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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

1. Five Days in London (Embejo) 2. The Thirteenth Tale (Embejo) 3. Shopaholic Abroad (Sandra) 4. Imperium (CoversGirl) 5. Alaine 6. The Borrowers(Embejo) 7. Melissa 8. A Study in Scarlet (Sandra) 9. Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland (Becky) 10. An Absolute Gentleman (bookworm) 11. Amy(Clouds Over Mountains) 12. Cindy B 13. raidergirl3 (Latitudes of Melt) 14. Diary of a Young Girl (Becky) 15. Blue Dahlia (bookworm) 16. Free Life (Cafeshree) 17. Amy(Bootlegger\'s Daughter) 18. Tiny Librarian (Deep Dish) 19. Tiny Librarian (Agnes and the Hitman) 20. Tiny Librarian (1 of those hideous books) 21. raidergirl3(The Ravine) 22. Change of Heart (Alaine) 23. Tiny Librarian (Tantalize) 24. A Thousand Acres (Biblio Brat) 25. Prince Caspian (Becky) 26. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Becky) 27. Amy(Mayada, Daughter of Iraq) 28. Beezus and Ramona (Becky) 29. The Ice Queen (bookworm)

30. Ramona the Pest (Becky) 31. Camilla by Fanny Burney (Becky) 32. Ramona the Brave (Becky) 33. The Princess and The Pea (Strlady) 34. Ramona And Her Father (Becky) 35. The Shadow of the Wind (CoversGirl) 36. Under the Greenwood Tree (CoversGirl) 37. Left To Tell (Embejo) 38. Long Way Gone(Embejo) 39. The English Patient(Embejo) 40. Ramona And Her Mother (Becky) 41. Ramona Quimby Age 8 (Becky) 42. Frozen Moments 43. Wendy (Angle of Repose) 44. The Interpretation of Murder (Biblio Brat) 45. Entangled (bookworm) 46. The Crimson Petal and the White (CoversGirl) 47. Throne of Jade (Yati) 48. Enticed (bookworm) 49. The Female Quixote (Ashleigh) 50. I Have Lived A Thousand Years (Becky) 51. Ramona Forever (Becky) 52. raidergirl3 (Mister Pip) 53. Black Powder War (Yati) 54. Dragonrider (Strlady) 55. varun 56. Wendy (Lost and Found) 57. Tammy (The Forbidden Body) 58. Tammy (Sex For One)

59. The Notebook(Embejo) 60. I Am David (Embejo) 61. Tiny Librarian (Enchanted, Inc) 62. My Bridges of Hope (Becky) 63. Ramona\'s World (Becky) 64. raidergirl3(The Gathering) 65. Gone With The Wind (Becky) 66. The Secret Scroll (bookworm) 67. Sleuthfoot 68. Queens\' Play (Yati) 69. The Middle Place (Lead Momma) 70. nadine 71. Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) 72. The Outlaw Demon Wailes (Shron 73. TThe memory Keeper\'s Daughter (Sharon) 74. The House of Sand and Fog 75. Dark Watch (Sharon) 76. Crime and Punishment(Sharon) 77. The Unnatural Inquirer(Sharon) 78. The World Below (Wendy) 79. The Colorado Kid (bookworm) 80. raidergirl3(The Outcast) 81. Tammy (Legends) 82. Tammy (Quotable Star Wars) 83. Amy(Dear Enemy) 84. N. Vasillis (The Arrival) 85. N. Vasillis (Love Walked In) 86. Tiny Librarian (Shakespeare\'s Landlord)

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Posted by 1morechapter at 4/30/2008 01:05:00 PM 5 comments  

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Book Review: 1776
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

I heard so many things about this book, and I was really looking forward to reading it. So here's my take.

Pros:

The opening. Every other Revolutionary War book starts with the Americans. This one started with the British. There was some great stuff in there I'd never read before, and I really enjoyed the reminder that this was a war with TWO sides.

The information. Lots of good stuff in there, thoroughly researched.

Cons:

A little too much information. Get to the action already!

The layout. There were 2 or 3 sections of pictures and maps and that was it.

No maps. Maybe it's just me, but I have trouble following the action of a battle. A map right where the battle is being described is much more helpful than if I have to turn back to look at it. There actually were 2 maps, both drawn at the time and almost impossible to read. Not helpful.


In summary, I compared this with Washington's Crossing which I read this year and I found 1776 lacking. I wasn't as motivated to pick it up and keep reading. Still, I'm glad I read it. But if you wanted to read a book on the subject, I would recommend Washington's Crossing and not this one.

Posted by Cindy B at 4/29/2008 11:44:00 AM 0 comments  

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Paula's 8/8/8

Hi, my name is Paula. I am still working on my creating my list, it is subject to change.
Here is my 8/8/8 list: Books in blue are completed. Happy Reading!

Classics

1. The Hobbit
2. Journey to the Center of the Earth
3. 20,000 leagues under the Sea
4. The Time Machine
5. Raising Dragons
6. The Candlestone
7. A Wrinkle in Time
8. Ender's Game

1. The Great Brain
2. Caddie Woodlawn
3. Stormbreaker
4. Point Break
5. Skeleton Key
6. Wind in the Willows

Non-fiction

1. Plot & Structure
2. The Creative Call
3. Man's Search for Meaning
4. The Unheard Cry of Meaning
5. Latin Centered Curriculum
6. Write Great Fiction - Revision & Self Editing
7. Destination Moon - Jim Irwin

Historical Fiction

Christian

1. Case for the Creator - Student Edition
2. Case for Faith - Student Edition
3. Case for Christ - Student Edition
4. Pilgrim's Progress

Books begging to be read

Books that call to me throughout the year

1. Common Sense - Thomas Paine

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Cindy B's 888
Monday, April 7, 2008

I'm making this even more difficult on myself by trying to get it done by 8/8/08 - or August 8th. I'm almost halfway there, and if I can just avoid getting distracted by new and more fabulous books, I'll be just fine. So here are my categories:

1. Books I gathering dust - ones I've had for more than a year and haven't read. 3/8

1. The Golden Goblet - done
2. Goodbye to Poplarhaven - written by one of my professors at BYU - currently reading
3. Fear Nothing - tbr
4. A Devilish Dilemma - tbr
5. The Bourne Identity - tbr
6. Diary of a Nobody - done
7. Eminent Victorians - tbr
8. The Girl with a Secret - done

2. Science/History books 7/8

1. The Book of Man - This was an easy to read account of the Human Genome Project. - done
2. Weighing the soul - About scientific discoveries that caused controversy. - done
3. A Brief History of Time - tbr
4. Chaos: making a New Science - done
5. Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars - done
6. Krakatoa:The Day the World Exploded - done
7. The 13th Element - done
8. The Signers - done!

3. Teen/kids books 4/8

1. Ark Angel - tbr
2. Snakehead - tbr
3. The Ruins of Gorlan - tbr
4. The Sisters Grimm: Unusual Suspects - done
5. The King's Swift Rider - tbr
6. The Thief of Always - done
7. Stone Fox - done
8. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - done

4. Books about faith and religion 4/8

1. Just as I am by Virginia Smith - funny story (but not funny enough for list 8, as I didn't actually laugh out loud) of a wild child's baptism into Christianity. - done
2. Way to Be! - tbr
3. Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism - done
4. Sugar House Hill - done
5. Inspiring Experiences that Build Faith - done
6. Amazing Love - currently reading
7. not sure yet!
8. not sure yet!

5. Books with little or no redeeming value 7/8

1. Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark - fun Valentine's read. - done
2. The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars by Anthony Boucher - done
3. Around the Rugged Rock by Elizabeth Cadell - done
4. The Lexicon of Stupidity - done-- funny!
5. Down Under by Patricia Wentworth - so done!
6. Five Rings, Six Crises etc. - a book of lists - done
7. World's Worsts - another book of lists - done
8.

6. Recommended by others 5/8

1. 1776 - tbr
2. The Historian - done! (I gave up)
3. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - tbr
4. Deliver Us From Normal - done
5. Fablehaven - done
6. The Master of Ballantrae - done!
7. The Zookeeper's Wife - tbr
8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - done

7. Tried and true - books I am rereading 8/8

1. Charmed Life - all done!
2. The Mysterious Commission - done
3. Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman- still pretty good, but not great. - done
4. Dead Men Don't Ski - done
5. Murder a la Mode - done
6. Death on the Agenda - done
7. Death and the Dutch Uncle - done
8. Black Widower - done

8. Books that made me laugh out loud 5/8

1. Murder With Peacocks - done
2. For Time and All Absurdity - done
3. Bachelors Anonymous - done
4. Leaven of Malice (audio) - done
5. Moving Pictures - done
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Posted by Cindy B at 4/07/2008 02:25:00 PM 0 comments  

I saw the list of categories on the right. How do I add my categories to those?

So excited to sign up!

Posted by Cindy B at 4/05/2008 05:11:00 PM 2 comments  

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