Tag: random musings
group name: talkaboutbooks
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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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January 02, 2007 04:07 AM EST --
By Elizabeth Lynn
A(nother) book review
Took a bit of getting involved with, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
There are changelings - hawk, wolf, dragon - kings, nobles, vengeful wars, family . . . 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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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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January 03, 2007 09:05 PM EST --
By Alexander Key
Published in 1965
A short science fiction type fable (or parable) about a boy who slips through a portal and ends up on Earth. It has a Twilight Zone feel to it.
He is . . . more
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January 17, 2007 09:06 PM EST --
My friend, Cate Montana, worked as a journalist on the "What the Bleep Do We Know" movies, and as editor of the Bleeping Herald (the periodic newsletter from the What the Bleep Do We Know website). . . . 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 24, 2007 10:28 AM EST --
By Flavia Bujor, translated from the French
This book was published when the author was 15 years old. She wrote it when she was 13 - it took 6 months.
The beginning of the book is much less . . . more
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January 05, 2007 12:56 PM EST --
This has got to be one of the cleverest
E-mails I've received in awhile.
Someone out there either has too much
spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.
(Wait till you see the last one)!
DORMITORY: . . . 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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February 22, 2007 09:55 AM EST --
During the past week I’ve finished reading four books:
The first two were scientific books for the lay person about the history of magnetism – I had found them at Barnes and Noble – . . . more
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November 10, 2006 04:26 PM EST --
31 Uses for White Vinegar
1. Kill grass on walks and driveways.
2. Kill weeds. Spray full strength on growth until plants have starved.
3. Increase soil acidity. In hard water: one gallon of . . . 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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August 06, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
As the temp here is rising, I'm trying to decide what flavor of ice cream to eat. What is your favorite flavor??
Mine is Blue Bell Banana Split. Too bad it isn't available in Ohio!! . . . more
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January 20, 2007 04:18 AM EST --
I had seen a preview for a movie based on this book, so when I saw the book on the table for give-aways, I snatched it up.
One of my coworkers noticed I was reading it and mentioned how important the book . . . more
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January 24, 2007 07:01 AM EST --
Author - Sharon Creech
As I was proctoring yesterday, I saw this small book in the class library in Spanish translation.
I've read Sharon Creech before, so picked it up expecting something great. . . . more
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February 18, 2007 01:12 PM EST --
I have always been a John Grisham fan, and have read all his books in the past, but I have not read this one, and do not plan on reading it. Living in Oklahoma where this story is rooted, though, . . . more
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March 01, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
First of all, Karin Slaughter is one of those authors who write like you are living the story – none of that drawn out, extra, just-for-the-heck-of-it . . . more
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January 01, 2007 12:27 AM EST --
Gather was something new this year for me. Though I've been online for years, I've really come to love Gather. Sure, there are some things that can be improved - aren't there always!
But, . . . 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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