Monthly Archives: November 2009
In My Mailbox Monday: The Wife’s Tale
Happy Cyber Monday, folks! Whatever that means. I shall resist from online purchases today as I know there’s nothing I truly “need” therefore, any purchases would only be cause for shoppers remorse about ten minutes after I click the Submit … Continue reading
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TSS: When did they create “Cyber Monday?”
Seriously, I’d never heard the Friday after Thanksgiving be called “Black Friday” until I moved to Massachusetts. And now someone’s decided to call the Monday after Thanksgiving “Cyber Monday?” Because allegedly tomorrow is the day to get insanely good deals … Continue reading
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Review: The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw
Setting aside preconceptions from The DaVinci Code, The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw is about a Harvard linguistics professor, Thomas Lourds, who stumbles across an ancient artifact wanted by a secret group of Cardinals from the Vatican. Together with television journalist Leslie, and … Continue reading
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Booking Through Thursday – Thanksgiving Edition!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Before I start cutting the desserts and prepping the side dishes I thought I’d take a quick moment to answer this week’s Booking Through Thursday question: What books and authors are you particularly thankful for this year? … Continue reading
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Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: Altar of Eden
Wishful Wednesday is hosted by The Bluestocking Guide. It’s a chance for us to share our wishlists with each other, new books we’ve found, or old books we want again. A sort of release of the burden we all carry: … Continue reading
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Musing Mondays: November 23, 2009
Well, it’s Monday again. Ack. The good news is that today’s Musing Mondays question from Just One More Page is a great one to answer! We are asked: What books did you read while in school? Were there any that … Continue reading
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The Sunday Salon – Quicky: The Atlantis Code
Happy Sunday Doodles. For today I thought I’d post a Quicky on The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw. A Quicky is posting of my initial thoughts on the book I’m reading. To give you an idea of what The Atlantis … Continue reading
The Honest Scrap Award!
Katy from A Few More Pages kindly tagged me with an Honest Scrap Award. Hooray! Her blog and reviews are really wonderful, and I think it’s so nice she gave me a shout out. Here are the rules: This award … Continue reading
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Booking Through Thursday – November 19, 2009
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is a doozy, and quite insightful if I do say so myself. Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, … Continue reading
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