This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.

100 Ways to Simplify Your Life by Joyce Meyer

Just about everyone believes a simple life is the best life - but very few actually live that way. If you are tired of being tired, burned out on over commitment, and weary of enduring instead of enjoying life, then book is for you. In her signature straightforward style, Joyce Meyer reveals no fewer than one hundred ways to immediately improve your life.   

Freakin' Fabulous by Clinton Kelly

The huddled masses yearn to be fabulous, and finally, Clinton Kelly is heeding their call. As co-host of TLC's popular What Not to Wear, he regularly transforms dumpy fashion disasters into traffic-stopping, get-an-instant-promotion, reignite-the-passion-in-that-relationship makeovers. From the three style criteria he uses to dress any shape for any occasion, to his eloquent approach to appreciation, to his four must-memorize recipes for whipping up a last-minute meal, Clinton Kelly shares it all in Freakin' Fabulous.

Canadian Churches: An Architectural History by Peter and Douglas Richardson

This is the first definitive guide to the more than 250 of the most beautiful and significant churches across the country. Encompassing many styles and many denominations, Canadian Churches tells the story of settlers with Old World traditions arriving in a New World landscape, and how these traditions evolved over time as the country moved west.

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