My Favorite Reading Picks

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35051434508654371122012-03-14T01:31:38.630-07:00My Favorite Reading PicksAuthor Mark Okranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781776588562663802noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505143450865437112.post-70285891557287652332011-12-02T15:07:00.000-08:002011-12-03T06:22:06.452-08:00My Holiday Reading Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/whitney/dp/KW-slate-01-sm-holiday._V163478079_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/whitney/dp/KW-slate-01-sm-holiday._V163478079_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/whitney/dp/KW-slate-01-sm-holiday._V163478079_.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />The holiday season can be a wonderful time to read and reflect. As an Author, I am often asked what books I like reading. So, I decided to put together a list of my 2011 Holiday Reading Picks. This post is in 3 parts... 1. Kindle 2. My Recommendations & 3. My FB Fan Recommendations. Enjoy...<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">First</span></b>, after an unscientific Facebook poll, my fans choose the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf" target="_blank">Kindle</a> as their reader of choice (even including paper). iPad with the free <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle/id302584613?mt=8" target="_blank">Kindle App</a> was a close second. So I first have to recommend that you wish for a KINDLE for the holidays!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Next, A list of my recommendations for the 2011 Holiday Season:</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417j9O33RKL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-47,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417j9O33RKL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-47,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417j9O33RKL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-47,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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