Book Review: What's He Really Thinking? by Paula Rinehart


Thank you Thomas Nelson publishers for the opportunity to review What's He Really thinking? by Paula Rinehart... a very good book!

Paula explains with simple language and great illustrations that men and women think and act differently. Her writings are very insightful, humorous and just plain easy to understand!

Have you ever asked yourself these questions and sincerely wanted to know the answers?

* Who is this man and how does he experience life differently than I do?
* Who and what has the power to make him a real man?
* Would you be man enough to be my man?
* What is it that a woman expects from a man?

Paula has listened to men talk about their lives, wives, families, issues, and concerns through her many years as a therapist. She has come to understand men and now has written a book to help deepen our understanding to a more meaningful relationship with the man in our life! If you're looking for clues, tips and meaningful insights that work in understanding men, then this book is for you.

The book first opens with a quote from Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt in the movie As Good As It gets, "You make me want to be a better man." What makes this a good book is that it's universal... women will always be relating to a man! Paula will lead you on a journey of discovering expectations,having soul stretching exercises to hear one another share deeply matters of the heart.

This is a great book for men also to see the beauty and power that women have. And to find that place of position and strength a husband has as protector of his home. Paula provides for us Scripture, personal notes, and quotes and a very helpful study guide towards the back of the book.

What I especially love about the book is Paula's approach to a sensitive, intimate subject of men and women's acceptance of one another with grace, humility, and tenderness. She discusses intimate issues of trust and vulnerability with one another with honest, objective steps for an on-going, growing, vibrant relationship with one another... so that we can say to one another, "Honey, give me the best of who you are."

I'm delighted to recommend this book to you ladies. Remember Michael Bolton singing, When a Man Loves a Woman?! Well, he'd trade the world for the good thing he's found. A woman ushers a man into the world that's marked by beauty. I learned a lot from Paula's book and I trust you will, too in caring for our men!


* Product Description

A woman's guide into a man's heart and mind offering invaluable insights, understanding, and the tools for building healthier relationships.

Even in the best of relationships, over time, men and women drift apart because of the communication gaps they naturally possess. In What's He Really Thinking?, author and speaker Paula Rinehart gives incredible insight into these differences. In her conversational, almost poetic style, Rinehart unlocks some of the age-old mysteries of the male mindset.

With more than twenty years of counseling experience, Rinehart sheds a realistic light on:

* how men think
* why they do what they do
* what they struggle with

She believes women who truly understand men have an ability to make an extraordinary impact on their lives. From scientific research to practical real-life stories, Rinehart removes the guess work and shows women how to become the relational geniuses they have always longed to be.



* Product Details

* Paperback: 224 pages
* Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 2, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849918804
* ISBN-13: 978-0849918803


What's He Really Thinking?: How to Be a Relational Genius with the Man in Your Life

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Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails


Traditional qamutik (sled), Cape DorsetImage via Wikipedia
This award-winning picture book has become one of my favorites! Northern Lights realistically conveys many aspects of life in Canada's north. I love how the author, Michael A. Kusugak writes, "On a clear moonlit night, the northern lights come out to play."

The book opens with Kataujaq, a young girl who is learning about her arctic home from her mother. Together they travel across the sea of ice, pick flowers during the summer, and gather berries in the autumn. The happy times end when Kataujaq's mother dies suddenly. She misses her mother so very much. Kataujaq's grandmother tells her the legend of the northern lights to ease her sadness.

The people of her village like to play soccer out on the sea ice under the moonlight, using a caribou skin ball stuffed with moss and fur. Her grandmother tells her that the thousands of thin strands of light moving about in the northern lights above them are really the souls of those that have passed on, playing soccer with a huge, frozen walrus head. This greatly consoles Kataujak as she feels her mother's presence, and no longer feels as lonely.

The artwork illustrated by Vladyana Krykora is beautiful with strong, bold colors and much detail. It's very easy to become mesmerized by some of these pictures! A full-page painting accompanies each page of text. A nice touch is added to the text side of the page with the inclusion of a beaded replica of one of the designs traditionally used to decorate Inuit clothing.

Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails


* Book Details:


NORTHERN LIGHTS / THE SOCCER TRAILS

Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka Toronto, Annick Press, 1993. 24pp, paper
ISBN 0-55037-338-2 (paper) $5.95, ISBN 1-55037-339-0 (cloth) $15.95. Distributed by Firefly Books. CIP

Subject Heading:
Inuit-Canada-Juvenile fiction.

Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up


One reviewer writes, "This book has many applications to the school curriculum, from an analysis of myths and legends to a study unit on native peoples. Other readers might choose this book because it deals with death and life after death. On the back cover, the author explains that his grandparents and father are dead and that it is a great consolation for him to go out on a clear moonlit night to watch them enjoying a game of soccer."
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I found the book very comforting and I could see why it won the Ruth Schwartz Award. Though there is sadness in saying goodbye to a loved one that has gone on, there is peace in knowing that there is much joy in the land far above where loved ones enjoy a game or two of soccer. Even though I cried while reading the book out loud, I felt so much better afterward!

5+ stars, a great read!

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