Booking Through Thursday, December 25, 2008“What are the most “wintery” books you can think of? The ones that almost embody Winter?”(Personally, “A Winters Tale” by Mark Helprin pretty much nails this for me, and “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” was right up there…) I thoroughly agree — “Winter’s Tale” came to mind immediately when I read […]
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I am fortunate to be able to read more than one book at a time — not to say simultaneously (but wouldn’t that be cool?) — as long as they are from sufficiently different genres. At the moment, I’m still slowly making my way through How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter by Sherwin
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Booking Through Thursday, November 27, 2008“Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S.Now, you may have noticed that the global economy isn’t exactly doing well. There’s war. Starvation. All sorts of bad, scary things going on.So–just for today–how about sharing 7 things that you’re thankful for?This can be about books, sure–authors you appreciate, books you love,
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I hope I’m not getting in too deep with this new book blogging hobby. I’ve committed to another challenge, but this one is not only compatible with the first (RYOB 2009, below) but involves a genre — or two or three. The idea is to read twelve books of my choice, not necessarily chosen ahead
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The latest question on Booking Through Thursday is this, as suggested by JM:“I receive a lot of review books, but I have never once told lies about the book just because I got a free copy of it. However, some authors seem to feel that if they send you a copy of their book for
OK, it’s time for a challenge. I think I’ll start out with something manageable and see if I can stay committed. [Oh, how fickle we are these days. I’m currently reading Erik Larson’s “Thunderstruck” and marveling at Marconi’s steadfast chase after the harness of radio waves over many, many years. Then there’s my maternal grandfather
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I have to admit that I overdo the reading sometimes and need to get away from it all. The fact that I also suffer from migraines doesn’t help. Wearing a sleep mask at times is a necessity for me, and I’ve tried many different kinds. The best commercial mask BY FAR is the 40 Blinks
I’ve written a few very small reviews of some of the books I’ve read, mostly mysteries, of course. Instead of duplicating, I’ll just give the link for those on LibThing and let you read them there. If you haven’t checked out LibThing, I urge you to take a look. It’s more than a book cataloging
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