Anastasia (Volume 1 of The Ringing Cedars of Russia Series) by Vladimir Megre Now on Sale!

A New Updated author's Edition!

"ANASTASIA", the first book of the Ringing Cedars Series, tells the story of entrepreneur Vladimir Megre's trade trip to the Siberian taiga in 1995, where he witnessed incredible spiritual phenomena connected with sacred 'ringing cedar" trees.  He spent three days with a woman named Anastasia who shared with him her unique outlook on subjects as diverse as gardening, child-rearing, healing, nature, sexuality, religion, and more.  This wilderness experience transformed Vladimir so deeply that he abandoned his commercial plans and, penniless, went to Moscow to fulfill Anastasia's request and write a book about the spiritual insights she so generously shared with him.  True to her promise this life-changing book, once written, has become an international best-seller and has touched the hearts of millions of people world-wide.

You can buy this fascinating book on Amazon by CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

Now on Sale at Amazon - "Any Two Can Be Twindollicious" by Natasha Danna

Here's a cute little kids book that Sara and Kyle recommend (well...mostly Sara. It's more of a girl's book).  It's called "Any Two Can Be Twindollicious" by Natasha Danna and it's currently on sale at Amazon for $2.99 (Kindle Edition) and $17.41 (hardcover).  Here is the description:

Violet and Kelly are a pair of spunky twins who love doing everything together!  They play games, dress alike, and share all of their secrets.  Then one day, Abigail shows up and makes the girls question their own individuality.

By helping others each in her own way, Violet and Kelly discover that who they truly are comes from inside.  As their mom says, "Twindollicious, precisely!"

I had a chance to actually read this book to Sara and Kyle and I wrote up a review for it on Amazon.  Here is the text of my review:

"I have two children, a 6 year old boy and an 8 year old girl.  Though definitely not twins, they still thoroughly enjoyed the story (my daughter a little more so.)  Even though this is a story about twins, the themes could easily apply to any two siblings (two boys, two girls, boy/girl) who are always being compared to each other.  The author of the story teaches some great lessons about individuality and "not judging a book by its cover."  I'd also like to single out the fantastic illustrations.  Very well done and professional.

Near the end of the story, when the twins work together to capture an overly-excited guinea pig, we finally learn their individual strengths.  This reminded me of my own kids.  My son is afraid of spiders, but my daughter isn't, and when my son recently saw a large spider in his bedroom, my daughter grabbed an empty spaghetti-sauce bottle to trap the spider, and then released it outside.  It's teamwork, and that's really what "Any Two Can Be Twindollicious" is all about."

Ok, I do have to admit that I was given a free copy of the book in exchange for my review, but the review is sincere.  It is a good book, and much better than most of the other children's books I've read lately on the Kindle.

You can buy the book now by clicking this link.

Sara & Kyle : Students of the Year!

Well, this is one of those moments as a parent where you feel really proud of your children.  Both Sara and Kyle won special awards at a ceremony this evening at the local high school.  The ceremony was invitation only, and only a handful of students from each class got an award.  In what was the biggest surprise to both Christy and I, Kyle won the award for "Student of the Year 2012-2013."  Kyle was a bit slow starting off at the beginning of the school year, but really turned it around by the end.

Sara received a special award (a medal) for her outstanding achievements in the "Gifted and Talented" program.  Sara has been a great student since her first day in Pre-K, and now I'm glad to see Kyle is catching up.

The BEST Kindle Deals at "Click Reading"

Okay, here is a website that I'm proud to advertise on my blog.  Why?  Because it's all about Kindle Books!    As someone who sells books exclusively for the Kindle, I think this is a great website to discover new, highly rated books at low prices (and many are FREE!)

Don't have a Kindle?  No problem.  If you are just using a PC, or you have an iPad, you can just download the Kindle app and it will give you access to all the Kindle Books.  No more excuses of "Oh...I don't have a Kindle!"  That won't work anymore.  Start your reading adventure now!

Here is the website:  www.clickreading.com  
The link above will take you right there!

Hopefully you'll see one of my books on there eventually.  :)

Now on Sale, Caldric Blackwell's "The Enchanted River Race" !!

Here's a cool new children's book that's now on sale.  It's called "The Enchanted River Race" by Caldric Blackwell.  Here's the synopsis:

When eleven-year old Lorovia is chosen to captain her district's ship in her village's enchanted river race, she anticipates a friendly romp down the river.  She quickly discovers, however, the race is anything but friendly, and she finds herself facing mystical landscapes, magical obstacles, and cutthroat competition.  With the help of her two best friends, Amy must rise to the occasion or risk continuing her district's decades-long losing streak.

You can buy this book here at Amazon.

You can also buy it here at Barnes and Noble.

And here at Powell's Books.

And finally, here at Indie Bound.

If you'd like more information about the author, you can visit his personal website here.

Video - Paul McCartney - Hey Jude - Austin TX 5/22/13

Here's my other video from the concert.  Now you can experience "Hey Jude" from the nosebleed section of the Frank Erwin Center.

Video - Paul McCartney - All My Loving - Austin TX 5/22/13

One of only two short videos that I shot at the McCartney concert here in Austin.