Monthly Archives: September 2008
TTYL, Maya Angelou–Banned Books Week
Welcome to Banned Books Week 2008 on The Thin Red Line! Continuing today with the top ten "most challenged" books of 2007, today I am featuring Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (number 8 ) and Lauren … Continue reading
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower– Banned Books Week
Welcome to Banned Books Week 2008 on The Thin Red Line! Each fall the American Library Association leads the observance of Banned Books Week, celebrating Americans’ freedom to read by reminding people of the importance of this basic right. Each … Continue reading
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VOLCANO A Visual Guide
Some combination of visiting Mt. Rainier National Park last week and reading about all the devastation and destruction flowing from Hurricane Ike down in the Gulf Coast got me to thinking about the fact that I live pretty close to … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Photography
America's Best Zoos
So I have been really busy with Staci and Sam both here visiting but wanted to pop in here and post about a really neat book I happened upon today. America’s Best Zoos–A Travel Guide For Fans and Families is … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction
Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
Perhaps it’s a matter of having watch ER for too long or having read too many other books about the rigors of becoming a doctor, but for me at least Sandeep Jahur’s Intern was a rather un-satisfying read. A memoir … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
Democrat's Soul
After posting on Saturday about the Bush Tragedy, I really wanted to start off the week with an upbeat book about the Democrats. But the one I came across at work on Sunday didn’t quite leave me jumping for joy. … Continue reading
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The Bush Tragedy
Slate editor Jacob Wesiberg has written an engaging and refreshingly honest look as what he calls the Bush Tragedy. In chapter after gruesome chapter, Weisberg documents the family and relationships of George W Bush and shows just exactly how Junior … Continue reading
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Drinks Are On Joe
It seems like it was early in my blogging days that I happened upon author J.A. Konrath in some writer’s forum or another, posting about the cover art of one of, I thought her mystery novels featuring detective Jacquelyn "Jack" … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Mystery
