Tag: books
member name: Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R.
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March 25, 2007 11:48 AM EDT --
I’ve read countless books dealing with the ideas that were brought up in the book by Dan Brown.
There have been books about the historical Jesus – and other characters from the Bible – . . . more
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March 02, 2007 08:37 AM EST --
By Sue Grafton
I've read quite a few in this series. The last one had been Q is for Quarry.
I enjoy the writing and the female private investigator. The books are rather formulaic . . . more
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March 05, 2007 11:29 AM EST --
I am drowing in books. There are stacks of books to pass on to worthy companions and stacks of books to read.
I have about 20 bookcases in the house - they are ALL filled and books are stacking up in many . . . more
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April 15, 2007 06:38 PM EDT --
Author - Steve Berry
As much as I like the genre of historical thrillers, I think I had my fill at this point.
The premise here is that the library of Alexandria had been saved - or at least part of . . . more
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July 21, 2007 08:55 AM EDT --
Author Ross King
A historical thriller set in 1660. An unimposing book seller is sent on a journey to find a missing manuscript. Alternating with the chapters about his search are the chapters . . . more
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October 19, 2007 06:17 PM EDT --
Someone left a box of books in the lobby this morning. I had a choice, dig through them and be late for work, or bring them all upstairs and look through them later.
I chose the second. . . . more
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July 18, 2008 07:11 AM EDT --
more people are looking into bartering.
Bartering is the exchange of goods and services - you have what another wants and they have what you want. If you think the value is worth it, you swap. . . . more
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May 26, 2007 06:07 AM EDT --
De-Cluttering
I live in a huge apartment that is filled with "stuff". Most of what is here is teaching materials. I have been a teacher and an assistant teacher . . . more
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July 08, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
Author: Don Foster - literary detective
The author states that no matter what a person writes, no matter how hard that person tries to disguise the writing, some parts shine through to show who actually . . . more
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December 30, 2006 07:11 PM EST --
The special effects were great, I loved Jeremy Irons and the costumes were awesome. I thought it was interesting how they traveled light, but still had new clothes to wear, but if you believe . . . more
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July 04, 2007 07:23 PM EDT --
Author: Howard Buten
This is an amazing book! It is written from the perspective of a child aged 8. He wavers between being highly imaginative and being very concrete in his . . . more
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July 24, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
I left the house fairly early - about 8:30 a.m. First I went to my favorite breakfast place - what they call a "New York" omelet is spinach, broccoli and other veggies - there's a glass . . . 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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June 07, 2008 06:22 PM EDT --
Deep into my reading about China and Chinese culture..
The book goes into depth about the VietNam war - veterans telling their stories (she led an on-going writers workshop in California), people who . . . more
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May 21, 2007 08:04 PM EDT --
Author - Elizabeth Haydon
This is the first in what might be a very long series.
The book seemed to take a long time getting started, but since a lot of time was taken to establish the characters . . . more
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June 25, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
author: Peter Dickinson
A return to kiddie lit (for readers 11 years old and upwards)
the protagonist is a boy of Welsh heritage living in England. The book opens with his Mum gone on "holiday" . . . more
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July 06, 2007 05:59 PM EDT --
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Although she is one of my favorite authors, this is not one of my favorite books.
Some of the stories had promise, and some were better than others. Yet, as . . . more
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August 13, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Author: Elizabeth Hay
This is a very modern book of short stories about women and friendships. This seems to be a new genre: short stories about the same characters from different parts . . . more
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August 18, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
Author: Sydney Poitier
This book was recently picked by Oprah - so it zoomed to the top of the charts. I found the writing very inconsistent.
Although the information about . . . more
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August 11, 2008 07:17 AM EDT --
The Traveler - John Twelve Hawks
This is the first in a series (I doubt I'll read the others)
Using current technology tweaked a bit into what it can become in the future, this author creates . . . more
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