Money Secrets of the Amish

I just finished reading "Money Secrets of the Amish". This is another book I received free from "BookSneeze" just for writing this review. This book was really out of my circle for normal reading material. I have never read a book on money and how to be smart with it. I found that it drew me in with the little tips and quirks about the Amish and how they live. All the information is easy is understand and almost obvious. I gained a hole new respect for the Amish people and there way of life. Don't get me wrong I 'm not going to stop using buttons and start riding in a horse and buggy. I will however be using quite a few of the tips and ideas that I found it this book. This book really made me look closely at the money problems in our house hold. It even sparked a three hour conversation between my husband and I about where we could be cutting corners. Overall I found this book to be four stars out of five. If I knew a friend that was looking for books on money then I would definitely recommend this book to them.

Room

I heard about this book when I was on vacation, my sister told me about it. On the last few days of my vacation I gave in to that nagging feeling in the back of my head telling me I had to read this book. I found it in the book store, right up front on the employee pick section. I was already in the middle of another book when I got this one but decided to just give it a tiny look.
Now mind you I have a busy life including three kids five and under, I still read this book in under two days. I just had to finish the book. I got back home from vacation a day latter and I had an hour left of the book. Sadly I dumped the kids on my husband and just sat reading.
The Room is write from the point of view of a five year old boy, if you think that would be enough your wrong. This child was born and raised in a room with no windows (except a skylight), and taught that nothing existed out side this room. The book centers around the boy turning five and starting to figure out the world and then how he deals with the real world when he escapes.
This book really hit home since I myself am a mother and that I have a five year old. I have found Emma Donoghue an insightful and breath taking author to read. Despite the degradation of the entire situation I came away from feeling Jack's (the five year old boy) Innocence and unabashed love. This book simply blew me away, five out of five stars here, a must read.