Lonely Planet Vanuatu & New Caledonia by Lonely Planet
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had to go online to find a travel guide for this area. Neither my library nor my bookstores stocked this book. I will be traveling by cruise ship to the area and I needed information.

This book provides history, geography, and information about flora and fauna which I look for in a travel guide. I like the medical information too. Even if I will only be in an area for less than ten hours, I want to know the sights to see and how this place may be unique in the world. There is not much special information for the cruise ship tourist. The author lists some of the cruise ship terminals and that the board of tourism will likely be close.

I recommend the book to all readers who have an interest in this topic.


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How to Use Evernote for Writing and Research: Tools for Today by Nancy L. Hendrickson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I downloaded this book for Kindle when it was free for 24 hours. It was recommended to Evernote for Genealogist Facebook group by Thomas MacEntee who knows of the author.

This book earns its 5-star rating for me because her instructions accelerated my own learning curve with the step-by-step ways Hendrickson successfully uses Evernote for her own writing and research that can also be easily adapted by students and for business. The book can be read all the way through or use the chapter links to get to the part you think might be most useful for you.

I recommend this for all readers.

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The Girl in the Converse Shoes by Yaritza Garcia
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I download this e-flash-fiction to my Nook library when it was free from BN.com

This flash fiction is only eight pages long. It is sweet and entertaining, suitable for YA readers.

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Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library from BN.com. I shelved it in romance when it should have been shelved in mystery. More specifically, shelve this as a Christian mystery.

I would normally recommend this to readers of cozy mysteries who are still comfortable with a two-body count mystery and some violent scenes, and I would give it at least three stars. I took away one star for some of the conflicts seemed too strident and for the author's proselytizing .

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Directed Verdict by Randy Singer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I downloaded this book to my Nook library when it was free from BN.com.

I slowed down reading this when I had a second legal thriller to read at the same time. The reader is introduced to Brad when he is a lawyer doing what is necesssary to defend law-breaking, civil disobedient Christians in a Federal case. I did not find Brad or his first clients to be sympathetic. As the book went on and a new case developed, I enjoyed it better than I thought I might enjoy it; but not enough to recommend it to family or friends.

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The Missing Dropbox Manual: The Complete Beginners Guide to Dropbox by Bill Gallagher
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This ebook was recommended to me by Thomas MacEntee, a member of the Technology for Genealogists Facebook group, when it was free to download to my Kindle for Android.

If you are a beginner to Dropbox, the rating may be worth 3 stars. My final rating was 2 stars because I was disappointed by the title. I had high expectations this might be a Missing Manual from the series by Pogue Press, and it is not.

I recommend it only for beginners or if it is free.

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Getting Things Done the David Allen Way with Evernote: A Beginner's Guidebook on How to Master GTD with Evernote by David Donaldson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I downloaded the Kindle ebook when it was free. A member of the Evernote for Genealogists Facebook closed group recommended it while it was free.

I give it the fourth star because the tips walked me through some different ways of using notes, such as from my ereader camera, that I had not tried before. I also learned about David Allen's GTD productivity method that I had not used before.

I recommend this more for Evernote beginners than someone who frequently uses Evernote, or I recommend it if you can still download it for free.

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Sycamore Row by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I borrowed Sycamore Row from the library on the recommendation from Don.

The structure is well-paced so that it is easy to keep turning the pages.

I recommend it to fans of legal thrillers and John Grisham's work.

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