful music, and classic rags-to-riches stories of successful black music artists. The book gives us the rest of the story about how Federal Government and Local Government level public policy changes ( such as the federal government Urban Renewal and Interstate highway programs ) then caused the landscape of the chitlin’ circuit to sort of fade away.

But at the end of the day: the book titled “The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll” shows us that the great music produced by the chitlin’ circuit remains and is there for any and all music listeners to enjoy.

When people are bored, one of the coolest things they do is to grab a book and indulge themselves in reading it. Ever since before, books were created not just to give out valuable information to mankind, but as well as for them to kill time and achieve a sense of relaxation.

Today, you can find plenty of book stores situated everywhere. Some are small bookstores while others are huge enough for you to tour around in one day. And because of the advent of technology, books have now became digital. There is no need for people to visit a bookstore to buy books, because now they can buy them online and download the file and save for reading. It is pretty much easier these days as opposed to before, and the way you want to read a book completely depends on your own preferences.

For some, a hard bound book is the best one to read, but for others, they would prefer a digital copy of it. Whatever your preferences are, the important thing is to know which book to read.

Of course people want to read interesting books, considering that people want to learn and be entertained at the same time. So if you are a book lover and you are looking for some ways to find the most interesting book to read next time, here are some tips for you:

Stay updated

Move out from stories and information that have long gone been published, and check the latest books available that are making a buzz among the community of book lovers.

It would be worthy of an investment if you would go for books that are interesting and fresh at the same time. Not only would you be enticed by new writing styles, but also stories that would be more relevant today.

Set aside time for research and list down the interesting books recently have been published. You can even try reading the synopsis first of each one to see if the book really interests you a lot before clicking the “add to cart” button.

Read reviews

Once you have your list with you, the next thing to do would be to read reviews of each interesting book you find. Reviews are very reliable because most of the time they are honest experiences and opinions written by verified readers. From it, you could have an idea on what the book is all about and what to expect in the end.

It is also a good avenue to listen to the negative reviews and take note of them. Especially if you are a reader with lots of preferences, reviews would really help a lot when making a decision. Reviews will help you know whether the book fits your interests or not.

Unlike before, when reviews were still hard to reach, people can now make use of the internet to visit many review sites and read reviews about a particular book written by readers. If you have an access to the internet, then this shouldn’t be a problem.

Recommendations

Aside from research and reading reviews, one of the ways to find an interesting book to read is through recommendations. If you know someone, a friend or a relative who is a book like as yourself, then might as well approach them and ask for them recommendations.

Recommendations are the same as reviews, but with this, you can have the option to ask in details what the book is all about. Especially if you know the person deeply, you can ask about the content of the book, the style of writing, the author, and their overall reading experience as a whole.

If you are not so familiar with the book recommended to you, there is no problem! Remember to ask if there are questions and do your research beforehand.

Advertisements

Advertisements still work, which is why a lot of people are still relying on them. Advertisements could come in different forms, such as online advertisements, media, and flyers. You would expect books to be advertised in different ways. So to know more about interesting books to read, try to pay attention on the advertisements you find.

For sure, they are everywhere – magazines, newspapers, billboards, TV, social media, and online shopping sites. Advertisements often contain detailed information about the book; therefore it is a good source as well.

These are some of the tips to find an interesting book to read. When it comes to finding interesting books, always remember that not everyone has the same preferences as you. One may say the book is not interesting enough – according to their preferences, but in the end might actually turn out to be interesting for you. Although information is helpful, but ultimately the final decision should come from you.

My worst fear lately has been that this country is crumbling. Opposite factions seem to be pulling our society apart at the seams and I wonder what, if anything, will be left of us when it is all over. I started reading Meachum's book with trepidation, fearing that it would make me feel even worse about our eventual fate. Remarkably, I did not feel the same way by the time I finished the book. Our country has been here before and yet survived.

I tended to think of our initial settlers and the statesmen who founded and tended our nation in its infancy. I imagined them as being of one mind, hopefully with the best interests of our country foremost in their minds. I guess I should not have been surprised to be reminded how different various factions were and remain so to the present day.

I think of the leaders who brought out the best in the expression of our national soul. Meachum lays out for us that not one of them was of a single purpose. Each of them felt a need to compromise to some extent on issues which divided the nation in order to accomplish anything at all. These leaders were human after all and also represented people with many different beliefs and priority. Bringing everyone together was a monumental challenge to our past leaders and some did a better job than others at bridging the divide.

In the end, our soul is not cut of one cloth but is rather a patchwork quilt of widely disparate energies often pulling the nation in opposite and contradictory directions. For the most part, many of those with strong opinions had the welfare of our nation in mind along with their own deeply seated beliefs. Yet they often disagreed on how to best bring the nation together.

Trump is only mentioned once in the book. Yet our current age and the state of our soul has us pulling in many contradictory directions yet again. We don't currently agree on what is best for us or on how to get to a point where we can agree on the direction we should take from here.

One glaring example is the issue of racial equality versus white supremacy. This tension has hounded us from the early days of the American experiment. We have certainly made strides toward equality but fear and prejudice have continued to pull us apart. We still have quite a bit of work to do to become one nation making up the soul of America. We have been at this stressful point of tension many times before and somehow have brought ourselves back from the abyss. We need to discover a way to once again come together in our common interest. This is the challenge which faces us all in these trying times.

Review by Joseph G. Langen

Christopher Shields is an American author. He is an erudite man who has many degrees to his credit from a BA in Criminal Justice, MA in Sociology and a JD of Law degree. To top it all, he also holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy. Shields is one of the most qualified writers of fiction, which is his first love. He works late into the night to create a world of immortals, secret love affairs and a battle between good and evil. Christopher has taken a cue from the readers – love for the supernatural and accordingly, has written some excellent novels with this theme.

Shields has also written many non-fiction books. He has specialized in domestic terrorism, which forms a subject of his non-fiction books. Shields uses his pen and imagination to good advantage in his novel "The Steward." This is the first book of a four-part series "The Weald Fae Journals." Weald Fae is Shields' view of a supernatural world which is pure imagination. In his novel "The Steward," Shields creates a world Fae, replete with magical powers and the supernatural. The heroine of the novel, Maggie O'Shea is a fifteen-year-old girl who loves a man named Gavin, who is a very powerful Fae. Shields has created a lovely character in Maggie. The young girl relocates from a place called Boca Raton to a secluded forest. Boca Raton is a lovely place with superb beaches, while her relocation is to a lonely forest in the Ozark Mountains. In the forest, she becomes the Steward of the most sacred Fae.

The Fae are a class with supernatural powers. Maggie is ready for all challenges, but two young men come across her life. Both these men have superpowers. One of them would like nothing better than to destroy Maggie and the world around her, while the second wants to use his powers for the good and save humanity. Shields creates a clash between the two young men, both with supernatural powers. This has the making of an excellent story. The reader can't help being engrossed. Maggie now has a task on her hand as she has to fight the evil forces to save the entire world that includes her friends. Shields creates a magical world. His prose is simple and the novel, engrossing

The novel will appeal to readers who have a liking for fairy tales. Shields has created a magical world and in the process shows that he has a most fertile mind. The novel runs into 326 pages of sheer entertainment and can be classified as a fantasy saga. In case a reader's cup of tea is a fantasy world replete with superpowers and the supernatural, this book is sure to hold the reader's attention. Shields is a resident of North West Arkansas. He is a full-time worker as a professor of criminal justice at the university. He is happily married and lives with his family and his dogs.

“Breaking the Cycle” is a book written by the well-known and celebrated author Zane. This book is an eye-catching and heartrending anthology of stories. Every part of the story is focusing on the phase of domestic abuse and mistreatment. This influential compilation of stories will serve as a wake-up call for individual dealing with a domestic abuse situation and this will have great effect on those who tolerate this dreadful activity.

Inside the chronicle, Zane describes and relates the aspect of the pandemonium of a young girl. The poor little girl suffers seriously at the hands of her stepfather. In the story, the little girl and her mother plan their break out, but at the final minute of their plan her mother hesitates.

“Breaking the Cycle” is a story that captures and details the treacherous realities of domestic abuse in the modern world. This book also directs in the direction that needs to be completed to break the bad cycle in the story. This story is sure to serve as a great battle cry for all the people who wish for victory over their own victimization, persecution and abuse. The main character of the story needs a proper guidance for understanding the complicated feelings that make such guides probable.

The characters of the novels by Zane are full of life and the plots are much closer to the real world. If you read a Zane book in focus, then you will feel that you are like watching a live movie. She takes the characters to life and the situation is like in a real world. In this book, Zane takes this optimistic persona of a writer to a much higher level. The story of “Breaking the Cycle” is full of action, thrill and suspense. This is another high-quality book by the “Erotic Fiction Queen” and this book will grant good effect on the minds of the readers.

Brimming with twists, turns, and non-stop drama, When The Dragon Roars by Nesly Clerge is a thriller ideal for any fan of prison-noir.

When The Dragon Roars opens with the protagonist, Frederick Stark, a.k.a The Dragon, at the nadir of his life. Having been betrayed by his ex-wife Kayla, a life one fraught with opportunities is now exceedingly limited. He is in jail, serving an extended sentence for placing the man who cuckholded him in a coma. But Starks is not one to let life get him down that easily-using the acumen that he had acquired as a CEO, he boldly, yet subtly, begins an attempt at ascension of the prison hierarchy. But things start to look hairy when the prison COs suspect him of the two inside job murderers-which he did have a heavy hand in executing.

On the outside, he looks to his private investigator Michael Parker to manage his financials, and that need for a link to the real world becomes even greater as suspicions rise about his deadly activities behind bars. A medical scare only increases his desire to rise to the top and get his affairs in order. But it also seems to make him bolder, as he is able to stab some nastier prison gang members with a poisoned shank, as an act of retaliation for killing a follower prisoner.

With the help of his cellmate Jackson, Starks starts to recruit gang members of his own: Pete, Tommy, Stinky, and Tank. But the gang hostility escalates quickly, and after a brawl, Starks is sent to the SHU, where he has time to contemplate: how got himself in prison in the first place, the women in his life, plans for the future. Also while in the SHU, Stark realizes that his situation is getting more precarious as he is losing protection from the guards. To get more of an advantage, he and his crew turn to the prison black market, and start trading cell phones.

A few days later, Starks meets the elder Gabe Bianchi, who similarly has lost wealth, family, and career reputation. He feels drawn to the Bianchi, but Bianchi is bad news-the former boss of an infamous crime family with a reputation for ruthlessness. He’s a dangerous friend to make, but one who could also prove to be useful.

Meanwhile, Starks nineteen-year-old new inmate Kane under his wing and asks him to be his new cellmate. But Kane may not be entirely who he seems.

All this time, Starks’s health has only been deteriorating. He goes to the hospital and discovers that he has a dangerously low hemoglobin level and is severely anemic. In the process of finding a donor, discovers that his eldest son, Blake, isn’t his biological child. It’s seems like the blows just keep coming from his ex-wife Kayla.

From there, gang fights and family secrets emerge from every corner, keeping Starks on his toes, and the reader turning the pages.

While at times a bit hackneyed and predictable, When The Dragon Roars will prove an enjoyable read for devoted fans of the genre.