Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Soap Opera
Anyone out still watch the daytime dramas? To be honest I still watch short snippets of the ones still on television. My favorite back in high school was General Hospital and even today I still watch maybe at the most a half hour or so. My other favorites which are no longer on were All My Children, One Life to Live and Ryan's Hope. When I was little there were a few that I watched with my mom for I was not in school yet and they were 'The Secret Storm' and 'Love of Life' and I think 'The Doctors' and 'Days of Our Lives' which is still on today. They covered so many issues from drugs, sex, divorce and many other issues to numerous to list here. The characters were like family at times even though at various times in the stories all you wanted to do was slap them silly for some very stupid acts.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The New Heaven and the New Earth
Anyone out there that believe in the idea of the New Heaven and the New Earth. I have read in a spiritual newsletter that this is when Heaven comes down to Earth. There will be no pain of any kind. There will be plenty of food and water. It will be a chance to catch up with family members that have gone before.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Streets of Panic Park
Who out there has ever read the Goosebumps books by R.L. Stine? You know the horror/thriller novels that are supposed to be for kids, but for some reason this adult likes them to. R.L. Stine has written 'The Streets of Panic Park' a part of the Goosebumps Horrorland series. In this edition a group of young kids and their parents go to Horrorland, an amusement park that is scary fun for all, but for a few kids they are told to go to Panic Park that has been closed for decades and the horror begins but will fear win out.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Stall Buddies
Here is an old children's chapter book entitled 'Stall Buddies' written by Penny Pollock and illustrated by Gail Owens. This is the story of a young horse by the name of Scarlett who was bought by a horse trainer Bud the owner of the farm. Scarlett is to be a horse racer but must figure out a way so that she will not be afraid of every little thing. Scarlett makes friends at her new home, but does she really fit. Gail Owens' illustrations are like pencil sketches but well-detailed and does tell the story as well as Penny's words.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Imagine Love A Novel
Katherine Stone has written a romance novel entitled 'Imagine Love' A Novel. This is a story that travels from the United States to Great Britain back to the United States. The story of Cole and Claire and a relationship with music that is personal and professional. The story starts with Cole taking his baby brother to safety but telling everyone that he died. The other story that is interrelated to Cole and Claire's story is the one that deals with Lady Sarah Pembroke and the relationship with a Jack Dalton who will have a surprise for all. This is a story that mainly takes place around Christmas Eve and New Years Day. Katherine Stone is quite descriptive in her characters, settings in the story and plot dealings that will have you reading to see what happens to a country singer of love songs to his cherished girlfriend and even his two-year-old brother he said died.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Playing for Pizza
John Grisham famous for his legal stories like 'The Client' and 'The Pelican Brief' has written a football story entitled 'Playing for Pizza' a story about a fictional NFL football player named Rick Dockery and his ups and downs with American football and becomes the quarterback for the Parma Panthers. Rick has some decisions to make about his career and what he really wants to do with his life. This is somewhat based on a true story. This is also a story that will give you a tour of Italy from the food and wine to the history as well when Rick goes along with his gal pal on her journeys.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The World of Nursing
In this series of articles and I am not sure on how many there will be I will be describing nursing skills and how they may or may not have changed over the years. It will be a series that will include history as well as how nurses' notes in patient charts have changed. The articles will have an individual skill as in handwashing, which is one of the very first skills that one learns as a nurse or in any caring profession. I plan on typing the skill verbatim from my nursing textbooks and comparing that with another version of handwashing from another caring profession or from how they washed hands in the past (giving credit to that author of that textbook.) Then I will describe the differences if there are any.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Dead
'The Dead' is a youth novel written by Charlie Higson. I found this book in my grandnephew's old bedroom after he moved. This is a zombie story that covers the gambit of rich and poor. It is a story of adult zombies attacking kids after becoming infected. This is a story that Charlie Higson shows and tells how youth can overcome diversity in many ways. To me the scenes depicted are quite graphic at times. You can see the similarities to a television program known as 'The Living Dead' except with kids in the lead. It is a quick read and at times quite intriguing.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Shelter of Hope
At times I am a reader of the Harlequin romance story. They are not always just about love and sex. There are a lot of them that are purely very good family stories like 'Shelter of Hope New Friends Street written by Lyn Cote. This is the story of Marc Chambers and Rosa Santos and how they help each other in many ways. The main plot of this story is in how a community can come together to help one of its own.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Death List
'The Death List' is a thriller written by Paul Johnston. This is a novel about a woman named Jawinder Newton and her story will be told by the detectives who will begin to define what has happened to her life in a drastic manner. Jawinder has to go through many ups and downs through this case to determine the guilty and the not guilty. Paul Johnston is the writer that is quite descriptive in the scenes of the book and will keep you reading to the end.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The O'Hurley's
Nora Roberts also had a second volume of two books for 'The O'Hurley's'. These two books are titled 'O'Hurley's Return' and the individual books are entitled 'Skin Deep' and 'Without a Trace'. 'Skin Deep' is the story of another sister by the name of Chantel who is mainly all business with her decisions on life and relationships and 'Without a Trace' is all about their only brother who is close to his family, but needed to find his own way in life, but he also needed something else to be truly happy.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The O'Hurley's
Nora Robert's has written another series and this one is entitled 'The O'Hurley's'. The first one is entitled 'O'Hurley Born' when you meet Abby and Maddy O'Hurley. This volume has two novels each entitled 'The Last Honest Woman' and the second entitled 'Dance to the Piper'. This is the story of family and/or career and the choice that these two have made for their lives. It is a romance, but again I read Nora Roberts novels for the family aspects. 'O'Hurley Born' is each of these women meets and slowly understands what being in a relationship means to each other. 'The Last Honest Women' is the book that deals with Abby and her choices she makes and made. 'Dance to the Piper' is all about Maddy and her career as a dancer and her various choices.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
