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Books the Candidates Need #3 – Barak Obama – ‘Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English’
Barak Obama rose to fame partly on the strength of his eloquence as a speaker. So I was surprised to hear a couple of Democrats fault his grammar at a party last weekend. They said that Obama kept tel… more »
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All Dive Bars Should Have Back Doors
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madamerayray wrote 16 hours ago: By Lorn McKay When I was younger my parents would take us, my brother and I, to bars. Pool halls an … more »
Small Town Snow Storm
madamerayray wrote 16 hours ago: By Tanya Robbins January 11th, 1998 In the small town of New Boston, New Hampshire, it has been snow … more »
Books the Candidates Need #3 – Barak Obama – ‘Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English’
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 16 hours ago: Barak Obama rose to fame partly on the strength of his eloquence as a speaker. So I was surprised to … more »
Review - 'Tis
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Heather wrote 18 hours ago: ‘Tis by Frank McCourt From the book jacket - Frank lands in New York at age nineteen, in the … more »
I am not myself these days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Reader Girl wrote 21 hours ago: This was a read for book group. I can’t decide what this was supposed to be about; it’s … more »
True Crime: Because You Loved Me, by M. William Phelps
katknit wrote 22 hours ago: The drama queen and the sociopath Because You Loved Me is a detailed case study of differ … more »
Update on what I'm reading
unfinishedperson wrote 1 day ago: Today, I provide a cross-post from one of my other blogs: An Unfinished Person (in an Unfinished Uni … more »
New Directions
sweaterkitten wrote 1 day ago: Hello all. This blog is going along MUCH better than I’d expected! Thank you to all the 140 pe … more »
Plain Speaking
gr4c5 wrote 1 day ago: Miller, Merle. Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman. New York: P.G. Putnam, 1973. I … more »
David Sedaris books: Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
unfinishedperson wrote 1 day ago: Titles: Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Author: David Sedaris Gen … more »
Firewater - The Golden Hour
brian wrote 1 day ago: firewater is back! after far, far too long, there is a new album, and it’s really fucking awes … more »
I'm back!
boneislandbooks wrote 2 days ago: Yes, this blog hit a sophomore slump for awhile there. But I have been reading and even reviewing, i … more »
Weekly Geeks Week Two
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bkclubcare wrote 2 days ago: I have nothing for this week’s Weekly Geeks. If I understand it correctly, the idea is to link … more »
One Writer's Beginnings: Nothing Lost
writer2b wrote 2 days ago: This book has been on my shelf for years, but though I’ve read pieces of it (my tagline comes … more »
Best Girlfriends Getaways
gr4c5 wrote 3 days ago: Bond, Marybeth. Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2008. I am … more »
Educating Esme
gr4c5 wrote 3 days ago: Codell, Esme Raji. Educating Esme: Diary oi a Teacher’s First Year. Chapel Hill: Algonquin B … more »
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palindromicplease wrote 3 days ago: Hello and welcome to my book blog. Here I intend to post a review for every book I read, for myself … more »
And I tried to sing but I couldn't think of anything
hitchorhike wrote 3 days ago: * * * One test down, four tests to go. * * * Boyfriend brought me a beer with a lime in it after I f … more »
Books and motherhood, Welty-style
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writer2b wrote 3 days ago: I’ve struggled with guilt feelings that I read too much, because when I’m reading I … more »
