| Growing Humility: A review of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell 10 days ago by Mr. Sheehy If we put one’s estimation of oneself on a continuum-raw arrogance on the right and pure humility to the left-and asked our culture to place a dot on the ideal spot, the dot would not likely land too far to the left. It might, I would guess, land somewhere in the middle, perhaps with the trumpeted a ... A Teacher's Writes - ateacherswrites.wordpress.com ·  5 references |
| Novel 2.0 10 days ago by DrMabuse Reports of the Web’s harmful effects upon reading habits have been greatly overstated. Two recent online projects sufficiently demonstrate that we’re only just beginning to understand what the Web can do. The first is Power Moby Dick, an online depiction of Melville’s classic novel with often very h ... Edward Champion's ... - edrants.com · Rank: 6,796 · 185 references |
| The dangers of reading... 10 days ago by Claire Hennessy Last week I spoke at the Library Association of Ireland's conference entitled Teenage Kicks, and babbled on for a bit about teenagers, especially teenage girls, and their reading habits. It's got me thinking about the whole age-banding thing (oh, yes, that old thing), and musing, which basically com ... I Like Tea - iliketea.livejournal.com · 1 reference |
| p-p-p-princess 10 days ago by jamieleto face again long day. too long. too much room for thought, and then i overthink everything. especially what matters. Twilight (Twilight, Book 1) i started twilight, hardcore, today. i wasn't expecting to be as addicted as i'm growing. i guess now i understand the edward cullen hype. i guess anyone wo ... jamieleto - jamieleto.vox.com · 4 references |
| TC Boyle 10 days ago by Jane McCarthy Tuesday Nov 11 (7pm) @ Hammer Museum The Big Lebowski may be TC Boyle's favorite film, but he clearly hasn't taken the Dude's work ethic to heart. With 20 books under his belt, Boyle is one of the most prolific writers around. His curriculum vitae includes award winners like Drop City , The Tortilla ... Flavorpill Los Angeles Events - flavorpill.com · Rank: 7,605 · 191 references |
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| The Great Courses 10 days ago by Technorati Search for: vacation You have to know about this. You just have to. If you have a good library system, like we enjoy here in Chicagoland, you can likely borrow these. They can be bought, too, but oh my my they're expensive. Worth it, if you have cash to spare, but expensive. Here's the website for The Great Courses. Go ... Virtual Vacation - virtual-vacation.com |
| ABC Wednesday ~ Q is for Quiet 10 days ago by Ellen Quiet Places That I Enjoy… For more ABC Posts visit the ABC Blog. The Happy Wonderer - happywonderer.wordpress.com · Rank: 24,946 · 140 references |
| Untitled 10 days ago by Thunderstud Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander My review rating: 4 of 5 stars The continuation of a great fantasy adventure series that takes on more of a quality of fable in this entry as the protagonist searches for his origins. Awesome. View all my reviews. A Fistful of Awesome - thndrstd.livejournal.com · 5 references |
| What to Read, What to Read? 10 days ago by Lauren Well, with just a few weeks left to go in the year 2008 (how is that actually possible? Where does time go? Am I living in a time warp?) I am trying to decide what book to pick up and try to finish before the year is out. I recently have read a lot of good books and have enjoyed pretty much everythi ... The Road Goes Ever On... - laurenataggart.blogspot.com · 1 reference |
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