Synopsis: For many of us, the idea of dieting conveys unpleasant
notions of flavorless piles of lettuce and overpriced freezer meals. But the
secret to losing weight isn’t starving yourself or eating processed “diet
food.” With Bacon & Butter: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Cookbook you’ll
begin dropping pounds immediately—and learn how to keep them off for good—by
following a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet packed with tasty, wholesome
meals that you’ll love. Your journey towards a healthier life and slimmer waistline
begins here and now, with useful features such as:
-150 delicious ketogenic diet recipes that will keep your
body in ketosis, complete with nutritional information for each recipe
-Clear guidance on what ketosis is and which foods are truly
keto-friendly
-Knowledgeable guidance from Celby Richoux who has
experienced firsthand the incredible, transformative results of the ketogenic
diet
-Ideas for how to stick to your new ketogenic diet—from
common social situations like office parties to holiday dinners.
Whether you've come to keto through the guidance of your
doctor or you're looking for a sustainable way to lose weight, Bacon and Butter
is your complete ketogenic diet resource for keeping your diet on track and
your taste buds happy. (from the online description)
Review: As with other Keto-centered (or Low-Carb) cookbooks, this
one starts with an overview of the science behind Keto and the reasons for
adopting it. It then moves into recipes from breakfast, condiments, different proteins,
vegetables, and desserts.
The first section, on Keto, is simple and lacks depth or any
real science. However, having read most of the science, it is accurate, if
overly-simplified.
The recipes that follow are nothing spectacular, but solid
and tasty-looking. You can probably find variations on all of them free on the
internet. A few that caught my eye were desserts that did NOT use fake-sweeteners,
something rare in Keto-cooking. I copied those out for my edification, as well
as several for stuffed chicken thighs and a salmon recipe with chipotle cream
sauce.
The recipes are clear and concise, easy to follow, with no
unique or special cooking techniques and do not require anything kitchen tools
but what is generally found in the average kitchen.
Worth reading, if you want solid Keto recipes, but you might
be better served by borrowing this volume from the library or a friend.
Bookmarks: 3 of 5
Awards: None
ISBN: 978-1-62315-520-9
Year Published: 2014
Date Finished: 10-1-2018
Pages: 248
Synopsis: A short, simpler biography of Sojourner Truth, based on both her autobiography and other sources.
Synopsis: Now that the girls from the previous book are living together, and receive word from another like themselves who needs rescuing. After setting out, they discover new allies and an enemies, and undercover a far more reaching issue then expected.
ISBN:978-0-7851-9013-4 / 978-0-7851-9014-1 / 978-0-7851-9841-3
Bookmarks: 3.5 of 5
Intense, comical, heart-reading, and profound, the story is
worth reading and worth the hype for it. I would advise having all Nine Volumes
with you when you start to reading. You will want to keep them close so you can
read them one after the other. 
Synopsis: Set in present-day Nagasaki, Japan, a fantasy/horror series
begins when two extraordinary twins are born--one before and one after
midnight-- and one of them has access to a world filled with supernatural
beings who can enter, and impact, the world as the commonly know it. (from the online description)
Synopsis: Scattered through the galaxy are thousands of worlds
colonized by humans. Many have native microbes dangerous to the human
immigrants. Others have diseases brought to them accidentally -- or on purpose
-- by visiting ships. When millions of lives are threatened, it's a job for the
Interstellar Medical Service, and a Med Ship is sent to solve the problem.
Calhoun is the best the Med Service has, and hard experience has taught him
that often the major obstacle to curing the sick is... the sick. And removing that
kind of obstacle may take very strong medicine. (from the Goodreads
Description)
Synopsis: September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of
deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she’s trapped in the
body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine’s Home
for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends
journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find
a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn
city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver
the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his
love for Emma Bloom. (from the online description)
Synopsis: In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times best seller
The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan again plunges us into his extraordinarily
rich, totally unforgettable world:
Synopsis: The novel's hero is Diskan Fentress, mutant son of a high-ranking military official who, feeling out of place in a life that requires a certain bearing and poise (he's pitifully overgrown and clumsy), steals a spaceship and runs off to an uncharted world called Mimir to begin a new life. Norton makes the theft of the spaceship ludicrously easy (it amounts to a variation on stealing dad's keys). But clearly Diskan is not the brightest bulb on the tree, either. Crash landing in a frozen, alien wasteland, with barely enough provisions to survive, Diskan soon encounters strange indigenes called the brothers-in-fur. Their ancestors, we learn, inhabited a once-magnificent city named Xcothal, the ruins of which poor Diskan soon finds himself led to. There he meets another human, a girl named Julha Than, and a wounded alien called a Zacathan. He learns that the ruins of Xcothal contain a treasure being sought by a band of outlaws called the Jacks. (from an online review)
The story is fast-paced and as complex as it can be in such
a short series. It would perhaps benefit from a longer run which would allow
more exploration of the side-characters and the topics addresses. As it was,
the story was rushed, a bit, although complete. It could have gone deeper but
lacked time. This doesn’t mean the characters lacked depth or completeness. But
the story didn’t allow for the relationships to grow as would seem realistic. 
Synopsis: Lillian Pinkerton is tired of being teased about her height
by her classmates and tries to make the Pom Squad to improve her self-esteem
Synopsis: Discharged from the Barrayan Military Academy, Miles
Vorkosigan chances on a jumpship with a rebellious pilot and arranges to take
over the ship. Events escalate from there, and soon Miles is commander of a
mercenary fleet and reinvents himself as Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii
Mercenary Army. (from the online description)
