Monthly Archives: November 2007

Read Responsibly

I have long been a huge fan of Unshelved, the daily comic strip about the life of Dewey, the lazy librarian at the Mallville Public Library. The strip by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum is wildly popular with library staffs … Continue reading

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Rustic Cabin Fireplace

Last week’s books on spectacular log homes seemed to spark a real interest in the subject for Ron and today’s books are two he ordered from the library catalog which we both oohed and ahhed over. As eye candy, The … Continue reading

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Pig Pancake Mouse Cookie Bargain

This week’s Easy Picture Books round up is for Nikon, who was very enthusiastic about last week’s selection If You Give A Mouse A Cookie and suggested one I wasn’t familiar with, A Bargain For Frances. This Easy Reader is … Continue reading

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Earth Then and Now

Earth Then and Now is a unique pictorial geography book showing dramatic changes to the earth’s surface all over the world. Consisting mostly of before and after photographs and some other before and after depictions of human impact on the … Continue reading

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A Rough Guide To The World

My first thought on seeing this latest Rough Guides publication was that it was proof positive the brand is so diluted that the Rough Guides imprint and logo means nothing at all, where once it had clearly meant a line … Continue reading

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Keeping The Faith

Moving on is a chance you take Every time you try to stay Together You say a word out of line and you find The friends that you had are gone. Forever Forever" Billy Joel "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" Relating … Continue reading

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How To Cook A Turkey And All The Other Trimmings

A review of How To Cook A Turkey And All The Trimmings by the editors of Fine Cooking magazine. Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

This is one of Ron’s picks, and not one I myself would have selected. This fourth volume of true stories of people who have "removed themselves from the gene pool" by killing or sterilizing themselves through acts of great stupidity … Continue reading

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Dream Home Alternative: Association Living

When I was a high school senior I had a sociology class, taught by a really nice man who was not a very stern disciplinarian. One day during a unit on group communications we did an experiment: The teacher whispered … Continue reading

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2699 Snoogle-Fleejer Cookie Mice

The latest Easy Picture Books to catch my eye are a mixed bag. Tana Hoban’s 26 letters and 99 cents is exactly what the title specifies and nothing more. Open it from the front and you will see the alphabet … Continue reading

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