March is Women’s History Month. And The Scout Report has kindly collected a list of pertinent resources. If you haven’t yet checked out The Scout Report, I highly encourage you to do it. It’s a source you can trust for information about valuable internet resources on lots of topics. And now, here’s the good stuff. […]
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I read 42 books during 2012, for a total of 5,852 pages of print and just slightly more than 137 hours of unabridged audiobooks. Most best books of 2012 lists include only books issued this year. But my list includes anything I read during the year, regardless of when it was published. The oldest book
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And for those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas, best wishes for health and happiness in the future.
Over on my other blog I wrote recently about the fate of women who are lucky enough to reach older adulthood. Here, in no particular order, are some books that portray older women. Fiction All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence The Book of Eve by Constance Beresford-Howe As We
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I am not a morning person. But there seems to be something sacred about 4:30 AM. That’s when my best thoughts gently shake me awake. This Thanksgiving morning greeted me with the realization of how much online existence has increased the quality of my life. We talk and read a lot about how the electronic
Happy Thanksgiving to all friends here in the U. S. I’m thankful for all of you.
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Not even Thanksgiving, and yet we have our first offerings in the annual best-books-list marathon. Best Books 2012 This is the lead-in page to Publishers Weekly’s lists: Top 10 Best Books of the Year Fiction Mystery/Thriller Poetry Romance SF/Fantasy/Horror Comics Nonfiction Children’s Picture Books Children’s Fiction Children’s Nonfiction Religion Lifestyle Best Books of the Year:
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Dashed Presidential Hopes, but a Life Devoted to Liberalism
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