Tag: people
group name: talkaboutbooks
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June 24, 2007 08:10 PM EDT --
The Secret has been getting an incredible amount of press with its grand promises of wealth and health through positive thinking. I've recently listened to the audiobook and must tell you that this . . . more
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July 28, 2007 08:56 AM EDT --
Written by Jeffery Deaver. This is a Lincoln Rhyme novel. I must admit I am not a fan of all of Mr. Deaver's books.
I enjoy the Lincoln Rhyme series. I picked up this book . . . more
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March 03, 2007 07:02 PM EST --
Written by Guillermo Martínez
I left the house without a book, so bought this at the thrift shop before coming home. I read it on the bus, then at home until I finished it - less than 200 . . . more
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December 31, 2007 04:26 PM EST --
Book Review: The Ultimate Tea Diet by Mark "dr. tea" Ukra
I received this book about a week ago and find I am enjoying it very much. It's a book that's easy to read . . . more
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January 28, 2007 05:42 PM EST --
Author Raymond Khoury
This book is of the same subgenre that the Da Vinci Code is, a subgenre sometimes called "historical thrillers". There's an important artifact, people . . . more
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February 11, 2007 12:41 AM EST --
Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere was the first book by Morris that I have had the opportunity to read, and even though it was so very melancholy I look forward to reading the rest of her works. . . . more
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April 13, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes
That's not just the title of my article, . . . more
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January 01, 2007 08:57 PM EST --
I have barely delved into this book (into the second chapter), but have found it to be an amazing read. The main character's name is Harry Bosch. He stumbles upon a dead guy in a pipe that he later . . . more
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July 11, 2007 12:38 AM EDT --
What is up with all these people who feel the need to email every one of their connections every time they post another article?
I already have these people on my connections list. When I log in and visit . . . more
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January 27, 2007 10:55 AM EST --
Author Helen Kim
This is another book about young people in another country. It is set in Korea in the 70's or 80's. Not only does one learn about the culture - the foods, clothes, . . . more
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February 03, 2007 01:38 PM EST --
author: Robin McKinley
This book is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast legend - for grownups.
There are so many details and imaginative ways of describing the scenes and surroundings.
The book is . . . more
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January 07, 2007 01:38 AM EST --
A very unusual modern mystery featuring a killer for hire named John Keller. This is my first book by this author, and I am impressed with his writing, very smooth. The main character has a . . . more
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January 07, 2007 11:49 AM EST --
Ah, I have to now make a confession -- I lied. As I went to put my new book on the shelf, I found this one already there, so I have read a Lawrence Block before, but enough time has passed, I had . . . more
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January 15, 2007 12:54 AM EST --
First of all, the prejudice has to be admitted here -- I love Michael Connelly, and I can't believe he could ever write anything less than absolutely captivating, and he has not disappointed in . . . more
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January 24, 2007 10:30 AM EST --
Author - Margaret Truman
Although far from Washington, DC, this book is part of the Capital Crimes series of novels, this daughter of a president, turned author has written.
I picked this up . . . more
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January 15, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
I just finished Nicholas Lemann’s The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy. It was interesting. Like most readers, I went in from my own biased perspective. I wasn’t really . . . more
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February 21, 2007 08:37 AM EST --
An annotated list:
In the name of Salomé - Julia Alvarez: a novelized biography of the late poet - Laureate of the Dominican Republic -lots of history and family interaction. . . . more
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April 29, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
Today I had a lovely afternoon with my Mom. My Mom turned 90 in January and since her retirement from the Old Colony Memorial Newspaper two years ago due to an injured knee, she doesn't get out much. . . . more
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April 01, 2007 01:16 PM EDT --
Author, Edwidge Danticat
I have read various books by this author - she is a Haitian young woman who has been writing about her country, it's history and culture especially as the two . . . more
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January 16, 2008 11:27 PM EST --
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
publshed January 1, 2008 Viking 372 pages . . . more
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