Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood Book Review

 

 

 

 

Ghost Town Living is a story of Brent Underwood and how he purchased Cerro Gordo. It was listed at $925,000 and he used most of his life savings to save this historical place. This was an abandoned ghost town above Death Valley. This town was once the largest silver mine located in California. It used to house 4000 people decades ago. He shared the history of the mine and how William Burro Schmidt one day decided that he was tired of going around the mountain with his gold ore. He wanted to go through it. He built a tunnel and the deeper you go the lower the ceiling become. The mines produced refined silver and is estimated at half a billion dollars’ worth. He also has an active YouTube channel showing the town and the adventures he faced. There has been earthquakes, fires, and floods. This book was very interesting in showcasing the history and his idea of saving this place. 

 

 

 

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Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time by Marc Zao-Sanders Book Review

Timeboxing is a new concept to help readers to focus on one day at a time. He explained that he wrote this book because he struggled with managing his time. He realized that he wasn’t in control and he would do what he was told. He kept a to do list but didn’t prioritize it. After several admits, he learned how to create a spreadsheet and spend a certain amount of time on tasks. He shared how he grew it into a concept called timeboxing. He used Google calendar to log down how long he would spend on things. This helped him to get organize and get better managing his time. He encouraged readers to begin each day by brainstorming and writing down what all you will be trying to accomplish that day. This should take about 15-30 minutes max. You can either do it the night before or the day of. He revealed the process and the benefits throughout the book if we would take the time to plan our days out. Each book chapter contained a keyword section, word count, and read time. This book has the power to assist readers in making better use of their time. 

 

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Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood by Russ Tamblyn Book Review

Dancing on the Edge is an autobiography of Russ Tamblyn and how this famous act can to be. One of his most famous acting roles was in the original West Side Story. He is an actor and a dancer and he also taught some moves later on to Elvis Presley. It was interesting to read about how he became an actor and his first role that changed the course of his life. This led him to having an agent and additional role that came. He even discussed his life affairs and how his marriage of 20 years ended. This book is a great read for people who enjoy reading about young Hollywood and they can see how it has changed. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Get Off the X: CIA Secrets for Conquering Obstacles and Achieving Your Life’s Mission by Michele Rigby Assad Book Review

In Get Off the X, Michele Rigby revealed some of the stories she experienced when she worked in the CIA. She changed some of the information to protect certain details. She shared how since September 11 things have changed and the way we operate. She was trained to survive a criminal ambush, kidnapping, or terror attack. She explained what x means and how this is in reference to the location of the enemy attacking us and how we could also be the most vulnerability. The training she has had helped her to get through some tricky challenges. There is countless stories and adventure through the book. She revealed ways in dealing with feeling stuck in your own life and how to handle when you’re unsure of your purpose. She used stories in the book as tools on how to apply the lesson to your own life. This book is excellent in sharing real life stories and readers will be in awe and shocked by some of them. It was interesting in how she related them back to lessons we can use in our own lives. 

 

 

 

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Game Plan: A Proven Approach to Work, Live, and Play at the Highest Level Possible—for as Long as Possible by Mike Mancias Book Review

In Game Plan, Mike Mancias has released a helpful guide in getting the most out of your body. He begins the book by asking readers what they want to get out of their body today, next week, new month, and next year. He shared how he met LeBron James while he was playing in the NFL. He was looking for help in his training. At first, he wanted to train better and recover quicker. Then it grew over time he wanted to be the GOAT for as long as he could. Now, his goal is play in the NFL with his son. He has also helped train Usher, Myles Garrett, just to name a few. His program has assisted them in maintaining their longevity. 

 

He begins by asking readers what do they want to get from their body today and do I have a team to support me. He encouraged readers to write down their 6 reasons and hopes that they have to accomplish with their bull’s-eyes. He discussed what to eat in this book. He asked readers to ask themselves why did they choose what they eat or will choose either it being a snack or a meal. It’s critical to think about eating in terms of longevity and most of us doesn’t think about that we are focus on the now. He explained how sometimes we could not be hungry we could really be thirsty. Overeating could be linked to us being tired and sleepy because we failed to get a good night’s sleep. He breaks down proteins, carbs, fats, and water. He recommended that we drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. He suggested to eat 5-6 small meals a day. One of the benefits of this is protein will be accessible to your body. He also covered different types of exercises to do and samples of the moves. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book to anyone who is looking for ways to improve their health. This isn’t a typical diet book and it’s meant to be a resource for longevity health. It was interesting to hear about how he trained some of the well know celebrities and has helped them with this plan. There are tons of helpful food charts and pictures of exercises and an explanation on how to property do them. This book is very helpful and beneficial and contains countless information on getting healthier. 

 

 

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CSB Jesus Daily Bible Review and Giveaway

 

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center of each day.

• The NEW CSB Jesus Daily Bible includes a 52-week, Christ-focused, guided reading plan that you can join at any point during the year.

• Day by day, you'll thematically study Scripture through a weekly introduction, helpful articles and infographics, and a weekly summary to help you understand Jesus’s central role from Genesis to Revelation.

• See how every page of God’s Word points to the bigger story of Jesus.

• Every page of God’s Word points to the bigger story of Jesus. And every day, the CSB Jesus Daily Bible will help you see how.

• Read through the Bible this year—and keep Jesus at the center of each day.

My Review:

This Bible is written in the style of the Christian Standard version. It is very easy to read along with. The author, Dwayne Mililoni has been a pastor for over 25 years he has studied the scriptures. He is currently serving at Open Door Church and he is cofounded of the Pillar Network. The author begins the Bible with a special introduction describing how the Bible was written by over 40 authors over two millennia. The Bible was written to explained how Christ died for our redemption and took our place for our sins. Some of the guidance he had for readers is to listen to what you read, think about what you read, mediate, worship, seek the Holy Spirit, and find Christ. This Bible is distinctive in the fact that is geared to help you read the Bible in a full year. It is built on a 5-day reading plan so that means if you miss two days you still got plenty on time to get caught up. You could also use those two extra days to reread what you read. This is just my idea because I know some readers would prefer to read 7 days a week. But this would be a good workaround for those and would probably help you to learn even more. Each week has an introduction about what you are going to be reading about and there is a special summary at the end of the 5 days recapping what you read. He also has another introduction on the side of the pages explaining who, what, when, where, and why. There are colorful maps and a concordance. 

 

 

 

 

I thought this Bible was very unique in providing readers with the days broken down on where to begin each day throughout the Bible. You didn't have to flip to a special reading chart to see how much to read. There is a checklist you can use but I believe it made it super informal to know what to read. This translation of the Bible is broken down where every day people can understand and not get confused with what the message is in the scriptures. The weekly summaries are wonderful and helped you to recap what you learned. I believe if readers will use this Bible for the entire year, they would see their relationship with Christ grow and you might even catch something new you haven't seen before by reading some of the notes from this pastor. There is even some application section to help readers apply what they learn. 

 

 

 

 

The Bible itself has a golden color ribbon to make it easy to bookmark your spot. The Bible contains black color text with the exception of blue headings. It has a two-column text format and 9.5-point font. It has a presentation page if you're giving it as a gift. It comes in a beautiful blue color with gold design on the cover for the hardcover edition. But there are a few others available in leather and cloth over board. 

 

 

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