A Touching Poem from an Enjoyable Romance Novel

I really love this poem  from this book that I recently read.  I just have to share it with all of you who love  reading romance novels. All it takes is a memorable melody to make it  a great country song.  Too bad I don't know how to play the guitar...
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After the victory and the parade,
After the hometown band has played,
After the cheers and four long years,
Can we, at last, break free of our fears?

After the bombs and cannonade,
After the bravery you displayed,
After the pain and wounds that bled,
Can you face with me what lies ahead?

I stand and I wait and I long for a sign.
The love you once gave, will it sill be mine?
Can we recapture the passion mislaid?
Will you come back to me, after the parade?

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Japanese Bookstore Asahiya Closed

Today, I found another of my favorite bookstore closed permanently. I was just there at this Japanese bookstore two weeks ago and I bought a Japanese fashion magazine and a knitting book. I can't believe today when I went there, it was empty with a notice of its permanent close. This bookstore is nestled inside a very popular Japanese supermarket. This Japanese bookstore is either a stop for people after their grocery shopping or people would go there to buy books and then do their grocery shopping after. Location is obviously not the problem. Anyway, it's another heart break within a week to lose another bookstore.  Did you find any bookstore in your neighborhood closing lately?  If you did, please email your thoughts to us and we will send you a gift in return when we post it here on this blog.

Address: 3832 W Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone:(310) 375-3303
Closed Permanently

Book Review Wanted: Diagnosing Giants: Solving the Medical Mysteries of Thirteen Patients Who Changed the World

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Book Review Wanted: One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine

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Book Review Wanted: The Signature of All Things: A Novel

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Book Review Wanted: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

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One Bookstore Less in California - Poppies Bookstore

Address: 3614 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 373-5553
Hours: Forever Closed For Business

It's always discouraging for me to see that small businesses can just disappear in a brink. I bought a few books there back in July 2013 and today when I went back, I found the space completely empty with for rent signs on the window. Now, there is one less bookstore in Southern California after Borders closed its mega store within less than a mile back in 2011. It's really sad.

What about you, do you feel sad if you see a neighborhood bookstore goes out of business?

Book Review Wanted: On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star

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Book Review: Stepping on Roses, Vol. 1

This Japanese comic book is so hilarious!  It's easy to read and extremely entertaining. For anyone who is looking for an hour of good laugh, or a brief distraction from all the stress of the day,  this is the book. It only takes about an hour to finish the whole book. But of course, this is only Volume 1 of a total of 9 Volumes.

Some of the scenes in the book are shockingly funny, eg. in a cramped run down studio apartment in the Meiji Period in Japan where there are babies and toddlers crying and running around,  with one of them shaking a poor old hen trying to get her to give an egg because he is hungry!!!

I will definitely read volume 2 to see how the poor, uneducated and illiterate heroine is coping in high society.

How to Look Expensive: A Beauty Editor's Secrets to Getting Gorgeous without Breaking the Bank

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