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books i read in 2008

2008-12-17T23:16:55Z

Happy Birthday Monster (cl, se) Olivia Helps with Christmas (cl, se) John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith (cl) Cowboy & Octopus (cl, se) Strawberry Freckleface by Julianne Moore (cl, se) Minnie and Moo & The Seven Wonders of the World by Denys C...

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only six books

2008-06-29T06:03:26Z

This has been going around my neighborhood. Because I switched high schools, I missed out on a lot of American Literature. The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.” 1) Bold: I have read. 2...

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beautiful children - free

2008-02-28T05:51:06Z

You can download a copy of Beautiful Children for free until 2/29. You can read it using Acrobat Reader. I already have a copy (signed). It is downstairs in the entryway. Still unopened in the box Powell's sent it in. I am bad - I know. Anyway, ...

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qotd: book recommendations

2007-08-28T21:40:49Z

Where do you get recommendations for new books to read? I am always looking for a good book, and have lots of sources. Here are just a few: DailyCandy: I currently subscribe to almost all of the DailyCandy newsletters because you never know whe...

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i guess we are being protected

2007-08-21T23:18:53Z

I am feeling a combination of sad, violated and angry. Our storage space in Emeryville was broken into. It probably happened two weeks ago. It may or may not have had anything to do with the recent calls B received from his bank and credit card co...

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life is better with a bunny on your head

2007-06-14T10:31:19Z

Sometimes you just need a silly poem of a book to make you smile. This is a true gem. A boy wakes up with a bunny (named Fred) on his head and comes to the conclusion that there is nothing he can't do with a bunny on his head. I can't wait to re...

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a page turner

2006-08-31T06:47:53Z

Pamie has a new book! I set out to read a chapter or two the other night and ended up staying up until dawn to finish it. It was laugh out loud funny! I just couldn't put it down. I think I actually liked it better than her first book, Why ...

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on the night stand

2006-08-16T21:56:24Z

Well, technically I don't have a night stand, but you get the idea. This is my current read. It's over 500 pages. It is about a girl who moves a lot. It was recommended by Daily Candy and is also part of Border's Original Voices. So if y...

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good morning from longmont, co

2006-08-05T15:39:58Z

We gave the road a break (of sorts) and took the day off from driving. We met up with the lovely Miss E for lunch yesterday at this amazing tea house and then took in Boulder. We tasted some great Belgium chocolates and also stopped at a Starbuc...

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new book by daniel pinkwater

2006-07-24T03:21:05Z

I am a big fan of Daniel Pinkwater. He has written over 100 books. Some have been about his time in Hoboken and some about his time in Chicago. He also lived in Los Angeles, and has a new book coming out about it. These are children's fictio...

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