Is it just me, or are the subjects of books more depressing than ever these days? As examples, listed below are the descriptions — from the publishers — for some of the Early Reviewer books from LibraryThing for August 2009. These books will be released either at the end of the month or soon after. […]
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves
From iheartmonster’s recent “You’re The Expert” feature: Have you ever… –judged a book by its cover? –misjudged a book by its cover? –passed over a book solely because the cover didn’t look interesting? –bought a book because of its cover? –been drawn to a book because of its cover? –seen a book whose cover has
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I was not a literary major, as anyone who is reading this might gather. I have not had the privilege of a traditional classical education. I am widely read and have loads of life experience, but that doesn’t make for sophisticated narrative.My training was exactly the opposite, actually. I was an interpreter, reporter and editor
I am learning how to use Twitter. Yes, it sounds like it should take about 2 minutes, I know. But there are subtleties there which take some time to understand, as in so much of our use of technology. Since my life is so full of excitement (sarcasm), I was having a difficult time deciding
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Booking Through Thursday of February 26, 2009: CollectiblesHardcover? Or paperback?Illustrations? Or just text?First editions? Or you don’t care?Signed by the author? Or not? I am definitely a reader, not a collector. I much prefer paperbacks and buy many of them used. For some of my favorite series, I will buy new but will still wait
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I’m new to this challenge thing. I’ve no idea whether it will really change my reading habits or not at this point, but I do hope it brings me new options. So far, I’ve read the following for Read Your Own Books 2009: 1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd; I found this
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