Tag: reading
group name: communitylibrary
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August 02, 2006 11:11 PM EDT --
Though not religious myself, I'm fascinated by religion, and do a lot of reading about it. I lately read Bart D. Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus", and was so fascinated by it that I put aside . . . more
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April 26, 2007 12:09 AM EDT --
Why not spend part of Arbor Day sharing a great tree-centered book with your favorite child(ren)? Trees figure into a multitude of children's books, from the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Osborne . . . more
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August 28, 2006 09:24 AM EDT --
Christopher Moore is under-appreciated. Sure sure he has a cult following and is slowly growing in popularity, but his name is not on everyone's lips as it should be. I'm telling you right now . . . more
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August 12, 2006 09:30 PM EDT --
Some people I respect really like Ann Lamott as a writer and I read one of her books a long time ago but it made no impression. I got Bird By Bird recently and am still reading it. I have to say I'm . . . more
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August 13, 2006 09:11 PM EDT --
Imagine that you're a distance swimmer training for an upcoming event – one that you do not yet know will set a world record. You are seventeen-years-old and swimming in the cool Pacific just . . . more
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July 22, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
The Gather community has rallied to support the William B. Ogden Library in Walton, NY, as it struggles to rebuild from the flooding this past June. In return, I thought everyone here might enjoy . . . more
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November 20, 2007 10:12 PM EST --
The National Endowment for the Arts released a new report yesterday. Entitled "To Read or not to Read: A Question of National Consequence", the 99 pager combines numerous studies from universities, . . . more
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March 01, 2007 09:55 AM EST --
There are many picture books out there that are lyrics to songs. Some of the songs are traditional, like I've been Working on the Railroad by Nadine Bernard Wescott. Some of the songs are . . . more
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July 24, 2006 10:53 PM EDT --
This evening, I received a lovely thank-you message from Vina Byrne, a librarian at William B. Ogden Free Library in Walton, NY. Vina has created many illustrative scrapbooks on events and programs . . . more
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August 02, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
When I first moved to the city, it took me a while to get my bearings and just come to grips with all the abundance of opportunities. I took an easy job at the airport, so I'd have lots of time . . . more
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December 29, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
Matt Beam has taught in various capacities in Toronto, Vancouver, Guatemala, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand and has written for newspapers that include the Toronto Star, the National Post, Toronto Life, . . . more
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August 25, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
Approximately 1/3 of the book has nothing to do with the patterns or the instructions on how to make the hats or bags. Advertisements, stories about the author and just stories take up this space. When . . . more
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March 25, 2007 11:21 AM EDT --
Really good article by Abby Zidle over at "Hey, there's a dead body in my living room." She outlines what goes on in a typical meeting. It's a little dishearting . . . more
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August 24, 2006 03:01 PM EDT --
John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" is a fascinating book that traces out story of two generations of two families whose lives are somehow interlinked. We can say that its by chance rather than . . . more
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December 21, 2007 11:50 AM EST --
Disclaimer: I have only reviewed the book. I am yet to follow it through.
Title: The Ultimate Tea Diet
Author: Mark "dr. tea" Ukra with Sharyn Kolberg
ISBN: 9780061441752 . . . more
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November 08, 2006 09:31 AM EST --
An excellent book! Here's a twist on the typical human hero quest--this story is told from the point of the Goblin, Jig, who is forced to help humans hunt their treasure. Usually the . . . more
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June 30, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
I am telling you what I see as must reads, based on the advance reviews that I have read and the advance copies in my hands. I am not focusing on fiction blockbusters here because those do not interest . . . more
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December 13, 2007 07:43 AM EST --
Title: For the Love of Rachel
Author: David Loewenstein
ISBN: 0979194342
Publisher: Enalan Communications
Pages: 147
David offered this book and I won it from here in a draw. . . . more
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October 18, 2007 07:52 PM EDT --
On Oct. 11, the Swedish Academy announced that Doris Lessing (87) had won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Most bloggers reacted to the news by recounting meetings they have had with Lessing and by discussing . . . more
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September 24, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
www.fantasybookspot.com gives away free books now and again--this month it's Goblin Quest by Jim Hines. Hines will also be doing a live chat interview in a couple of weeks over at the same . . . more
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