Monthly Archives: January 2011
How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth, Edited by John E. Wade II
2010. Pelican Publishing. Paperback. 347 pages. I do not get contacted about review copies frequently, and have accepted only a few of those. I was contacted about How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth last year. Motivational non-fiction is generally … Continue reading
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: Book / Film Comparison
Book is by Winifred Watson. 1938, Persephone, Paperback, 234 pages. Movie: 2008 release, Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy, Starring Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds, Shirley Henderson, and Mark Strong. In a … Continue reading
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On slow-paced things: my blog and D.C. traffic
Hello any readers out there! Checking in after another period of week-long silence. This sparser posting schedule is going to be the norm for the beginning of this year unfortunately. My work commute has lengthened thus making my weeknights very … Continue reading
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Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America 2003. Villard. Hardcover. 187 pages. Dumas’ Laughing Without An Accent caught my attention in the travel writing section of my library. Scanning that book, I saw that her memoir Funny in Farsi … Continue reading
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Library Loot – January 17th
It’s my first Library Loot of the new year! I feel like my reading in this beginning of the year has been only so-so. I haven’t had any books yet that have truly enveloped me. I’m hoping this new batch … Continue reading
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The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
2010. Dial Press. Hardcover. 269 pages. From: the public library Heard about on: Omnivoracious, the blog by Amazon’s book editors. In a nutshell: The Imperfectionists is a collection of interlinked stories set primarily in Rome, the headquarters of a small … Continue reading
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
2010. Little, Brown. Hardcover. 159 pages. My family celebrated this past Christmas at my Uncle Ed’s home in north central Iowa. For many years, my uncle worked at a national wildlife refuge and as children, we were delighted by his … Continue reading
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2010 Year in Review
I started my blog in November 2009, so 2010 was my first full calendar year of blogging. Plugging into the book blogging community has provided me with endless recommendations for books, and my time spent reading has grown in proportion. … Continue reading
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A Quartet of Good Books
I am very behind in my reviews and so it’s mini-review time once again! I enjoyed all four of the following books so this should be a pleasant run-through. The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig 2006. Recorded Books. 10 discs. … Continue reading
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Search Term Bonanza, Part 2
So I am going to do a year-end wrap-up post, but not today as I had hoped. It will take a little time, and I have a book that is due at the library tomorrow – a book for which … Continue reading
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