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Please Pass the Books: April 2014
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Monday, April 28, 2014. Challenge and sample answer for the week of April 28th. What I'm reading this week and its rating:. Further to last week's entry, I finished off my series featuring the 'Donut Lady'. It's awful and wonderful all at the same time. I treated mmyself to David Lebovitz's 'My Paris Kitchen' and wow! I wish that that this book was never ending. From his conversational style to beautiful photos. I almost feel like I'm back in Paris and chatting with a good mate. The premise of the book i...
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Please Pass the Books: May 2014
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Monday, May 26, 2014. Challenge for the week of May 26th. As with last week, this challenge is also aiming to have you be more introspective of the characters that you read about. Luckily (pun intended) I found it on my kitchen floor on Saturday morning so all is right and just again. Now if you think these sort of talismans are useless you might like the article below. Http:/ www.wholeliving.com/article/create-your-own-luck. How does all of this translate into a reading challenge? Think of a character i...
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge for the week of May 26th
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Monday, May 26, 2014. Challenge for the week of May 26th. As with last week, this challenge is also aiming to have you be more introspective of the characters that you read about. Luckily (pun intended) I found it on my kitchen floor on Saturday morning so all is right and just again. Now if you think these sort of talismans are useless you might like the article below. Http:/ www.wholeliving.com/article/create-your-own-luck. How does all of this translate into a reading challenge? Think of a character i...
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge and sample answer for the week of April 28th.
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Monday, April 28, 2014. Challenge and sample answer for the week of April 28th. What I'm reading this week and its rating:. Further to last week's entry, I finished off my series featuring the 'Donut Lady'. It's awful and wonderful all at the same time. I treated mmyself to David Lebovitz's 'My Paris Kitchen' and wow! I wish that that this book was never ending. From his conversational style to beautiful photos. I almost feel like I'm back in Paris and chatting with a good mate. The premise of the book i...
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge for the week of May 12th.
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Monday, May 12, 2014. Challenge for the week of May 12th. This week's challenge and a sample answer:. I was reading a magazine the other day and came upon this neat article. Http:/ www.wholeliving.com/article/5-ways-to-reignite-your-creativity. I loved this short article as it reminded me of two paintings that I have to get back to but seem to be at an impass with. I'm going to follow the steps that they suggest and tackle them again. This was terrific advice. 2) When something happens-it is done. Th...
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge for the week of May 5th.
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Monday, May 5, 2014. Challenge for the week of May 5th. This week's challenge is due to exploring P.C. Cast's site. She's the author of the "House of Night" books which are terrific books but the site.well, I'll let you decide for yourself. Http:/ www.houseofnightseries.com/. My review will be posted on Monday and to help me review I'll be using the following framework:. Http:/ www.acm.org/crossroads/resources/reviews/webgd.html. The Site's Name and Author (if known). URL of the Site. Layout of the Site.
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Please Pass the Books: Sample answer for May 5th's challenge
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Monday, May 5, 2014. Sample answer for May 5th's challenge. The Site's Name and Author (if known): P.C. Cast's "House of Night Series". URL of the Site. Http:/ www.pccast.net/houseofnightseries.html. Relevance to the "Reading" Industry. This site focuses on the "House of Night" series by P.C. Cast. The site is meant to interest fans in the next installment of the series and to perhaps give more information about the characters. Layout of the Site. Searchability: You can't search this site. There is a lot...
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge for the week of June 2nd.
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Monday, June 2, 2014. Challenge for the week of June 2nd. There is a phenomena in books that I am having trouble getting into. It is Manga. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga. Boys and young men became some of the earliest readers of manga after World War II. From the 1950s on, shōnen manga focused on topics thought to interest the archetypal boy, including subjects like robots, space-travel, and heroic action-adventure. Generally did not become as popular. However in 2010 the. S 1959–1962 Chronicl...
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Please Pass the Books: June 2014
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Monday, June 9, 2014. Challenge for the week of June 9th. I've been totally inspired by reading "Better Off" by Eric Bende and have been taking part in a bookclub over at "CrunchyChicken" about the book. Here is the premise; young graduate student worries about technology and how it is changing our society. Goes to M.I.T. to finish degree (? Eric and his wife travel to an Amish community in a location that he has agreed to not disclose and live without electricity for a year. What would you miss the most?
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Please Pass the Books: Challenge for the week of June 9th.
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Monday, June 9, 2014. Challenge for the week of June 9th. I've been totally inspired by reading "Better Off" by Eric Bende and have been taking part in a bookclub over at "CrunchyChicken" about the book. Here is the premise; young graduate student worries about technology and how it is changing our society. Goes to M.I.T. to finish degree (? Eric and his wife travel to an Amish community in a location that he has agreed to not disclose and live without electricity for a year. What would you miss the most?
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