tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82229952011-04-21T21:02:12.935-04:00bib·li·oph·i·list: A collector of books.reJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231947924991106078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222995.post-90627580245139734212007-02-12T12:19:00.000-05:002007-02-12T12:24:24.599-05:00

I'm going to quit posting to two duplicate blogs. Hopefully this page will automatically redirect you. If not, you can find me at:bibliophilist.wordpress.com

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Fiction: Contemporary. Audio from Simon and Schuster Audio. Published in 2006. 15 hours, 40 minutes. Read by Bianca Amato and Jill Tanner.Purchased from Audible.com.I needed a book for a road trip, and chose this audiobook because it was listed on Audible's Best of 2006 list. I can see why they listed it there. Not only did it have book lovers as characters, it kept me guessing and even surprised

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Just a few more days to download this month's free audio from ChristianAudio.com. This month it is Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray. This book-simple and powerful is the result of Murray's passionate exploration of the issue of surrender: why it's seemingly impossible and yet completely necessary.

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Fiction. Paperback from Time Warner Books. Published in 2003. 210 pages. Purchased at Waterstone's at Gatwick Airport, London, UK. This book, by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie is my book club selection for this month. I read Tuesdays With Morrie a while back and don't really remember getting any profound insights out of it, so I did not expect any overly weighty revelations in the reading of

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The great gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites. It give you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. - Elizabeth HardwickHope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season, and that Santa brought you lots of new reading material!

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Non-Fiction: Christian Humor. Paperback from NavPress. Published in 2005. 144 pages. Borrowed from Jodi Olds of Plainwell, MI. My friend Jodi read an excerpt from this book at a recent ladies dinner. The authors description of a mammogram was enough to make we want to read the rest of the book. She's very funny. It's not all side splitting funny, but it has it's moments and is certainly a good

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Non-fiction: Hardback from NavPress Publishing Group. Published in 2002. 269 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library I might as well go ahead and admit that Dallas Willard is difficult for me to understand without a LOT of rereading. In a style similar to C. S. Lewis' Mere Christianity, he starts off with the deep theological "stuff" then moves on to the more practical "how to's". (My

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I decided to give you a bit of time before I reminded you about the December free download, since I just barely eeked by on the November one. Hopefully next month I'll get it posted more towards the beginning of the month. This month they're offing a recording of The Pilgrims Progress: For Young Adults by John Bunyan. John Bunyan was a simple maker and mender of pots and kettles who received very

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I completely zoned on reminding you all about the free audio download for this month. I figured I'd better get it mentioned quickly here before there is no more this month and it's next month! ;-)For November 2006 they are offering an unabridged recording of All of Grace by C. H. Spurgeon. Charles Spurgeon is one of the great preachers in the history of Christianity. Spurgeon also communicates

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Fiction: Mystery. Audiobook from Hachette Audio. Published in 2006. 12 hours and 46 minutes. Read by LJ Ganser with Aimee Jolson and Richard Mover. Purchased at Audible.com. Mercy. This has to have been the worst audiobook I've ever listened to in my years of downloading books from Audible.com. I think the story was okay, though it could have used a bit of editing. What really made it torture

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Fiction: Historical. Audiobook from The Audio Partners. Published in 1999. Recorded in 2006. Read by Laura Hicks. Purchased from Amazon.com.Some of my friends at church started a book club. This of course, makes me extremely happy. This is our second book club selection. One of our club members made some comments about the book -- something she said that happened that made her put the book down

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Fiction: Fantasy/Humor. Hardback from HarperTeen. Published in 2006. 336 pages. Purchased from Amazon.com. As I've mentioned before, I don't shy away from books that are supposed to be for "teens". I enjoy being able to talk about books with my kids, and thus will often read a YA book. However, I would read Terry Pratchett's series on Tiffany Aching even if there were no kids in my house. This

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As I've mentioned before, I am very pleased with our library system here in Grand Rapids. It really is fabulous. Here's my query for today though: why is it that when I've requested four or five books and am waiting patiently for them to become available, they all arrive within a day or two of each other? In the last several days I've had five books come in for me through the hold system. That

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Non-Fiction: Humor. Hardback from Center Street. Published in 2006. 248 pages. Purchased from Amazon.com.I saw this book recommended on Ocular Fusion. Because we have lived in the North East, the Midwest, the Pacific Coast and the South, I thought I might enjoy seeing her take on the clash between cultures. It's a bit difficult to explain, but some of the chapters were very enjoyable (more like

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I enjoy looking at book lists, and CT has a new list this month. I've only read 16 of the 50. How about you?The Top 50 Books That Have Shaped Evangelicals

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Hardback from Zondervan. Published in 2003. 224 pages. Purchased at Baker Books Used Books.Much of what author Peter Scazzero says in this book rings true with me. I don't know how easy it would be to get people in a congregation to move forward in the ways he suggests, but I do believe doing so would make a big difference in the body of Christ.Publisher's summary:True

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Fiction: Contemporary. Unabridged Audio from Blackstone Audio. Published in 1980, recorded 1997. 13 hours and 32 minutes. Read by Barrett Whitener. Purchased at Audible.com.While I had heard the title before, I really had no idea what this book was about when my Mom recommended it. Since she indicated that both she and my brother had enjoyed it, I decided to bypass concerns about the bizarre

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Christian Audio's October free download is now available. This month it is Tolstoy On Death: Ilych and Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy. In these two famous short novels, Leo Tolstoy takes readers to the brink of despair. At the end of life worldly ambition offers no consolation for the spiritually empty soul. But Tolstoy is the master of themes of redemption. He turns his morbid topic into hope,

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Scott over at Preacher-Boy's Hideout tagged me for a book meme. Yay! It's taken me a few days, but here is my try:1. One book that changed my life: The Way Home by Mary Pride. This book brought home schooling to my attention, and while I know I do not agree with a lot of what is in there, the fact that it got me to consider teaching the kids at home as an option certainly changed my life (our

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It's banned books week again. Here's a little blurb from the ALA's web site:Often challenges are motivated by a desire to protect children from “inappropriate” sexual content or “offensive” language. Although this is a commendable motivation, Free Access to Libraries for Minors, an interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights (ALA's basic policy concerning access to information) states that, “

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Non-Fiction: Social Issues. Paperback from Crossway Books. Published in 1981. 124 pages. Purchased at the Home School Bookstore.This slim volume is a good introduction to the importance of the arts. I found it very interesting in light of some of the recent online discussion I've seen about whether Christians should spend money on art or not. It is really just a bare scratching of the surface of

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I'm not getting much done recently - too much to do so nothing gets done. I've been mostly relistening to audiobooks I've already posted here. But, I wanted to mention this pending book, The Real Mary by Scot McKnight. It's due to be published by Paraclet Press on 1 November 06. If you are interested in a preview, you can download an excerpt. It looks very interesting to me.

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Fiction: Contemporary. Unabridged Audiobook from HighBridge Audio. Published in 2001, recorded 2002. 11 hours and 28 minutes. Read by Jeff Woodman. Purchased from Audible.com. On a recent visit, my Mom recommended Life of Pi to me. So, when I needed a new audiobook, this time it was an easy choice. It's a good book. I'd definitely recommend it. I also thought the narrator on the audio version did

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Though I started blogging on a different blog coming up on almost three years ago, Bibliophilist started two years ago today. My friend Mark started a blog with his reading list and inspired me to start my own. So, "yay!" for two years of posting on Bibliophilist and thanks to Mark for starting me on this little odyssey.

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Fiction: Fantasy. Hardback from Tor. Published in 2003. 667 pages. On loan from The Kent District Library. I did not look carefully enough at this tome before checking it out of the library, and thus inadvertently picked up book number eight. I did not suspect that it was part of a series until I was well into it and the author began to refer back to things that had happened in the previous books

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Zondervan. Published in 2006. 368 pages. On loan from The Kent District Library.Well, one more Hat Tip is due to Preacher Mike for bringing my attention to yet another challenging book. I certainly don't hear this type of preaching at church, but I do think I needed to hear what Mr. Claiborne had to say and to give it some serious thought. It's not likely

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Christian Audio's September free download is now available. This month it is Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton. Chesterton's Orthodoxy makes Christian apologetics both compelling and delightful. Here is equilebrium of the mind's reason, the soul's imagination, and the belly's laughter!

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It's time again to vote for the Quill Book Awards. You have until 30 September 06 to enter your choices. In case you aren't familiar with the Quills:The Quills celebrates the best adult and children's books of the year in 20 popular categories, including Book of the Year, plus an committee-selected award for best Book to Film.Sometimes I've never even heard of some of the books that they are

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How do you decide which books to keep and which to pass along? I've always just preferred to keep books after I read them. I really enjoy having a lot of books around. But, I need to pare down my library quite a bit. I'm quite daunted by the prospect. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Fiction: Humor/Detective. Unabridged Audiobook from Penguin Audio. Published in 2006. 10 hours, 55 minutes. Read by Simon Vance. Purchased at Audible.com.I've probably mentioned before that Jasper Fforde was recommended to me at a Terry Pratchett book signing. It's not without good reason that the gentleman said "If you like Terry Pratchett, you might enjoy Jasper Fforde." While Pratchett's work

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Leafwood Publishers and Standard Publishing. Published in 2006. 128 pages. Borrowed from my parents.Rick Atchley has been preaching a series on unity at his church in Texas, and I've been downloading and listening to them (albeit rather slowly), so as I expected much of the material in this book is just a repeat for me. But, since it's a short book and

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from InterVarsity Press. Published in 2002. 120 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.Our preacher recommended this author, so I looked at our local library to see what might be available. This is what I turned up. The idea of "winning" the culture war seems a bit odd to me, but I'm interested in how Christians interact with culture, so I thought this

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I was browsing on the Christian Audio web site this morning noticed that the free download for August is The Imitation of Christ! I also found that they have some other free audio available as well. I've just downloaded Dallas Willard on Prayer, Meditation and Fasting gratis. So far I've seen a couple of others that are free. The ones I've seen have been in the complete listings of the Spiritual

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The other day in the course of my web browsing, I came across World Invisible's Catalog of Books. They've got the texts of quite a few Christian classics available. They cover many topics including apologetics, theology, new Christians, and devotional. Certainly worth a look if you enjoy the classics. If you are not in the habit of reading older works on Christianity, you may find the language in

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Audio from Zondervan. Published in 2005. Recorded in 2005. Four hours. Read by Rob Bell. Purchased from Audible.com. At four hours, this is not a long book. I listened to it over just a couple of days of housework. Rob Bell has got some good things to say. After hearing him preach a while back, then listening to his book, I can see why people are drawn to him. He's got

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From AWAD:bibliomancy (BIB-lee-o-man-see) nounDivination by interpreting a passage picked at random from a book, especially from a religious book such as the Bible.[From Greek biblio- (book) + -mancy (divination).]If you are having a hard time deciding between turning groupie and following your favorite band around or to stay put in your accounting job, help is at hand. Try bibliomancy. Here's

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Fiction:Fantasy. Unabridged Audio from Blackstone Audio. Published in 1983, recorded 2005. 10 hours, 59 minutes. Read by Stefan Rudnicki and Carrington MacDuffie. Purchased at Audible.com. I'm not really sure what to say about this book. I'm pretty sure there was a bunch of stuff in there that I didn't really "get". Sometimes at the end of a book, though I've enjoyed it, I have the feeling that

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Ah, for the lazy days of summer. Time to relax, putter in the garden, enjoy a good book (or two or three). Ha! July almost killed me. It certainly killed my usual reading time, much less any extra reading time. I'm glad for the chances I've had to be out and about in the world this summer, but sure am mourning the loss of my reading time. Things are shaping up to be fairly busy for the next

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Thomas Nelson Publishers. Published in 2003. 240 pages. Purchased at Family Christian Bookstores.This one has been on my "to read" list for a while. I had put it on hold at the library, then while I was waiting for it to arrive, we talked about it at church in the Wednesday night teen class. After the glowing report the teacher gave the book, I gave up

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Leafwood Publishers. Published in 2006. 205 pages. Purchased from Amazon.com. Well, thanks are due again to Preacher Mike for another great book recommendation. I'm passing this one on to my husband (fair warning, Steve) and would echo Preacher Mike's endorsement. UPDATE: (19 July 06) I meant to mention that I really enjoyed the notes in the back of the

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Fiction: Science Fiction (?) Unabridged Audio from HighBridge Audio. Published in 2003. Recorded in 2005. 17 hours and 43 minutes. Read by William Hope and Laurel Lefkow. Purchased at Audible.comI'd seen this book floating around on Audible for a while, but couldn't get myself to want to listen to it. Then, one day I was hunting around on Audible, unable to make a decision, so I just decided to

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Hardback from HarperCollins. Published in 2006. 240 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.Every time I have read a book by N. T. Wright, I feel like I should just flip back and start reading it again. Simply Christian : Why Christianity Makes Sense is no exception. I'll have to be honest and admit that I don't really have a good grasp on the first two sections.

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Sometimes, I have a hard time getting through non-fiction works. I'll get to something that I think is worth remembering, and I'll want to write it down. So, I set the book aside thinking I'll work on that later. Then, later never seems to come and the book eventually gets reshelved in one of my cleaning fits and sits languishing on the shelf wondering what it did wrong. While the book thinks it

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Rowling: Some characters won't survive last 'Potter' bookAnd, speaking of Harry Potter: I read an excellent article in the Stone-Campbell Journal recently that talked about some of the Christian elements of the Harry Potter series. A good portion of the articles in the Stone-Campbell Journal are a bit beyond me, but every once in a while there is one that I can wrap my fuzzy brain around. This

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Non-Fiction: Hardback from Crown Forum. Published in 2006. 247 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library. I first saw this book referred to on the GetReligion blog back in February. Since there was a VW van on the cover, and the title refers to both Birkenstocks and homeschooling, I thought I'd give it a read. I put it on hold at the library and waited months for it to arrive. Then, in part

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My literary pursuits have slowed recently. I'm having to really concentrate to make any sense out of non-fiction books. You know what I mean, right? You get to the end of a page and realize that you have no idea what you just read, and even with some concentrated thinking you still can't come up with the main point on the page? It makes spending too much time reading seem a bit of a waste, since

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Non-Fiction: Language. Paperback from Routledge. Published in 1996. 201 pages. Purchased at one of the many English Heritage sites we visited during our time in the UK. (Probably Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall but I'm not sure.)I'll admit that most of the time when I come across a Latin phrase or word that I don't understand, I just "google it". Still, this is a great book and worth

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I found ChristianAudio.com today. Looks like they have some titles that Audible.com does not have - the prices seem reasonable. Anyone tried them before?BTW, It looks like they offer a free audiobook every month. They're giving away Martin Luther, In His Own Words this month.

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Hardback from Harper Collins. Published in 1954. 122 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.I really liked how Bonhoeffer started off reminding us that unity is something that we already have in Christ, not something that we have to create. He says:"Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in

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Fiction: Christianity. Unabridged Audiobook from Audio Renissance. Published in 2005. 8 hours and 59 minutes. Read by Tim Jerome. Purchased from Audible.com. Recommended by Mike Cope, this is a fictional letter from an aged dying father to his young son. I was copying down some passages from this book after church a couple of days ago. A friend came up and asked me what I was doing. When I

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Non-Fiction: Gardening. Paperback from Storey Publishing, LLC. Published in 2006. 272 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.When I can, I like to do a small container garden with tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumbers and the like. One of the problems I have is keeping them properly watered, so I was intregued by this idea of "self-watering" plants. I'm hoping to try at least one pot that way

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Fiction: Historical. Audio from BBC Audiobooks America. Published in 2005. 10 hours and 22 minutes. Read by Richard Easton. Purchased from Audible.com. Based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's father's life, this book is about the father from Little Women. It recounts his time away during the American Civil War. Interspersed between the goings on during the war, there are flashbacks to past

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Non-Fiction: Spiritual Life. Hardback from Jossey-Bass. Published in 2001. 172 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library I had hoped that this book would have some thoughts about how travel can change you for the better spiritually, and in a way it did. But mostly it just really confused me. I couldn't get a real grip on what she believes. I read on the back cover that the author was a

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Fiction: Mystery. Hardback from Pantheon Books. Published in 2006. 227 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.I tried a couple of his other books outside of this series without really caring for them. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series, however still provides me with an enjoyable read. This is not a challenging tome, by any stretch, but a nice story with insights into human nature

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Fiction: Science Fiction. Hardback from The Penguin Group. Published in 2005. 272 pages. On loan from the Kent District LibraryMy son John read this, enjoyed it and passed it along to me. I enjoyed it, too. The twist at the end surprised me.Publisher's summary:The passengers aboard the starship Ad Astra spend most of their time on the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii within the virtual

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oeuvre ([oe]vr&) nounthe works of a painter, artist or writer regarded collectively: the complete works of C. S. Lewis[ORIGIN: late 19th Century: French; literally "work"]

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Fiction: Short Stories. Audio from Audio Connoisseur. Published in 2003. 4 hours and 56 minutes. Read by Charlton Griffin. Purchased from Audible.com. Short stories are not my usual reading fare, but since they were Irish short stories, I thought I'd give them a try. I really enjoyed listening to them - I just had to rethink how long a story is supposed to be before I stopped feeling like they

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Audio from Blackstone Audio. Published in 1942, recorded in 2000. 5 hours and 52 minutes. Read by Geoffrey Howard. Purchased from Audible.com. I tried to read Mere Christianity years ago and had a hard time understanding the first chapter. So, I gave up. This semester the teen bible class at church is doing a study of Mere Christianity and I decided to give it another

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magnum opus (MAG-num OH-puhs) noun (plural magnum opuses or magna opera) A great work of literature, music, art, etc., especially the finest work of an individual.[From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (large), opus (work).]

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excogitation: C. S. Lewis on DivorceThoughts?

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Fiction: Paperback from Ballantine Books. Published in 2006. 307 pages. On loan from The Kent District Library.I found this book via Nikki's World. (I don't know Nikki, I just like blogs that talk about books.) This is not my genre, but I thought I'd give it a try - after all, the book started with a house blowing up! Unfortunately, while the story is a good example of a woman not giving up on

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conspectus (kuhn-SPEK-tuhs) nounA general survey, synopsis, outline, or digest of something.[From Latin conspectus, past participle of conspicere, from con- (complete)+ spicere (to look). Ultimately from Indo-European root spek- (to observe)which is also the ancestor of such words as suspect, spectrum, bishop(literally, overseer), espionage, despise, telescope, spectator, andspectacles.]

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Fiction: Fantasy. Hardback from Wizards of the Coast. Published in 2003. 352 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library. This is The Hunter's Blade Trilogy, Book Two. I did not enjoy this one as much as some of the other Drizzt books. It took me a long time to get through it. Too many drawn out fight scenes. I'm not sure I'm going to read the next one.Publisher's summary:Alone on the

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24 - 30 April 2006Why Turn off the TV?Television cuts into family time, harms our children's ability to read and succeed in school, and contributes to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity. Here are just a few of the facts:- On average, children in the US will spend more time in front of the television (1,023 hours) than in school this year (900 hours).- Forty percent of Americans frequently or always

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amphigory (AM-fi-gor-ee) noun, also amphigouriA nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody.[From French amphigouri, of obscure origin.]

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Non-Fiction: Bible. Hardback from Zondervan. Published in 2005. 2306 pages (plus maps). Purchased at Family Christian Stores.This book caught my eye a while back and today I added it to our library, thanks to a trip to Family Christian Stores on 28th Street. It looks like it is going to be an excellent reference. The quality of the binding looks a bit suspect to me, but hopefully I will be proven

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orihon (OR-ee-hon) nounA book or manuscript folded like an accordion: a roll of paper inscribed on one side only, folded backwards and forwards.[From Japanese, ori (fold), + hon (book).]

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Non-Fiction: Social Sciences. Hardback from Little, Brown and Company (Time Warner Book Group). Published in 2005. 469 pages. On loan from the Cascade Branch of the Kent District Library.I had heard some of the things Gladwell discusses in the book - for example that taller men get paid more or that having the right looks and bearing can make you presidential material even if you are a political

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belles-lettres (bel-LET-ruh) nounLiterary works valued for their aesthetic qualities rather than information or instruction.[From French belles (fine) + lettres (letters, literature).]

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Fiction: Contemporary. Audiobook from Time Warner AudioBooks. Published in 2000. 10 hours. Read by Norma Lana. Purchased at Audible.com.This book is a bit of a departure from the books of Baldacci's that I have read previously. It's not a murder mystery - even though people do die. There is no main character aiming to take down the government conspiracy - even though there is a big bad business

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Fiction: Paperback from Ballantine Publishing Group (A division of Random House). Copyright 1969. 369 pages. On loan from the Cascade Branch of the Kent District Library. This is a continuation of the story of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders that began in the book The Chosen. It was neat to hear more of their story, and to delve further into the persona of some of the characters. I don't think

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These books are by an author that my younger daughter enjoys. They are written for the 5-8 grade reading level, so they're an easy read. I just finished the third in the series and am expecting my daughter to bring me the fourth one to read soon. They seem like pretty good books.Publisher's summary:Lady Sandrilene fa Toren is a noble girl whose thread magic wove together the power - and the

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Via Technorati - the books people are blogging about right now, ordered by new links to Amazon in the last 48 hours:Popular Books

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Fiction: Classic American Literature. Audiobook from Recorded Books. Originally published in 1967, recorded in 2003. 10 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Jonathan Davis. Purchased from Audible.com. I don't know where I got the idea that I should read this book, and at first I was not sure it was a good choice. The book begins with a baseball game - one that I thought would never end. I realized later

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Fiction: Contemporary. Hardback from Viking (Penguin). Published in 2005. 384 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library.This is the last book in the Mitford Series, by Jan Karon. I have enjoyed all of the books in the series. They have a wholesome feel to them that I like - and they always end well. I don't think they are destined to become classics, but considering how long I had to wait for

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No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot. -- Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend(No, I haven't suddenly stopped reading or been crushed by a pile of falling books. I'll post on the books I've finished soon.)

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Fiction: Fantasy. Hardback from Tor Books. Published in 2005. 512 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library, Grandville Branch.I've read some of Juliet Marillier before, but have not blogged any of them previously. I read them while we lived in the UK. Maybe even before the blog started. I enjoyed her books. But, I had a hard time reading this book. Things kept happening that made me need to

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Based on the Book is a compilation of over 1,200 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. I found it to be very entertaining - some of them surprised me while others were rather obvious.

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Fiction: Fantasy. Paperback from Wizards of the Coast. Published in 2003. 367 pages. On loan from the The Kent District Library.This book is the first in the Hunter's Blade Trilogy. Several years ago I read The Dark Elf Trilogy by the same author. I don't suppose it's necessary to read the other first, but I think it would make reading this series more enjoyable. Drizzt Do'Urden is a compelling

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Fiction: Mystery. Audiobook from Random House Audio. Published in 2005. 8 hours and 37 minutes. Read by David Aaron Baker. Purchased from Audible.com. This is my first Dean Koonz book, and so also my first introduction to Odd Thomas. I wasn't sure if I would really enjoy the story or not, but it was pretty good. It's not heavy reading, and I'm not really sure what they thought the "revelation

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Read a good book lately? I’d love to hear about it. Leave a comment with the title and author, and if you’ve got time, include a bit about why you liked the book.Cheers!

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Non-Fiction: Health. Hardcover from Knopf. Published in 2005. 309 pages. On load from the Hackley Public Library, Muskegon, MI.Mike Cope recommended this book earlier this year, and I was finally able to get it via interlibrary loan. I finished it last week. One of the chapters was a bit more info than I wanted on how we age - and was a bit difficult for me to fully understand. I realize, however

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This is a "Word Cloud" created from this blog. You can get your own, plus have it printed onto a t-shirt at: Snap Shirts. Cool.

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Fiction. Paperback from Penguin Group. Published in 2005. 279 pages. Purchased at Border's Books, Costa Mesa, CA.I had about ten minutes to find a book and did not have my "to look for" list with me, so I started just browsing around to see what caught my eye. Naturally, anything with Jane Austen on the cover will be sure to receive a double take from me. (A quality many women have and I'm sure

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Fiction: Fantasy. Audiobook from Harper Collins Audio. Published in 2005. 10 hours and 8 minutes. Read by Lenny Henry. Purchased at Audible.comI finished this audiobook en-route to LAX. It was a good distraction since I was crammed into a packed flight. I enjoyed the book, though there were a couple of points I almost gave up on it because Gaimen kept mentioning things that sounded like the book

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Waterbrook Press. Published in 2001. 202 pages. Purchased at Baker Books.A few weeks ago someone I know was making comments about how Satan is working through Harry Potter. I would tend to agree, but probably not in the way she is thinking. Satan uses a lot of good things to stir up trouble, including the Bible. That doesn't mean the thing itself is bad.

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The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. This includes all works first published before 1923. The period from 1880 or so until 1922 offers a wealth of material in all categories, including: Nursery Rhymes,

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Fiction: Fantasy. Audiobook from Listening Library, a division of Random House. Published in 2005. Read by Gerard Doyle. 23 hours and 33 minutes. Purchased from Audible.com. Eldest is categorized as a "Young Adult" book, and is the second book in the Inheritance Trilogy. The kids got me started on Eragon when it first came out, and having enjoyed the first book I wanted to read the rest of the

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USA Today Book NewsCNN Book NewsYahoo's Books/Publishing NewsGuardian Unlimited Books NewsThe Globe and Mail BooksThe Baltimore Sun Books & MagsThe Denver Post BooksBooks - New York TimesSan Francisco Chronicle Sunday Book ReviewsThe Mercury News - BooksMany of these will have the same top book news stories - right now most are covering the death of the Jaws author Peter Benchley on Saturday. But

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Books to the ceilingBooks to the sky. My pile of booksAre a mile high.How I love them!How I need them!I'll have a long beard By the time I read them. -- Arnold Lobel

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Hardback from Paraclete Press. Published in 2003. 123 pages. Borrowed from Comstock Park Library through KDL inter-library loan. What an excellent writer Lauren Winner is -- she's very engaging. Because I have been feeling a little under the weather today, I was able to begin and finish this short book very quickly. The book has eleven chapters, each talking about a

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Fiction: Biblical/Historical. Hardback from Alfred A. Knopf. Published in 2005. On loan from the Kent District Library. 322 pages. Wow. Just finished Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Anne Rice obviously did a lot of research for the setting of this book. The Author's Note at the end was also very absorbing. The book follows basically one year in the life of the child Jesus, and it is during that

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Non-Fiction: Books. Hardback from Harper Collins Publishers. Published in 2005. 316 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library. Full of insights on how books have played an integral role in the intellectual life of many influential people, much of this book was a reminder that reading is a good thing. I especially enjoyed reading about marginalia and how studying it has helped historians to

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The 2006 Michigan Notable Books list is the Library of Michigan’s annual selection of up to 20 recommended books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high-quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan-related topic.A couple of these look like they might be interesting. I wonder if other states also have lists of their

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Non-Fiction: Home Care. Paperback from Writer's Digest Books. Published in 1984. Purchased at Chamblin BookMine, Jacksonville, Florida. (A most excellent used book store. Worthy of a trip to Florida, IMHO.) 275 pages.I got started reading Don Aslett for his excellent books on keeping house - how to clean effectively and organize in such a way that cleaning is easier. I then went through a faze of

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Fiction: Dectective. Unabridged Audiobook from Penguin Audio and BBC Audiobooks America. Published in 2005. Recorded in 2005. Read by Simon Prebble. 11 hours and 43 minutes. Purchased from Audible.comJasper Fforde does an excellent job of combining humor and a detective story. This book is laugh out loud funny, especially if you are familiar with nursery rhymes. He does a good job of combining

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Non-Fiction: Christianity. Paperback from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.. Published in 1994. 114 pages. On loan from the Kent District Library, Grand Rapids Main Branch. N. T. Wright always offers me new concepts to consider, and this book was no exception.Publisher's summary:"The longer you look at Jesus", writes N. T. Wright, "the more you will want to serve him in his world. That is, of

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Fiction: Contemporary. Paperback from Abacus Books. Published in 2005. From the shelf of Pauline Roberts, Datchet, UK.Since we are on holiday in England, I've been borrowing from Pauline's bookshelf. Since I had thought that I might like to read the next in the Isabel Dalhousie series, I picked this one up, thinking to see if it would improve any with the next book. I didn't look carefully enough

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Fiction: Modern Detective. Paperback from Abacus Books. Published in 2005. From the shelves of Pauline Roberts, Datchet, UK.I was not overly impressed with this book. It took a long time to go next to nowhere. I liked the characters well enough, but the only appearance of a Philosophy Club was a couple of mentions of how the group never got together anymore. However, if there is another in this

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