True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient; for he that is so wants nothing. The great blessings of mankind are […]
My book list at Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations has been published. “Era by Era, Firsts in Historical Mystery Series” includes 14 of my favorite series. It was a difficult decision; I began with a huge list and had to narrow it down to a reasonable length. But leaving someone out was akin to insulting an
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon – This fictional account of an autistic teen in England out to solve a mystery tries a little too hard, but is still very entertaining and at times, very funny. The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam by Ann Marie Fleming – My
Jennifer over at Crazy For Books has a great idea for sharing book blogs: a Book Blogger Hop. “Every day I seem to find another book blog that I start following. In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blog Hop to give us all bookies
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Peter, the fellow who runs Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations, just got in touch out of the blue. He’s making a concerted effort to increase the number of book lists in his Book Club Books category. Interested in writing a book list? Think you know a number of books that would appeal to book clubs? Get
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A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All by Luke Dempsey This is a entertaining memoir of an ex-pat Brit who lives in New York City and discovers birding as an adult. ‘Aww, you say, sounds like a nice story,’ and it is. All is not rosy and cozy,
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Oh, just what I need, another challenge! But this one looks so wonderful, I can’t pass it up. (That’s what I said about the others, too, of course.) The 451 Challenge originates from the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, and is hosted and managed by Elizabeth at the As Usual, We Need More Bookshelves
I really enjoy the collection of reviews in the Historical Novel Society Newsletter, which I receive via email every two weeks (free). It’s a wonderful source for new reading material and has opened the path to many literary web sites, as well. Join the Yahoo Group to begin your journey. The society’s web site offers
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