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04
Jul
2009
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult  

23 hours ago by pearlie

By happenstance, I came across the movie trailer for Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper and it caught my interest. I was at the bookstore 2 days ago, saw it on the display counter and got a copy of the book. It took me about 8 hours to finish it. How do I find it? I find that the story/premise was go ...

pearlie gates - pearliegates.com · Rank: 101,708 · 12 references

03
Jul
2009
Book Review: Dogology by Vicki Croke and Sarah Wilson  

1 day ago by Hope

Dogology: What Your Relationship with Your Dog Reveals about You by Vicki Croke My review rating: 3 of 5 stars I wish the conclusion had been the introduction of this book. Dogology is a light-hearted look at the types of people who have dogs. It starts with a simple quiz to help you figure out your ...

Squee! - hopeevey.livejournal.com · 16 references

Book Review: Racing the Beam  

1 day ago by kim

I just finished reading Ian Bogost and Nick Montfort's Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (Platform Studies). Definitely the geekiest book so far this year for me and I really liked it. It's the first of a series called 'Platform Studies', the goal of which is to look at the games of a ...

...on pampers, programming ... - kimpallister.com · Rank: 89,592 · 33 references

From Dads in Labs to Pirate Parents – Video Book Review  

1 day ago by chrisbrogan

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My friends from DadLabs have written and published a book called DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One, which I found to be a good mix of useful and hilarious. Tim Bete has a winner with Guide to Pirate Parenting: Why You Should Raise Your Kids As Pirates, and 101 Tips on How to Do It. Both books were fun ...

chrisbrogan.com - chrisbrogan.com · Rank: 66 · 5305 references

02
Jul
2009
Sometimes the catchier title wins.  

2 days ago by Alley

How Not To Write a Best Seller Commentary By DAVID BLUM

The Adventures of Alleypat - alleypat.livejournal.com · 4 references

30
Jun
2009
Little book is packed with big money advice  

4 days ago by Francine Huff

Filed under: Simplification, Wealth, Investing Don't be fooled by the compact size of Jonathan Clements' new book, "The Little Book of Main Street Money: 21 Simple Truths that Help Real People Make Real Money." This small book -- part of Wiley's "Little Book Big Profits" series -- packs a good dose ...

WalletPop Blog - walletpop.com/blog · 685 references

28
Jun
2009
Book Review: The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer  

6 days ago by Glomek

I've recently finished reading The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer. This book is an incredible resource for anyone interested in the history of computing and programming. First published in 1951, a reprint is available from The Charles Babbage Institute. Often referred to ...

Glomek's Blog - glomek.blogspot.com · 3 references

25
Jun
2009
Book Review: Edward Marston – The Painted Lady  

9 days ago by HelenEdith

(A Christopher Redmayne Mystery) Christopher’s less than savoury brother Henry and three of Henry’s friends have been in pursuit of a beauty by the name of Araminta Jewell, and not even her marriage to Sir Martin Culthorpe will deter them. Sir Martin commissions Jean-Paul Villemot to paint Araminta’ ...

HelenEdith's Blog - helenedith.wordpress.com

24
Jun
2009
Introduce a Chinese-American Writer: Lisa See  

10 days ago by redlove

and her critically-acclaimed international bestseller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), which Amy Tan described “achingly beautiful, a marvel of imagination.”and her new novel Shanghai Girls. Posted in bookreview, culture, Identity, life, love, Society

Redlove's Weblog - redlove.wordpress.com

The Modern Mind  

11 days ago by cynosarg

I have been recommending ‘Ideas’ by Peter Watson, to pretty much anyone who expresses any interest in reading, and have gifted a few copies as well. Now, I can give an equally strong recommendation to Peter Watson’s ‘The Modern Mind’, which picks up where Ideas left off. The complete name of the boo ...

I Tells It Like I Sees It - cynosarges.com/wpblog

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