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“The Left Hand of Darkness”
The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards From Amazon.com: “A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, … Continue reading
“Hearts in Atlantis”
I started reading this on August 8th: HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, by Stephen King Ah how I love Stephen King’s writing… I finished this August 18th.
The Stone Diaries
And I started reading this yesterday evening. Looking forward to it. Here is what Goodreads says: ONE OF THE MOST successful and acclaimed novels of our time, this fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett is a subtle but affecting portrait … Continue reading
Life Between the Tigers
Started reading 7/21/13: LIFE between the TIGERS: Zen Wisdom in Everyday English by Kris Neely This book was written by the leader of my Northbay Writers group. It is a collection of Zen koans, adapted for the modern Western reader. … Continue reading
“The Shipping News”
Started reading on 7/20/13: The Shipping News by Annie Proulx In this touching and atmospheric novel set among the fishermen of Newfoundland, Proulx tells the story of Quoyle. From all outward appearances, Quoyle has gone through his first 36 years … Continue reading
Dad
7/16/13 I want to address the news I got last evening from my dad: We cannot see them this summer. They are moving and it just cannot happen in time to be back before school starts. So I am faced … Continue reading
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Loving Someone with Asperger’s
Yesterday (7/11/13) I started reading this. Last summer when I was in L.A. visiting my dad and his wife, she so kindly loaned me this book thinking it would help me to understand my father better. It has been a … Continue reading
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Life of Pi
And I started this book last night, 7/6/13: (and finished it 7/10/13 – and soon thereafter I got the movie.) Life of Pi by Yann Martel Book Description Release date: October 2, 2012 MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION COPIES SOLD New … Continue reading
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy After reading “Darkness at Noon” I was inspired to read more about the time period and about Russian history in particular. I have never read any of the classic Russian authors, but my sister owns … Continue reading
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler I started reading this book on May 15th. The funny thing about this book is that I once owned a copy (with the cover pictured at left, which is different from the library copy … Continue reading
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INSANITY?
CONNECTIONS… I often tend to see the “connectedness” between seemingly disparate things; I constantly see examples of the ways things are connected. But sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint just how a thing might relate to another thing, even … Continue reading
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Tagged books, history, insanity, money, NATURE, philosophy, politics, questions, relationships
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The Nuremberg Interviews
The Nuremberg Interviews by Leon Goldensohn I started reading this book on March 24th, and didn’t finish it until May 15th. This was a “heavy” book to read, and often very disturbing. I found that I generally could only take … Continue reading
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ORYX AND CRAKE
ORYX AND CRAKE – I started reading this some time around the last week of April or 1st of May, after I finished reading “The Phantom” and went back to reading “The Nuremberg Interviews,” and I read the two books … Continue reading
Books: Nesbo update
I finished reading The Redeemer the day before yesterday. (Yes, I do go through books rather quickly at times.) And then last night I started reading “Phantom,” Jo Nesbo’s most recent “Harry Hole” book, which my sister recently found at … Continue reading
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Books: Nesbo again, and art…
I went to the Library today. Got “The Redeemer” by Jo Nesbo,” which I had reserved for some months. This book belonged in between the “Harry Hole” books I read at the end of last year, but for some reason … Continue reading
Illustrated Journals
In the fall of 2008 – after I’d begun going to Molly’s ADD Group – I purchased this book “Creative License” by Danny Gregory. It took me a while to read this book – I was trying to break through … Continue reading
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3/24/2013
Today I started reading “The Nuremberg Interviews,” by Leon Goldensohn; Robert Gellately, editor. Who isn’t curious about what drove the Nazi “monsters” to do what they did. It is chilling. …And as I write this, I am thinking about a client … Continue reading
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“All But My Life”
And to stay with the ‘theme’ of books I’ve been reading lately, I started this latest book, All But My Life, by Gerda Weissmann Klein, on Monday. This is a memoir written by a woman who experienced the Holocaust first-hand, and who lost … Continue reading
Sala’s Gift
And I am now reading this: Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story by Ann Kirschner This is actually a good segue from the last book I read, “By Blood.” And I finished this on Monday, the 18th. What a wonderful … Continue reading
“By Blood”
I started this book on or around March 5th or 6th – I had oral surgery on Wednesday, and have been recovering since, so my memory is not perfect. By Blood by Ellen Ullman FINISHED March 14, 2013. This was … Continue reading
Arthur Koestler
From Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week – March 3 – 9, 2013, I learn about Arthur Koestler: This Week in History: On March 3, 1983, Arthur Koestler died at age 77 by consuming a lethal dose of barbiturates. A … Continue reading
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3/4/2013
The weather has been lovely and the trees are starting to bud – I think Spring is finally making an appearance. I have not been doing very well quitting smoking. I did all but quit, but then kept “cheating;” having … Continue reading
“How it all Began”
On March 1st, I began reading How It All Began by Penelope Lively And I finished this March 4th or 5th (can’t quite remember). A very lovely book – about how one event can set off a whole series of … Continue reading
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Started this on February 18th; finished it on February 28th. This was one of the best books I have ever read, without question. A very important book. After reading this, … Continue reading
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I am not quite sure what day I finished the last “Melrose” book and began reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I believe it was towards the end of last week, perhaps around the 7th of February. I think my … Continue reading
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