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Archive for November 22nd, 2008
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Walk On, DJ Gregory - A Story to Inspire
This 12 minute plus video is worth watching…for all those days you might wake up and feel overwhelmed by the challenges ahead, or when you wonder if your dreams can ever be achieved. DJ Gregory had a goal and went after it… and his story is truly inspirational.
Make sure to read D.J.’s Blog and see photos about his amazing journey.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Friday Finds - November 22, 2008
November 22, 2008
I’m posting this a day late because I was so far behind in my blog reading I had to spend part of yesterday catching up! There are so many good books out there. My ‘finds’ for the week are below (as always, clicking on the book title takes you to Amazon, and clicking on the review blogger’s link takes you to their review of the book):
Just After Sunset, by Stephen King as featured on Both Eyes Book Blog (a new blog I have just discovered and love!). Stephen King is an old favorite of mine. I have read nearly everything he’s written. His short stories are some of my favorites and so when Both Eyes Book Blog wrote: ‘…I want to tell you that Just After Sunset is vintage King‘ I was sold.
Hardly Knew Her, by Laura Lippman as featured on Sam’s wonderful blog Book Chase. I have yet to read a Lippman book, but I keep hearing good things about her work. This book is a collection of short stories and Sam writes: ‘[Hardly Knew Her]…is a fun-to-read collection that remains fairly light all the way through despite the gruesome crimes committed in many of the stories. Its many surprises and twisted endings help make it all go down pretty easy.‘ I’ve added this one to the wish list.
Sky Burial, by Zinran as featured on Michelle’s blog 1 More Chapter. The cover on this book immediately caught my attention, and then Michelle wrote: ‘Wow! What a beautiful sense of place.‘ and I knew I would pick this one up eventually. I love books set in other countries that capture place.
Sea of Poppies, by Amitav Ghosh as featured on Mystic Wanderer’s blog What Am I Reading. This one was on my radar because it was shortlisted for the Booker, so I’ve been looking for reviews of it. Mystic Wanderer writes: ‘To read an Amitav Ghosh novel is not merely to get a glimpse of the best of contemporary Indian writing, but also a snapshot of an oft-ignored episode of history.‘ This book is the first in a series and I wasted no time in dropping into my local Barnes and Noble and using a 50% off coupon to buy it.
The Diplomat’s Wife, by Pam Jenoff as featured on Amy’s blog The Sleepy Reader. This is a companion novel to Jenoff’s earlier work The Kommandant’s Girl (which I have not read). Amy writes: ‘…this book takes place mainly after World War II during the turbulent rise of Communism in Eastern Europe.’ It sounds like engaging historical fiction to me, and I love those kinds of novels.
To read Jenn’s Friday Finds for this week (and get links to other blogger’s finds) visit this post.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Bookworm Award and Meme
I was tagged by three bloggers for this fun little award/meme:
- Kim at Page after Page
- Jill at Fizzy Beverage
- Jan at Jottings from Jan
Thank you, ladies!
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RULES:
Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence, as well as two to five sentences following.
From: Breathing Out The Ghost, by Kirk Curnutt
“…You don’t know how uncomfortable office furniture really is until you’ve got an elderly woman having back spasms. We didn’t realize we’d had her on her feet all morning.”
When he motioned them inside Sis realized why Preacher whispered: the grandmother was stretched out in the recliner, asleep. Her thick feet barely reached the leg rest.
I’m supposed to tag some bloggers, but I’m feeling lazy today (still recovering from being sick), so if you want to play and you are reading this…consider yourself tagged!