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At the beginning of each year, people make resolutions for the

new and upcoming year they are about to embark on. But

making a resolution is a big thing and here's why: Resolution -

a resolving, formal statement, a determination. Unless you have a determi-

nation to accomplish your goal, then don't make a resolution you can't keep.

So this year DBR Books wishes to do something new for our readers. We

would like to give you a more enriching reading experience! We want to

inspire you into action!

Whatever your resolution, whatever your goal, we want to help you achieve

it by inspiring you with outstanding phrases we see in our outstanding reads.

Reads that will not only interest you, but reads that will motivate you to take

charge of your life and to inspire the greatness in you! Our new reader’s

forum, The Reader’s Journal, will help you to aspire to greater heights.

The Power to Transform - Passion, Power, and Purpose in Daily Life by

Rick Majer is our first choice for The Reader’s Journal. Follow along with

us as we dig deeper for a more enriching reading experience.

We are also inviting you to a share your enriching experience with us on

Twitter @DBRBooks, and on our Blog.

Happy New Year!

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The Power To Transform

by Chris Majer

Book Description:

What if you could design your future instead of having

it just happen to you? The Power to Transform teaches

you the strategies corporate, military, and sports leaders

have used to do just that for themselves and their

organizations! Yes, you can have the life of your

dreams—here’s how.

In The Power to Transform, Majer tailors his program to

you the individual, sharing the methods he has devel-

oped over two decades that have made him one of the

leading innovators in the field. The book distills complex philosophical and lin-

guistic concepts into easy-to-use practices that produce transformational change.

Readers have reached a plateau in their personal or professional lives know that

there is something more to life. They are committed to real change and will find

considerable power in:

Building the practices for authentic learning.

Seeing that learning isn't about "knowing and understanding," it is the devel-

opment of "embodied competence".

Learning how new action, not new thinking, is the cornerstone of change.

Facing down the most daunting challenges and making consistently powerful

choices.

Building a practice that will enable you to stay calm while the world around

you swirls in confusion.

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H arnessing inspiration from a variety of sources such as other motivational

leaders, teachers, and coaches, Chris Majer author of The Power to

Transform embarks on a journey of self discovery, team management,

and developing innovative and strategic concepts in realizing the human potential.

Majer is founder and Ceo of the Human Potential Project, a project which is

"designed to deliver transformational education for athletes, the military, and cor-

porate organizations".

In The Power to Transform, Passion, Power, and Purpose in Daily Life, Majer

shares his knowledge and formulates his program for the individual. Irrespective

of your status or your career goal, this book offers "easy-to-use" concepts that

will produce change.

As the first book in our Reader's Journal forum, we will highlight key points and

profound statements without giving too much away! Minutes into reading The

Power to Transform, several fundamental points arrest the attention and lead the

reader to the core message of this book, that is, the individual's power to make

choices that will bring about a transformation in their own lives.

We have the capacity to continuously reshape our lives.

We are not forever bound by our circumstances or occurrences.

We can choose to reinvent ourselves and our futures.

Excuses are usually as a result of fear.

Although many of us are already aware of these points, we fail to apply them

which results in unrealized dreams and goals. These fundamental points speak to

the heart of all human beings, because we all have something in our lives that

we'd like to change. Maybe you'd like to become a better parent; or get that first

novel out of your head and on paper; or make your business more enterprising.

Whatever your goal or whatever your lack, according to Majer, you have the po-

tential to reshape your life and reinvent your future. Put fear aside.

Okay. So let's bring it down to an everyday, practical level. You have a deep de-

sire to write a novel, but you have a fear that you might not be able to do it. Or

you think that maybe the manuscript will be no good. Or you have a fear that it

will be rejected by the publishers. Well, write anyway! Choose to step out of your

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comfort zone and get the words out of your head and on paper. Write what comes

to mind, challenge yourself and write, write, write! Here's a tip: keep a notebook

and think about your characters (they are real within the pages of your book) and

writing about them should come naturally.

Also, you should know that readers make good writers, that's because we already

know what we want in a story.

This is only the Introduction! Should you choose to implement these strategies in

your life, then Majer promises a journey that is exciting, intense and rewarding.

But he is not only promising change; he is also promising transformation.

Read The Power to Transform by Chris Majer along with us, and feel free to dis-

cuss your findings and how this book has helped to transform your life.

[Book Review written by DBR Books Blog]

More of our reader’s journal entries,

reviews, plus author interviews,

can be found on our Blog and on Examiner!

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Truthy Ruthy

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Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin

I am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer

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High Time for Heroes

by Mary Pope Osborne

Big Nate

In The Zone

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by Lauren Tarshis

DBR’s WISHLIST books

for Jan | Feb 2014!

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S ometimes when we are reading, we'll come across a phrase or an

entire paragraph that tends to leave us pondering and wondering just

what the writer meant by it. The phrase or the sentence is profound

and you wish to capture it, so you might write it in a notebook or

save it in your phone or any other electronic device as a screen saver on a

slow crawl.

Something about the phrase struck a chord with you, and you can’t get it out

of your head. Well, you're not alone. We too are on the lookout for fascinat-

ing phrases and sentences that seem to lift off the pages of a book and take

on a life of their own. We call these phrases, the prolific phrase, because

they produce much to the imagination. From them, thought and reasoning

flow and the words sprout root and yield much fruit.

This month's prolific phrase is:

"...now he saw the familiar wide river beside the path

differently. He saw all of the light and color and his-

tory it contained and carried in its slow-moving water;

and he knew that there was an Elsewhere from which

it came, and an Elsewhere to which it was going."

The Giver by Lois Lowry.

What's profound about the phrase itself is the way in

which "Elsewhere" is used synonymously with some-

where known or definite. Therefore “Elsewhere” be-

comes an actual destination with a beginning and an ending place just by the

author's capitalization of the word. The way in which this common term

elsewhere is phrased in the sentence breathes new life and meaning into the

passage. As the river meanders and winds its way to places known and un-

known, it carries with it a history of each place, and the main character saw

that in it there was a beginning and an end.

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DBR Book News Weekly

Reading List by Judy Blume and

Lena Dunham

Written by Maggie Lange for NY

Magazine—The Cut, and

shared by Children’s Bookshelf,

authors Judy Blume and Lena

Dunham creates a reading list

that might just spark your inter-

est. The conversation, published

by The Believer, comes as a

special pocket-size volume for those who subscribe to the maga-

zine.

Take a look at some of their suggested reading, and build your

own reading list from theirs for

the 2014 Reading Challenge.

Read more...

Eric Carle and Friends new

Book Release!

Eric Carle and 13 other artists

and book illustrators com-

bined their talents and efforts

in creating the new book

What’s Your Favorite Animal?

The companion book, soon to be published, is What’s Your Favorite

Color? In both books, the questions are answered by each artist.

Read this interesting article and partial interview by Sally Lodge for

Publisher’s Weekly, on the artists’ inspiration and how they came to-

gether to work on the details of each book.

Read more...

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What We’re Reading Now!

This book is our first read for 2014 Reading

Challenge, of which readers are challenged to

read outside their usual genre!

We hope that you will be able to reach your goal

for the year! Thanks for participating!

David and Goliath

by Malcolm Gladwell

Book Description:

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants.

David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won.

Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and

disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shep-

herd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern

Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful class-rooms---all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity.

In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers---The Tipping

Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw---David and Goliath draws upon history,

psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world

around us.

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Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s

Meteorite Mission by Oneeka Williams M.D.

A s a Harvard Medical School Graduate

and a practicing surgeon, I am often

asked why I have decided to write

children’s books. I developed my

desire to become a doctor at an early age and

because my Mom was a science teacher, I

learned to love science at a young age. On the

other hand my Dad shared his passion for

writing and I grew up writing poetry for every

occasion including birthdays, holidays and

family reunions.

I have been fortunate to be able to live a life

without limits and I want to encourage kids to do the same. I want to inspire them

to read, to spark their curiosity in science, and to create a framework for them to

believe that “Not Even the Sky is the Limit!”

THE DR. DEE DEE DYNAMO’s MISSION:

Share the excitement and love that I have for being a doctor and a surgeon

with young readers.

Create an action figure that brings strong, positive and powerful images for

girls of all colors.

Introduce in children’s literature, a counter narrative to some of the stereo-

typical images in the media.

Stimulate interest in the sciences for all kids, but especially girls, by present-

ing learning facts in a fun way.

Promote the importance of literacy.

Thank you again for your interest in my books, and for more information please

visit my websites at www.drdeedeedynamo.com and www.droneeka.com.

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With news still fresh from the

Chelyabinsk meteor that had

entered the Earth’s atmosphere on February 15, 2013, readers are once again

taken on an adventuresome trip with Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s Meteorite Mission.

Matty Meteorite has collided with Earth and Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo and her surgi-

cal team takes off to the rescue to reunite the broken meteorite to Astrid Asteroid!

Author Oneeka Williams, M.D. writes an exciting new book that takes readers on

a journey to learn about meteorites, meteors, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

Using catchy rhyming techniques, kids can easily recite and learn the differences

between each. A helpful glossary at the back of the book also makes it easy for

kids to look up their meanings.

As Freeda the Flying Ambulance navigates to Chelyabinsk in Russia (the meteor-

ite site), its occupants (Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo and her team) are taken to various

meteorite sites around the world, and readers learn of the craters that exist on our

planet.

The book gives a warm, familiar feeling as the personality of the surgical team is

more prominent in this adventure. Dr. Dynamo’s assistant, Kyle the Koala Bear,

although grumpy, is a lovable and refreshing character. He states the obvious and

his statements are laden with facts about our solar system.

Award-winning graphic and fine artist, Valerie Bouthyette brings the story to life

as her action-filled illustrations are exuberant and vibrant. Even the video book

trailers are entertaining miniature media series, that could one day easily be con-

verted into regularly scheduled TV animated series.

Book Trailer for Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s Mission to Pluto

Book Trailer for Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s Meteorite Mission

Well written with great character development and an adventuresome storyline,

Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo’s Meteorite Mission is a must read!

Great way to begin your kid’s reading list for 2014! An absolutely good way to

get your kids interested in the sciences. Congratulations Dr. Oneeka Williams!

[This Book Review was written for The Books Magazine]

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Challenge!

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4. The books can overlap with other reading challenges.

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Reading Challenge Books you might be

interested in!

O The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

O David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

O What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman

O The 21 Day Financial Fast by Michelle Singletary

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DBR Books The Books Magazine Jan | Feb 2014

Here is a list of newly released books to keep your kids busy! These are now available in local libraries nationwide or anywhere books are sold:

For Ages 8 to 12:

1. Thomas Jefferson by Maira Kalman

2. Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 7 by Marcus Emerson

3. The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson

4. How To Train Your Dragon (Book #11) by Cressida Cowell

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For Ages 3 to 7:

5. What Does The Fox Say? by YLVIS

6. Yukon Sled Dog by Judith Janda Presnall

7. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

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