A Librarian's Life in Books

Hypothesis: In every book, whether novel, non-fiction, or downright fluff, there is something to enrich the lives of the reader if they are willing to dig deep enough in their own minds and think about what they are reading.

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09 November 2010

Day 227: The Amber Spyglass

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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.  ISBN: 9780375846731. Some of the characters (I won't say who or why to avoid spoilers) visit th...
08 November 2010

Day 226: The Amber Spyglass

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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.  ISBN: 9780375846731. I love this book for so many reasons.  In fact, I think this is probably the s...
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07 November 2010

Day 225: The Amber Spyglass

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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.  ISBN: 9780375846731. Those of you who remember your Western European (i.e. "world" histor...
06 November 2010

Day 224: Dayna Ingram (author and guest blogger)

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Everyone remembers their first carefree year of college. The girls! The boys! The parties! The hot profs! The coke binges! The police invest...
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05 November 2010

Day 223: Dayna Ingram (Interview)

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This interview took place over instant messenger between myself and the author of Sleep Like This , Dayna Ingram on October 22, 2010.  The i...
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04 November 2010

Day 222: Sleep Like This

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Sleep Like This by Dayna Ingram.  ISBN: 9781449918972. Have you ever had friend who wanted you to read her writing and you were terrified ...
03 November 2010

Day 221: Gathering Blue

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Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.  ISBN: 9780440229490. Kira is a thread worker, someone who works with embroidery and other techniques.  Whil...
02 November 2010

Day 220: Gathering Blue

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Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.  ISBN: 9780440229490. I loved the idea that as people in the village got older they added syllables to their...
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01 November 2010

Day 219: Consider the Lobster

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"Up, Simba" in Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace. ISBN: 9780316156110. Tomorrow I go to the polls to vote for the fo...
31 October 2010

Day 218: Cleopatra

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Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff.  ISBN: 9780316001922 (ARC - releases Nov. 1, 2010). Although it got tedious at times, I rather like tha...
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