I think this time we've got some promising suggestions. They are, in the order they arrived:
Everything is Illuminated
Snow Crash
Slowness
Good News: A Novel by Edward Abbey
Looking for something to load on the i-pod for the long holiday flight? Check out the RadioLab podcast....a quirky science show that often features interviews with Oliver Sacks and Robert Sapolsky. The shows on the brain are terrific.
Now, to the voting. Polls close Monday, 5pm.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
I think I’m having a mid-life crisis. Could I be having a mid-life crisis? Do women have mid life crises? What are the symptoms? A flashy new sports car? No, I love my boxy old Volvo too much. A fabulous new wardrobe? Really, when would I have the time to go shopping? And where would I wear it? A daring new hair cut? The last time I had my hair cut, I was so allergic to the shampoo, my eyes swelled shut. I’m afraid to go back.
No, I’m afraid of my own mortality. Last week, I officially put 40 even farther behind me. My husband, who has cancer, just turned 50. We have reached, if not passed, mid life.
Perhaps that was why I was drawn to The Diving Bell and the Buttery, the “uplifting” and “inspirational” autobiography of Jean-Dominique Bauby. In his early 40’s Bauby suffered a stroke which caused paralysis of all but one eye. He dictated his memoirs letter by letter by blinking to indicate his choice of letters as someone read an alphabet out loud. He tells of longing to once again tousle his son’s hair, of reliving favourite meals he could no longer chew, and the horror of seeing his own “scarecrow” face in the mirror. He relates these stories, of trip to the beach, of visits to Lourdes, with self-mockery not self pity.
But is it uplifting? No. It is terrifying. Someday that will be me. Age or disease will one day leave me unable to move. Will I be able to communicate? Will I too scare small children? Will my family and friends, like Bauby’s, find me horrible to visit?
I’ve made those visits to the hospital. My grandfather was a business owner and, to hear the ladies tell it, a handsome, well-dressed gentleman. By the time I was born, a series of accidents has cost him the full use of his legs. His legs hurt, his pride hurt, and he became increasingly cantankerous. A quadriplegic in his last decade, he was largely unable or unwilling to communicate. It broke my heart to visit him in the hospital. Where was the man I loved? Could he tell how uncomfortable I was, how anxious I was to leave? Now it breaks my heart that I didn’t spend more time with him, when for that one week a year I was in driving distance.
When I suggested we read The Diving Bell, I listed its chief selling points as being short and a medical freak show. While reading it, I told others that it was not inspirational. In retrospect, it is. Not in a Lifetime movie “Look-at-me-I’m-Lance-Armstong-I-Can-Overcome-Cancer-and-Win-Four-Tours-de-France” sort of way. It is a sincere celebration of the life he lived, a savouring of his favourite memories. If forces me to wonder if I will have his grace and humour as I face my inevitable decline or will I become bitter as my grandfather.
No, I’m afraid of my own mortality. Last week, I officially put 40 even farther behind me. My husband, who has cancer, just turned 50. We have reached, if not passed, mid life.
Perhaps that was why I was drawn to The Diving Bell and the Buttery, the “uplifting” and “inspirational” autobiography of Jean-Dominique Bauby. In his early 40’s Bauby suffered a stroke which caused paralysis of all but one eye. He dictated his memoirs letter by letter by blinking to indicate his choice of letters as someone read an alphabet out loud. He tells of longing to once again tousle his son’s hair, of reliving favourite meals he could no longer chew, and the horror of seeing his own “scarecrow” face in the mirror. He relates these stories, of trip to the beach, of visits to Lourdes, with self-mockery not self pity.
But is it uplifting? No. It is terrifying. Someday that will be me. Age or disease will one day leave me unable to move. Will I be able to communicate? Will I too scare small children? Will my family and friends, like Bauby’s, find me horrible to visit?
I’ve made those visits to the hospital. My grandfather was a business owner and, to hear the ladies tell it, a handsome, well-dressed gentleman. By the time I was born, a series of accidents has cost him the full use of his legs. His legs hurt, his pride hurt, and he became increasingly cantankerous. A quadriplegic in his last decade, he was largely unable or unwilling to communicate. It broke my heart to visit him in the hospital. Where was the man I loved? Could he tell how uncomfortable I was, how anxious I was to leave? Now it breaks my heart that I didn’t spend more time with him, when for that one week a year I was in driving distance.
When I suggested we read The Diving Bell, I listed its chief selling points as being short and a medical freak show. While reading it, I told others that it was not inspirational. In retrospect, it is. Not in a Lifetime movie “Look-at-me-I’m-Lance-Armstong-I-Can-Overcome-Cancer-and-Win-Four-Tours-de-France” sort of way. It is a sincere celebration of the life he lived, a savouring of his favourite memories. If forces me to wonder if I will have his grace and humour as I face my inevitable decline or will I become bitter as my grandfather.
Suggestions for our Holiday Read
Looks like a selection of classics:
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
The House of God by Samuel Shem
The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Sorry Erica, but we read Middlesex not that long ago.
Deadline for voting is Wednesday at 5pm.
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
The House of God by Samuel Shem
The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Sorry Erica, but we read Middlesex not that long ago.
Deadline for voting is Wednesday at 5pm.
Monday, October 15, 2007
November Books
Please ignore this post. I'm determined to figure out how to make the links work!
Voting closes Wednesday at 5pm.
Nominations are:
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
Best American Short Stories 2007
Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Domique Bauby
Voting closes Wednesday at 5pm.
Nominations are:
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
Best American Short Stories 2007
Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Domique Bauby
Sunday, October 14, 2007
The Omnivore's Dilemma
My six year old and I love to read together each night. We put on our jammies and cuddle up in the big bed with our favourite Roald Dahl books. We giggled together through Matilda's adventures and shuddered every time one of the bad kids met a nasty end in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This weekend, I picked up a copy of The Witches. It seemed like a good idea until he really thought about it. "Witches, that could be really scarey. Mom, how does it end? Are the kids alright?"Many of us seemed to have the same response to The Omnivore's Dilemma. How does it end? Is my food alright?
The Omnivore's Dilemma is this: confronted with so many possibilites, what should we eat? Is nutritious or poisonous? Michael Pollan takes it a step further. Not only does he ask if our dinner is good for us, but is it good for the environment? Are the chemicals used in growing, processing, packaging, and transporting it poisoning us and the farmer? Are there really any small farmers left and can they make a living?
Pollan doesn't tell you that you can't eat meat, or that you have to grow all your food in your backyard. Through the course of the book, he presents 4 meals: MacDonalds, Whole Foods organic, sustainably grown, and one he foraged himself. He attempts to trace each element in the meal from its planting or birth, through to its appearance on his table. The route each takes is sometimes disturbing or surpisingly different from the way it is presented at the point of purchase....like those "free range hens" that have never been out of the barn.
I'll tell you how the books ends. The food is alright. Pollan never tells the reader what to eat and what not. Yes, you can still eat meat if you wish. However,he suggests you think about the food you are eating, really think about the food you are eating. Was it grown in a manner that I am comfortable with? Was my meat treated humanely? Was the grower paid fairly? What did my meal do to the enviroment. Pollan examines these issues in a detailed and thougtful manner, never preaching. The book is well written, although sometimes digressing, and often amusing.
Check out this debate between the author and the CEO of Whole Foods:
http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3234.html
The Omnivore's Dilemma is this: confronted with so many possibilites, what should we eat? Is nutritious or poisonous? Michael Pollan takes it a step further. Not only does he ask if our dinner is good for us, but is it good for the environment? Are the chemicals used in growing, processing, packaging, and transporting it poisoning us and the farmer? Are there really any small farmers left and can they make a living?
Pollan doesn't tell you that you can't eat meat, or that you have to grow all your food in your backyard. Through the course of the book, he presents 4 meals: MacDonalds, Whole Foods organic, sustainably grown, and one he foraged himself. He attempts to trace each element in the meal from its planting or birth, through to its appearance on his table. The route each takes is sometimes disturbing or surpisingly different from the way it is presented at the point of purchase....like those "free range hens" that have never been out of the barn.
I'll tell you how the books ends. The food is alright. Pollan never tells the reader what to eat and what not. Yes, you can still eat meat if you wish. However,he suggests you think about the food you are eating, really think about the food you are eating. Was it grown in a manner that I am comfortable with? Was my meat treated humanely? Was the grower paid fairly? What did my meal do to the enviroment. Pollan examines these issues in a detailed and thougtful manner, never preaching. The book is well written, although sometimes digressing, and often amusing.
Check out this debate between the author and the CEO of Whole Foods:
http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3234.html
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Devil in the White City
According to Aldous Huxley, "The horror no less than the charm of real life consists precisely in the recurrent actualization of the inconceivable ".
The story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair as told in Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" proves this beyond doubt. It is the story of two architects, Daniel Burnham and Dr. H.H. Holmes. The former was a partner in the noted architectural firm Burnham and Root, builder of some of the most distinctive buildings in Chicago. Their technical innovations pushed buildings to literally new heights. Holmes, a trained medical doctor, was also an innovative builder. His hotel contained sound proof rooms, a gas chamber and a crematorium.
It was Daniel Burnham's vision that brought the World's Fair to Chicago. In his seemingly impossible bid to outshine the Paris World Fair and its noted Eiffel Tour, Burnham used his considerable powers of persuasion to marshall the forces of the most noted American architects. Together, they built a some of the largest and most dramatic buildings yet known, all in white and all in the same style. People came from around the world to see African tribesmen, an entire Algerian village (citizens included), and the world's largest cheese. It introduced to the world to belly dancing, Edison's kinetograph, AC electricity, Cracker Jacks, Juicy Fruit gum, Pabst beer, and shredded wheat. The world's first elevated train and the very first Ferris Wheel were here too. By its end, nearly 28 million people visited the fair, at it's peak 700,000 in a single day.
Some of those visitors had the great misfortune of staying the the hotel designed the Dr. H.H. Holmes. As many as 200 of his mainly female guests were never heard from again. A man almost universally acclaimed for his charm, he convinced a number of women to marry him and part with their fortunes. Many of them also parted with their lives. A master manipulator with multiple aliases, Holmes was able to swindle creditors and partners, defraud insurance companies, build a hotel without paying for labour or materials, and convince desperate families that their missing daughters were abroad.
Larson tells these two stories in alternating chapters, bringing to vivid life the excitement and marvels of the fair and the horror of Holmes' crimes.
The story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair as told in Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" proves this beyond doubt. It is the story of two architects, Daniel Burnham and Dr. H.H. Holmes. The former was a partner in the noted architectural firm Burnham and Root, builder of some of the most distinctive buildings in Chicago. Their technical innovations pushed buildings to literally new heights. Holmes, a trained medical doctor, was also an innovative builder. His hotel contained sound proof rooms, a gas chamber and a crematorium.
It was Daniel Burnham's vision that brought the World's Fair to Chicago. In his seemingly impossible bid to outshine the Paris World Fair and its noted Eiffel Tour, Burnham used his considerable powers of persuasion to marshall the forces of the most noted American architects. Together, they built a some of the largest and most dramatic buildings yet known, all in white and all in the same style. People came from around the world to see African tribesmen, an entire Algerian village (citizens included), and the world's largest cheese. It introduced to the world to belly dancing, Edison's kinetograph, AC electricity, Cracker Jacks, Juicy Fruit gum, Pabst beer, and shredded wheat. The world's first elevated train and the very first Ferris Wheel were here too. By its end, nearly 28 million people visited the fair, at it's peak 700,000 in a single day.
Some of those visitors had the great misfortune of staying the the hotel designed the Dr. H.H. Holmes. As many as 200 of his mainly female guests were never heard from again. A man almost universally acclaimed for his charm, he convinced a number of women to marry him and part with their fortunes. Many of them also parted with their lives. A master manipulator with multiple aliases, Holmes was able to swindle creditors and partners, defraud insurance companies, build a hotel without paying for labour or materials, and convince desperate families that their missing daughters were abroad.
Larson tells these two stories in alternating chapters, bringing to vivid life the excitement and marvels of the fair and the horror of Holmes' crimes.
A Late Submission
Claire has asked that we add The Road by Cormac McCarthy, a "frighteningly good book":
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/books/reviews/5434/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy/
Since I'm the only one to have voted, I'll delete the old poll. Please vote here instead:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/books/reviews/5434/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy/
Since I'm the only one to have voted, I'll delete the old poll. Please vote here instead:
Our next vote
Surprisingly, I think we all liked Devil in the White City. I tried to write a synopsis of our discussion and will post it shortly. Please feel free to comment or correct the florid prose. Also check out the publisher's website for great pictures of the fair, including the Ferris Wheel.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html
We are planning our next meeting for Wednesday September 26th. The book suggestions, in order presented are:
The Omnivore's Dilema by Michael Pollan:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-5007021-6571900?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Omnivore%27s+Dilema&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
http://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-Centennial-Hardcover-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452286751/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5007021-6571900?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187906207&sr=8-1
Storming the Court by Brandt Goldsteinhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-5007021-6571900?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Storming+the+Court&Go.x=14&Go.y=11&Go=Go
Deadline for voting is Wednesday August 29th, 5pm.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html
We are planning our next meeting for Wednesday September 26th. The book suggestions, in order presented are:
The Omnivore's Dilema by Michael Pollan:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-5007021-6571900?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Omnivore%27s+Dilema&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
http://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-Centennial-Hardcover-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452286751/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5007021-6571900?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187906207&sr=8-1
Storming the Court by Brandt Goldsteinhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-5007021-6571900?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Storming+the+Court&Go.x=14&Go.y=11&Go=Go
Deadline for voting is Wednesday August 29th, 5pm.
Friday, July 6, 2007
The Summer Read
The three suggestions for our summer read are listed below. Please vote via the blog. Voting closes Thursday July 12, 5pm. Let's schedule our next meeting for Thursday August 23rd.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
http://www.amazon.com/Stardust-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0061142026/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183748975&sr=1-1
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Years-Flamingo-Modern-Classics/dp/0006550924/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183749059&sr=1-1
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183749119&sr=1-1
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
http://www.amazon.com/Stardust-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0061142026/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183748975&sr=1-1
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Years-Flamingo-Modern-Classics/dp/0006550924/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183749059&sr=1-1
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1568824-9454249?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183749119&sr=1-1
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
OK, so not many of us read the book. We're blaming the Berkeley Public Library for that. A few did manage to get a copy.
Animal Dreams is the story of Codi Noline, a failed medical student, who returns home to care for her ailing father and ends up coming to terms with a seemingly unhappy childhood. Mix in a little bit of environmental catastophe and a civil war just for flavour. Did we like it? I suppose consensus was that the book was a pleasant story, nicely written. The plot was in many ways predictable and the "tall, dark, handsome hero" was just a little bit "too perfect". Really now, what man gives up the his favourite pastime when his girlfriend says "eeewww, icky"? And what woman spends that much time obsessing about the ugly shoes she wore as a child? Does this really qualify as introspection? self-examination? personal growth? It must, if only to qualify for such a happily-ever-after ending.
So, Animal Dreams is a pleasant summer read. Those who have read other Barbara Kingsolver novels suggested we might appreciate her other books more, Poisonwood Bible and Prodigal Summer in particular.
Animal Dreams is the story of Codi Noline, a failed medical student, who returns home to care for her ailing father and ends up coming to terms with a seemingly unhappy childhood. Mix in a little bit of environmental catastophe and a civil war just for flavour. Did we like it? I suppose consensus was that the book was a pleasant story, nicely written. The plot was in many ways predictable and the "tall, dark, handsome hero" was just a little bit "too perfect". Really now, what man gives up the his favourite pastime when his girlfriend says "eeewww, icky"? And what woman spends that much time obsessing about the ugly shoes she wore as a child? Does this really qualify as introspection? self-examination? personal growth? It must, if only to qualify for such a happily-ever-after ending.
So, Animal Dreams is a pleasant summer read. Those who have read other Barbara Kingsolver novels suggested we might appreciate her other books more, Poisonwood Bible and Prodigal Summer in particular.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Run-off Election
I think that those of us who finished "The Shadow of the Wind" really liked it. It was a mystery with no big suprises, and a made for movie ending....one that many of us were disappointed in. An climax we've seen so many times on the screen doesn't belong in a novel driven by the charaters' clear love of books. Perhaps the disappointment was due to the fact that the lives of Julian and Daniel paralleled one another so closely. The latter's happily-ever-after ending seemed anti-climactic after Julian's prolonged suffering.
Many of the male characters were intriguing, but the women were ultimately cardboard cut-outs. They seemed simply targets of Daniel's teen-aged hormones, mother-figures, or simply vehicles to progress the plot.
So, with these complaints, why did we keep reading? Because there was a mystery? a romance? some really wonderful writing? I'd love to see your comments posted to this page.
What will we read next? Since we're going to need a run-off, let's plan on finishing the first round by Friday, 5pm and the second Monday at 5pm. The nominees, in no particular order are:
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
http://www.amazon.com/Plainsong-Kent-Haruf/dp/0375705856/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427925&sr=8-2
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
http://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Coffee-Elsewhere-ZZ-Packer/dp/1841955566/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427965&sr=1-1
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
http://www.amazon.com/Remainder-Tom-Mccarthy/dp/0307278352/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427994&sr=1-1
Good News: A Novel by Edward Abbey
http://www.amazon.com/Good-News-Novel-Edward-Abbey/dp/0452265657/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428022&sr=1-3
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.amazon.com/Prodigal-Summer-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0060959037/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428059&sr=1-1
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Dreams-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/1568496923/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428104&sr=1-1
Hullabalo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
Many of the male characters were intriguing, but the women were ultimately cardboard cut-outs. They seemed simply targets of Daniel's teen-aged hormones, mother-figures, or simply vehicles to progress the plot.
So, with these complaints, why did we keep reading? Because there was a mystery? a romance? some really wonderful writing? I'd love to see your comments posted to this page.
What will we read next? Since we're going to need a run-off, let's plan on finishing the first round by Friday, 5pm and the second Monday at 5pm. The nominees, in no particular order are:
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
http://www.amazon.com/Plainsong-Kent-Haruf/dp/0375705856/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427925&sr=8-2
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
http://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Coffee-Elsewhere-ZZ-Packer/dp/1841955566/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427965&sr=1-1
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
http://www.amazon.com/Remainder-Tom-Mccarthy/dp/0307278352/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179427994&sr=1-1
Good News: A Novel by Edward Abbey
http://www.amazon.com/Good-News-Novel-Edward-Abbey/dp/0452265657/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428022&sr=1-3
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.amazon.com/Prodigal-Summer-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0060959037/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428059&sr=1-1
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Dreams-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/1568496923/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179428104&sr=1-1
Hullabalo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-3211001-0607323?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=guava+orchard&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
Monday, April 9, 2007
Vote for April's Read
We didn't get too many suggestions for our next book. So far, our choices are
Fiction:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/0143034901/ref=s9_asin_image_1/102-3211001-0607323?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=14AS0J4HH2M9S4WH41SM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240301&pf_rd_i=507846
Non Fiction:
Stiff by Mary Roach
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0141007451/sr=1-1/qid=1176146257/ref=olp_product_details/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&qid=1176146257&sr=1-1&seller=
Any other ideas? Let me know and we'll add them to the list. Otherwise, polls close Wednesday at noon.
Fiction:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/0143034901/ref=s9_asin_image_1/102-3211001-0607323?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=14AS0J4HH2M9S4WH41SM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240301&pf_rd_i=507846
Non Fiction:
Stiff by Mary Roach
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0141007451/sr=1-1/qid=1176146257/ref=olp_product_details/102-3211001-0607323?ie=UTF8&qid=1176146257&sr=1-1&seller=
Any other ideas? Let me know and we'll add them to the list. Otherwise, polls close Wednesday at noon.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Jane Eyre it is!!!
Get your hankies ready. Or your feminist ire. Either way, I'm sure you'll have a strong opinion on the merits of Mr. Rochester when we meet on April 5.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The New WOVFAB!
The new book for Febuary is Alexander McCall Smith's The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency. Are we the only people around not to have read it?
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