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The Wednesday, September 26th, show at 5:00pm CST will featured an interview with Gina D, president of the Reading Across America Program and noted author/contributor and of highly praised DVD content related to The GINA D KIDS CLUB SHOW; which she hosts. The show is syndicated to over 233 Television stations in the USA and has won numerous awards for children educational television, and has Christian values in mind:
Review of
Gina D's KIDS CLUB and SING ALONG WITH GINA
THE INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“Gina D's DVDs (KIDS CLUB and SING ALONG WITH GINA D.) are wholesome and for the whole family to enjoy. The content is Christian-based and brings a unique twist of wit and creativity to children of all ages.
It's no doubt, Gina D's Kids Club is wholesome television! GINA D's dynamic, endearing, clubhouse cast provides engaging entertainment with an educational twist sensitive to children's needs.
The music is positive, upbeat, and if you close your eyes, may even replace your morning cup of coffee to give you that extra kick start.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The Wednesday, August 29th, show featured an interview with noted author Dave Harvey:
Book Review of
Dave Harvey's WHEN SINNERS SAY "I DO"
THE INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“When Sinners Say `I DO' by Dave Harvey (Foreword by Paul David Tripp) is a keeper.
Just as the Gospel is a marriage between people and God, the strongest suit of the book When Sinners Say `I DO' is how it describes SIN and how it describes GIVING SHAPE TO MERCY to allow for God's intervention.
By giving the gift of the book When Sinners Say `I DO' to a newly married couple, you will be giving them a chance at longevity in their relationship because, should they read and apply it, they will learn how their loss based on sin is preparatory for what will come in their marriage and how God's mercy finds their vulnerabilities.
Newlywed or not, without this book, couples may instead divest of the fallibilities of sin in their marriage. Whereas, with the book When Sinners Say `I DO' they at least have a chance to learn their susceptibility to sin and also learn about the hope they could hold with the shape of mercy is there; because they'll discover the power of the Gospel for their own marriage.
This is no ordinary book: When Sinners Say `I DO' is reminiscent of the (love) potency of Dr. Gary Smalley's writings.
When asking yourself, `Should I go out and get the book When Sinners Say `I DO', say `I DO,' because you will not regret it!”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The Wednesday, July 18, show featured an interview with noted author Ed Gungor:
Book Review of
Ed Gungor's THERE IS MORE TO THE SECRET
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
THE INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“There is MORE to THE SECRET, by Ed Gungor, is pure genius! As I read its 125 pages, all of only a half-inch thick, I flicked its pages in disbelief that that much meaning was packed into it by the hand of one author; all to come to realize (as I did) that more than Ed Gungor was talking through this book.
Riveting. A jolt of clear, distinct, revival to what accompanies attraction in people's lives. `For if we are only what we attract, there is the rest of the world we are missing' is, in my own words, what resonates in me when I read There is MORE to THE SECRET. I was delighted page after page to see it grow before my very eyes as being more than a repertoire of retort. In my own words, `The eye of the beholder is limited to not only that beheld but (by the actuality) that God exist as well' is the second thing I think when reading (again and again) There is MORE to THE SECRET.
Ed Gungor gives a jolt of synthesis otherwise unmatched without There is MORE to THE SECRET. What There is MORE to THE SECRET contains is more than you can whisper in someone's ear; which is why there is more (in this book) than whispered into ears by THE SECRET (that book). Ed Gungor's genius is also in taming down the initial cynicism someone may be thinking when pondering that this book is drawing attention (ironically enough) to credible gaps without coming across as being at the expense of any other publisher but the almighty; while at the same time this book's strength in reach is that it could do nothing but find another market (Christians) for the message in THE SECRET. People will want to buy both to see what the other is talking about. Whereas THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrnes, is one piece of a puzzle, Ed Gungor's There is MORE to THE SECRET springboards towards the reader to show the entire board on which the puzzle sets. It also plays the readers hand on the next move being their choice to include God or not include God. There is MORE to THE SECRET is not only an overview of what other puzzle pieces have settled on that board but also what pieces are springing up such as the correlations in (the sister book) THE SECRET.
There is MORE to THE SECRET is a joy ride from beginning to end. From its frame of references dabbling in Genies, a man from the future, to the reference to puppets and a reference to the limitations of the God as portrayed in the movie BRUCE ALMIGHTY, There is MORE to THE SECRET is also very entertaining and not over indulgent in the `I am here and you are there' mentality which unknowingly fence in sloughs of writers in the Christian books' market. There is MORE to THE SECRET exquisitely rebellions (without throwing a stone) with truths but in a complimentary fashion; form fitted to realize (a market towards) those set off course by what they might attract when possibly relinquishing their attention on only one aspect of life, an aspect other than that born of God.
I am not one for comparing books, and needless to say that Ed Gungor's last book RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES was nominated for and won BOOK OF THE YEAR (from THE INSIDE VIEW SHOW) for 2006 but, as if it was thought that `it couldn't be done, There is MORE to THE SECRET is even better yet because it is more meaningful than purpose itself because it climbs outside church walls and it tells us to remember to remember God too because he does not forget us.
There is MORE to the SECRET is deeply compelling only because it only begins to describe not only how but also the reasons for which There is MORE to THE SECRET. After all, as There is MORE to THE SECRET describes: that is why you are not to just be attracted to it as a book and why you are not only to live it to (be) more than what you want to be attracted towards, but too for what God wants for you; including those you love and the best interests of the rest of the world.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The Wednesday, May 30th, show featured an interview with noted author John J. Dwyer:
Book Review of
John J. Dwyer's WHEN THE BLUEBONNETS COME
THE INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“If you liked LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE or THE WALTONS, you'll love WHEN THE BLUE BONNETS COME.
WHEN THE BLUEBONNETS COME, by John J. Dwyer, is a caring, heartfelt book which allows readers to experience life and death through the eyes of a little child, a preacher's daughter, Katie Shanahan of Cotton Patch, Texas.
John J. Dwyer's writing style reads as though we are in the mind of a child out in the country thinking to her self and is rich with empathy; particularly notable on page 121 where he describes the credence of a child's sadness. Little Katie has many questions about life and the answers are lived out through what she learns from others and the events in this small town. Dwyer masterfully succeeds in the believability-factor that sets the reader back in a time when ears hung tight on what was said on the radio and indiscretions were mostly talked through amongst family members and amongst a close-knit town's people. As Katie's values about religion evolve, so does the reader's insight into little Katie: her rationale about people in her little town, what she thinks about a town's upheaval, tornados, influences from the world outside the town, and even what she thinks about death.
Written in the tone as if it was a diary of sorts, WHEN THE BLUEBONNETS COME, by John J. Dwyer, takes readers through the growth of spirituality in a small town, relives its uproars and the eventual role of religion on a small town. With its strongest jolt of wisdom at the book's end, WHEN THE BLUEBONNETS COME is packed with endearment as little Katie grows her memories into a lifelong understanding that the memories and stories of those we love, linger with us long after they pass.
Her great deal of respect for her Father marks times in his life and creates anchors for her experiences in the thrill of sports, empathy in defeat, uncertainty, influences of the spoke word, influences from the Bible, and by story's end lives to tell about it all to her Son who learns what the fields of Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrushes meant to his Grandpa Ethan. Ethan Shanahan, her Father, lived and died between the covers of this book, but by book's end, readers get to know what he meant to little Katie and what she later relayed to her Son. As she reflects on her life and what a field of bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes meant to her Dad, she relinquishes this wisdom to her own Son and, by that, embellishes the meaning of having the circle of life come full-circle.
With WHEN THE BLUE BONNETS COME, Dwyer gives (readers) back a taste of where Texas hospitality got its roots! WHEN THE BLUE BONNETS COME will remind readers of all ages that life is a nurturing process minded by simple relationships that, when looked back on, builds meaning in each others lives.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The Wednesday, April 25th, show featured an interview with acclaimed author Michelle Katz (of ABC) and host of Today's Health:
Book Review of
Michelle Katz's, HEALTHCARE for LESS: Getting the Care You Need--Without Breaking the Bank
THE INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“It most likely was not too long ago when you needed tips for saving and getting healthcare for less. The inevitable (resource), Michelle Katz's book HEALTHCARE FOR LESS: Getting the Care You Need Without Breaking the Bank, answers head-on the antagonistic issue we must each face: How do we each come to grips that our body will deteriorate and we will get ill?
HEALTHCARE FOR LESS is a tremendous resource each doctor's office and each family ought to have in their home because it helps answer the million dollar question, `Why is healthcare so expensive and what can we do to save?'
Its ready-made tips are simple to apply. And, why not, as healthcare costs loom as the enemy, go out and get HEALTHCARE FOR LESS?
Yes, every now and then along comes a book that can easily be your family's best friend when it comes time to bridging the gap between what would otherwise be technical lingo and that which stands between you and saving money.
HEALTHCARE FOR LESS gives us a tool for introspection on our own self value enough to have us want to ask the questions of the healthcare system.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The March 28th show featured the February 7th interview with noted author Timothy Lane. Special Thanks to Listeners for supporting the show and to Bennigan's for underwriting the show.
The February 7th show featured an interview with insightful author Timothy Lane.
Book Review of
Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp's book, HOW PEOPLE CHANGE.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating):
“In a world where it seems the only people that like change are babies in diapers,
Timothy S. Lane's & Paul David Tripp's new book, HOW PEOPLE CHANGE, will
not only help others grow in grace, each as an individuals with a community of faith, but also will help people grow in knowledge about Jesus Christ because it's filled with its gospel-centered glory and Christ-centered wisdom. If you want change to have a lasting influence in your life, spare some change and get HOW PEOPLE CHANGE for your congregation or family. It will be money well spent on your community of faith.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The January 25th show featured the announcement of the BOOK OF THE YEAR (Ed Gungor's Religiously Transmitted Diseases) and AUDIO BOOK OF THE YEAR (John McCutheon's Christmas in the Trenches)
The December 20th show featured an interview with author Ed Gungor whose new book RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES was nominated and then won THE INSIDE VIEW SHOW's "best of the best" BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD also called the MAPS Award. An excerpt from one of the many nominations read: "This book may change our community forever."
Book Review of
Ed Gungor's book, RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“Ed Gungor's RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES is a `connect the dots' between some dots in human nature called distractions and another called human judgment.
He draws a picture that distraction away from God is not the disease. Instead human nature itself is the disease that thwarts the progress of a group of people supposedly joined in common purpose.
Ed Gungor methodically carves away at flaws in human nature and artfully displays how subjectivity in judging others pulls us away from a focus on God while at church. Proving that self-righteousness was never so wrong.
Although the title sounds religion-specific, it offers a lesson that does not need
religion to make the lesson have credence: that human nature itself has an affinity towards a premature judgment of people wherever people gather. Moral of the story, do not take your eye off the people for they may be the very ones whose behavior holds the cure to a church's infection aka distraction away from God. Gungor's genius is in displaying how an infected church is full of people distracted with pre-guessing about what God wants for his people.
What lingers on after this read is that church is not the place to judge each other as to the level we each conform. Instead, we can each see the signs and symptoms when a body of people have susceptibility to the frailties of human nature itself.
RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES is a delightful morsel for those who always knew their church was infected and it had less to do with religion than met the eye. While many focus on how the disease is transmitted, Gungor shows the solution to preventing it from spreading is more about seeing the early signs and symptoms of the infection.
Although clapping in church is not acceptable in some churches, it is very likely there will be many closet-clappers in churches across the globe after reading
RELIGIOUSLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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For November, we had a special, a recorded tribute to all those who support the show and a phone drive that thanked those publishers, and sponsors; wishing them and theirs a fruitful Holiday Season.
The October 24th show, at 8:30 am CST, featured an interview with notable author, folksinger, songwriter and musician John McCutcheon. Congrats to Peachtree Press and author John McCutcheon. We've received word that since being on THE INSIDE VIEW SHOW, John McCutcheon is a 2007 Grammy Award nominee (December 8, 2006) for CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (Peachtree Publishers, 2006) in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
Book Review of
John McCutcheon's book CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (audio book with two songs).
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
“John McCutcheon's CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES captures the spirit of fellowship in the most unlikeliest of settings. An inspirational story set in war time one Christmas Eve, centers around a bold man walking across the battlefield with a Christmas Tree in hand, daring it all and his life, to show that a spirit of fellowship around the Holiday season can rise above political affairs and rise above all obstacles no matter how impossible they seem. An unlikely celebration took place.
The hardcover edition includes a CD of the audio book (Track 1) read by the author and two songs: `Silent Night' and `Christmas in the Trenches' sung by the author. With a combination of song and literature, in a folklore tone, John McCutcheon takes us back in time. The reminiscing began as the story began, as a Grandfather is asked by his Grandson `what was your favorite Christmas?' (of all time), and then the story unfolds as the Grandfather reminisces with his Grandson. The song on Track 2, `Silent Night,' is notably punctuated by Track 3's `Christmas in the Trenches' that describes how the two armies were singing Holiday cheers to each other across the battlefield as Christmas Eve turned into Christmas Day. The song tracks allow the reader to relive and reminisce about the message in the story; as opposing sides set down their arms to sing together and pay tribute to the Holiday spirit as their unlikely time-out reminded all there just what the Holiday spirit is all about. John McCutcheon's soothing, calming voice, and his storytelling ability, adds a dimension worth listening to over and over and over again. I did, for 4 straight hours (story is six minutes and there are nine minutes of songs.)
CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES is a `must read' and the BONUS CD, with songs and the story, exudes an essence where one can easily imagine reading and listening to CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES each year as a Holiday tradition with your family. If you do, it will be one tradition they all will remember for a long time coming! All together combined, with the bonus songs and, with the story's strong message about the spirit of fellowship, it all make for a perfect entertaining, meaning-filled, gift just in time for the Holidays. Peachtree Publishers has a real winner here.”
Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of THE INSIDE VIEWTM
broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate.
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The September 22nd broadcast commemorated Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) and reminded listeners of the historical Famous Firsts for Hispanic Americans in literature and other mediums of expression. The show honored Hispanic American accomplishments and featured call in guests honoring those who had an influence in their lives. The supporter honor roll was announced as well.
The July 19th show featured an interview with renowned author R.K. Mortenson.
Book Review of
R.K. Mortenson's book series, books 1-3, featuring Landon Snow:
1) Landon Snow And the Auctor's Riddle,
2) Landon Snow And the Shadows of Malus Quidam,
3) Landon Snow And the Island of Arcanum
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
Click-on above review to get to the full written review
The June 25th show featured an interview with acclaimed author Barbara Youngblood Carr.
Book Review of
Barbara Youngblood Carr's book, QUILTED MEMORIES.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
Featured on the May 17th show which featured an interview with acclaimed author Michael Brown:
Book Review of
Michael Brown's book, THE PRESENCE PROCESS.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
Featured from THE INSIDE VIEW in April was Coach Marsha Sharp & Emily Sharp's book, TALL ENOUGH TO COACH:
Book Review of
Coach Marsha Sharp & Emily Sharp's book, TALL ENOUGH TO COACH:
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
Featured on the March 15th show which featured an interview with acclaimed author Tamara Monosoff:
Book Review of
Tamara Monosoff's book, The Mom INVENTORS HANDBOOK.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
Featured on the February 22nd show:
Book Review of
Mack Brown and Bill Little's book, ONE HEARTBEAT.
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
A "Don't miss"...
Mack Brown and Bill Little's book, ONE HEARTBEAT II: The Road to the National Championship
The INSIDE VIEWTM RATING     (five star rating)
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Congratulations to Thomas Nelson Publishers since the KNLE -THE INSIDE VIEW SHOW-
BOOK OF THE YEAR
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by Ed Gungor
whose interview aired December 23rd.
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The BOOK OF THE YEAR (MAPS AWARD) and the MEDALS OF HONOR award are selected through a nomination process from the "Best of the Best."
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Also, congratulations to Peachtree Publishers since the KNLE -THE INSIDE VIEW SHOW-
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is CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES
by John McCutcheons
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