{"id":412349,"date":"2024-08-08T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=412349"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"BookTrib-s-Bites-Dive-Head-First-Into-These-Four-Summer-Reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/BookTrib-s-Bites-Dive-Head-First-Into-These-Four-Summer-Reads\/","title":{"rendered":"BookTrib\u2019s Bites: Dive Head First Into These Four Summer Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NewsUSA)<\/a> – \"WhenWhen I Stop Fighting<\/em><\/strong> by Daryl Dittmer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJust like water seeks its own level, so does everything else, including idiots. I was one of those at that point in my life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an eye-opening, honest, unapologetic take on life — about overcoming obstacles, overcoming addictions, and taking risks. The author is a regular guy with a regular upbringing. He was not living anything close to a productive, happy, fulfilling life. He was digging himself deeper into the quagmire of dysfunction, addiction to drugs and alcohol, hiding, fears, and dishonesty.<\/p>\n

A moment of honesty and clarity shone a flicker of hope and opened his eyes to the potential for a different way of approaching life. This is a must-read if you or someone you know is struggling, stuck, scared, unsure, or in need of a brand-new way of perceiving themselves, their world, and this journey we call life.\u00a0 Purchase at<\/a>https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Y4DMBG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PeachPeach Tea Smash<\/em> by Laura Childs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland\u2013themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.<\/p>\n

During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He\u2019s been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the grist mill.<\/p>\n

Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. It\u2019s only after Cricket and Delaine beg Theodosia to investigate that she realizes the killer might have mistaken Harlan for his crazy son, Duke. After all, Duke is a slum landlord and recently injured a woman in a boating accident. Includes delicious recipes and tea time tips! Purchase at<\/a>https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VathuV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"VermilionVermilion Harvest by Reenita M. Hora<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA stunning love story amidst one of the darkest moments in modern Indian history.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a politically tense Amritsar in 1919, an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher and a feisty Muslim student activist fall in love, but find that courting openly is easier said than done. Not only are they from different communities but his political activism comes at the cost of their romance.<\/p>\n

Against the deadline of a ticking timebomb, the schoolteacher must find her lover to warn him about General Dyer\u2019s impending attack on Jallianwallah Bagh. But will she succeed in getting to the venue on time? \u201cPlaytime at the Bagh\u201d during Baisakhi is a metaphor for General Dyer\u2019s game of bullets in Jallianwallah Bagh on April 13, 1919.<\/p>\n

Love, hate, denial and betrayal are wrapped inside a single love story capturing today\u2019s hope with yesterday\u2019s despair. Purchase at https:\/\/amzn.to\/3W0P5bd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"500500 Ways to Eat Like a Local<\/em><\/strong> by Jon Douglas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hungry readers will delight in the intriguing stories behind the Philly cheesesteak, the Chicago-style hot dog, Nashville hot chicken and hundreds more of the best regional foods in the United States. Explore dishes that are only found in certain parts of the country or are connected to a particular place where they originated \u2013 including 16 different styles of pizza, 17 kinds of pie and 18 types of burgers.<\/p>\n

Buy a copy for yourself (or a friend) if you\u2019re fascinated by culinary history, planning a trip to an unfamiliar part of the U.S. or a fan of Roadfood. Includes more than 1,000 restaurant suggestions, and available in both paperback and ebook formats. Readers say: \u201cA must for your next cross-country sojourn \u2026 thoughtful and well-researched \u2026 hugely detailed and entertainingly well-written.\u201d A #1 Amazon bestseller! Purchase at bit.ly\/eatlikealocalus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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