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Welcome!! My name is Paul Lappen. I am in my early 60s, single, and live in Connecticut USA. This blog will consist of book reviews, written by me, on a wide variety of subjects. I specialize, as much as possible, in small press and self-published books, to give them whatever tiny bit of publicity help that I can. Other than that, I am willing to review nearly any genre, except poetry, romance, elementary-school children's books and (really bloody) horror.

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Ethiopian Bible in English Complete: Amplified Edition

 Ethiopian Bible in English Complete: Amplified Edition, Eddie Helton Brooks, 2024, ISBN 979-8-33791-891-4

This contains 150 religious books. It starts with many of the Books of the Christian Bible, including Genesis, Exodus, Job, Proverbs, Acts, the 4 Gospels and the Book of Revelation.

It is followed by several deuterocanonical Books, like Judith, Additions to Esther, Prayer of Manasseh and 1-4 Maccabees. It also contains Extra-Canonical and Apocryphal Books, like The Vision of Isaiah, Psalm 151, The Psalms of Solomon, The Testament of Abraham and The Sibylline Oracles.

The comes some examples of Christian Apocrypha. These include The Epistle of Barnabas, The Gospel of Mary, The Martyrdom of Polycarp, The Acts of Paul and Thecla, The Gospel of Judas, The Gospel of Truth and The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs.

My only criticism of this book is that some sort of explanation of what an Ethiopian Bible is (even just a couple of paragraphs on the back cover) would have helped a lot. For those who are already familiar with an Ethiopian Bible, this book is very much worth picking up and reading at any point for a few minutes a day. 

Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Complete Crock Pot Cookbook for Beginners

The Complete Crock Pot Cookbook for Beginners, Terry Stover, 2024

Did you receive a crock pot as a gift, and don't know what to do with it? Would you like to have dinner ready after a hard day at work? This book may be able to help.

A crock pot can help a person to, for instance, use more affordable cuts of meat, and turn them into flavorful and healthy meals. It also means less time spent in the kitchen. With a little bit of preparation, just add the ingredients, and turn on the crock pot. Leave it on for a couple of hours, and your meal will be hot and juicy.

A person can cook a lot more than just chili or pot roast in a crock pot. Other recipes in this book are: huevos rancheros, peach French toast bake, rice and turkey crock pot bake, sesame pork ribs, potluck beef barbecue, Coca-Cola ham, Thai chicken, garlic tilapia, Tuscan bean soup with herbs, buffalo wing dip, brownie chocolate cake and Mexican shredded beef wraps.  

It's quite acceptable to alter these recipes to suit your preferences. This is a very good cookbook to explore a new way of cooking. If you have a crock pot, this is well worth the money.