Nancy Sundstrom

Books Nancy Sundstrom The engaging first novel by independent film producer and screenwriter Elisabeth Robinson is full of surprises and contrasts, acquitting “The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters“ as the work of a much more accomplished author.

Features Nancy Sundstrom Sara Anderson has had a remarkable life, one that has been filled with the headiest kinds of successes and lows that would continue to bottom out her even when she thought they couldn‘t get any worse.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Curling up with a hot tell-all about Hollywood isn‘t a bad way to pass a cold winter‘s night, and there are a few new ones out there that fit the bill quite nicely.

Books Nancy Sundstrom In recent years, thousands of books have been dedicated to the topic of what causes Americans to be so remarkably over-stressed. The irony is that the act of even trying to narrow down one‘s choice of what to read on the subject could be overwhelming enough to make one abandon the effort altogether.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Let‘s get the excerpt out of the way first, and you tell me what classic novel is evoked in the opening paragraphs of Colin Harrison‘s (“Afterburn“) latest novel, “The Havana Room.“
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Books Nancy Sundstrom Atkins, South Beach and the Zone are the leading three low-carb diets, and the virtues and weaknesses of each particular plan makes for regular water cooler chat all over the country. If you are curious about these three diets and their differences, the following will provide a brief overview to their main strategies and focus of each.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Just how big is the low-carb craze? In a word - huge - and it doesn‘t look like that‘s going to change anytime soon.

Books Nancy Sundstrom
If you‘re looking for a happy outlook for life in Northern Michigan, check out the recent economic forecast issued by the Grand Traverse Area Chamber of Commerce, which predicts a steady four percent growth rate for the region through 2010.

Books Nancy Sundstrom The latest book from Sabin Willett (“The Betrayal,“ “The Deal“) reads very much like a “Bonfire of the Vanities“ for the new millennium. Small wonder, then, that he has earned comparisons to Tom Wolfe for his keen eye, satiric point of view and steadily-guided wordsmithing when it comes to turning a spotlight on early-21st-century sensibilities.

Books Nancy Sundstrom There‘s a lot of ground covered in Pete Dexter‘s haunting new book and it‘s a testament to the versatility and intelligence of the National Book Award-winning author of “Paris Trout,“ “Deadwood,“ “God‘s Pocket“ and “The Paperboy.“ This time around, he uses a “Train“ to help the reader with the journey.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Richard North Patterson is one of the most popular and resourceful writers around when it comes to marrying the realities of special interest, insider politics in Washington with nail-biting plots loaded with suspense and intrigue. Of his 11 novels, there have been seven consecutive international bestsellers, and his most recent, “Protect and Defend,“ was compared to landmarks in the genre, such as Allen Drury‘s “Advise and Consent“ and Gore Vidal‘s “Lincoln.“

Books Nancy Sundstrom Just in time for Christmas is a book with a title that‘s enough to make you grimace without picking it up to read one further word.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Can you identify the author of this quote: “When I was a baby I remember one moment of calm peace, then three minutes after that it was on.“
Not surprisingly, it is Tupac Shakur, the hip-hop megastar who, seven years after his murder, is again explaining his tumultuous, controversial life in “Tupac: Resurrection,“ a hot new best-seller and a documentary movie of the same name.

Books Nancy Sundstrom Two area women have written memoirs about their lives, and both are compelling reads that will be of interest not only to the many residents of the region who know the authors personally, but to readers in general who have an interest in the subject matter each one addresses.

Books Nancy Sundstrom 2003 has been a year packed with revealing autobiographies like “A Million Little Pieces“ and “Dry“ that have not been for the faint of heart. One of the very latest is Julie Gregory‘s horrifying and unforgettable “Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood.“ If you can get through it without becoming ill yourself (and with good reason), you‘ll find that this first-of-its-kind memoir is a triumph of words and spirit, and very much worth the effort.