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« Reply #177 on: November 15, 2009, 05:35:10 PM » |
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Congrats to mlewis78, our second winner of a $50 Amazon gift certificate! Mlewis recommends her current read, Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. Congratulations! Please PM me with the email address that I should use to send the gift certificate to.  |
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 In my opinion, the best book is always that next one waiting to be read. Ah...a (Kindle) shelf of choices awaits. Having read and loved Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (Chet and Bernie Mysteries) by "Spencer Quinn" when it was first published, I decided to be a bit of a detective myself. You see, my friend who owns a bookstore told me that the author was actually very well known and just using a pseudonym, but no one knew who it was yet. Well, I put all my online investigative skills to the test, and then wrote an email to Peter Abrahams to let him know his secret had been discovered. He wrote a cute email back to me and made my week! So ... you can be sure that I'll be riding in the backseat of Bernie's car (in my imagination) as he and his dog Chet strike out to solve a new mystery in Thereby Hands a Tail. By the way, Chet the Dog blogs, you know. (Okay, Peter may help him out a bit.) http://www.chetthedog.com/ |
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« Reply #179 on: November 15, 2009, 05:36:51 PM » |
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« Reply #180 on: November 15, 2009, 05:38:50 PM » |
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« Reply #181 on: November 15, 2009, 05:45:54 PM » |
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« Reply #182 on: November 15, 2009, 05:59:35 PM » |
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 Crack-Up By: Eric Christopherson A former secret service agent has a secret - he's a paranoid schizophrenic. He's running his successful private protection agency and he thinks that he has his disease under control until his world starts to unravel and he finds himself charged with murder of one of his biggest clients. What is real and what is just in his mind? This was a fast, entertaining read - not to mention a pretty good bargain at $1.99. *crosses fingers I get picked for the grand prize!!*  |
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« Reply #184 on: November 15, 2009, 06:31:48 PM » |
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« Reply #185 on: November 15, 2009, 06:39:54 PM » |
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« Reply #186 on: November 15, 2009, 06:57:59 PM » |
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« Reply #187 on: November 15, 2009, 07:00:44 PM » |
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« Reply #188 on: November 15, 2009, 07:03:37 PM » |
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Congratulations, mlewis.
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« Reply #189 on: November 15, 2009, 07:15:46 PM » |
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  I'm new to reading Malcolm Gladwell, but my Mom read " Outliers" and gave it a ringing endorsement. I thought I'd start at the beginning with his first book. " Tipping Point" started out as series of articles Gladwell wrote for the New Yorker. It's basic premise is that different types of people can have a huge effect on society, in essence tipping the scale's balance towards an epidemic. He puts these influential people into three categories: connectors, mavens, and salesmen. The book's chapters do kind of seem like separate entities, but that probably goes back to its origin in the magazine. The stories he brings to life are both interesting and a little controversial, he reviews teen suicide in Micronesia, crime in New York City, and the fashion resurgence of Hush Puppies. But these stories grab your attention as a reader, and help you understand both how to view world events along with your part in the equation. |
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« Reply #190 on: November 15, 2009, 07:43:16 PM » |
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 This is one of the books that got me hooked on reading. It's the store of a circus boy who gets involved with a local family and the influences that each visit on the other. I'd reread this numerous times and I'd look for it in each new school library. It was an old friend to me in new situations, and if it ever comes out on Kindle, I'd read it still. Thanks so much for the contest- it made me remember one of my favorite books! I can't get the image to load for some reason though. The book is called ' Sawdust in His Shoes'. I hope that the lack of the cover art doesn't disqualify me....... |
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« Reply #192 on: November 15, 2009, 08:11:45 PM » |
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« Reply #193 on: November 15, 2009, 08:13:48 PM » |
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« Reply #194 on: November 15, 2009, 08:16:34 PM » |
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Flower, the lack of cover art will not disqualify you at all.
If a mod gets time they may add the link for you.
Don't worry, eventually you'll get the hang of being able to
post pics, etc. I've been here quite a while and sometimes
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« Reply #195 on: November 15, 2009, 09:01:16 PM » |
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Congratulations Tip10 and mlewis78! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mPRTcRjpL._SL500_AA240_.jpgThis is one of the books that got me hooked on reading. It's the store of a circus boy who gets involved with a local family and the influences that each visit on the other. I'd reread this numerous times and I'd look for it in each new school library. It was an old friend to me in new situations, and if it ever comes out on Kindle, I'd read it still. Thanks so much for the contest- it made me remember one of my favorite books! I can't get the image to load for some reason though. The book is called ' Sawdust in His Shoes'. I hope that the lack of the cover art doesn't disqualify me....... Thank you Flower for reminding me of Sawdust in His Shoes by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. I read that book many times but then forgot both the title and the author but remembered the story. Now I just need to find the book of the two kids (boy and girl) going on a walk in the country on a picnic. They end up eating all of their food before they arrive at their destination. The book was mostly pictures but I loved the artwork. |
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« Reply #197 on: November 16, 2009, 02:00:38 AM » |
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Congrats Tip10 & mlewis78. Good recommendations too.
Note to self, stop reading this tread you have enough books to read!
Well, I'm off to check out these great recommendations.
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« Reply #198 on: November 16, 2009, 05:18:10 AM » |
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« Reply #199 on: November 16, 2009, 05:28:33 AM » |
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