Archive for August, 2008

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Inside The Reader’s Studio Meme

August 28th, 2008

Jennifer from The Literate Housewife (originating at The Book Lady’s Blog) tagged me with this meme.  I didn’t know what meme meant until about 3 minutes ago.  Basically it is when a set of questions gets passed around the intergoogle to be answered by different people.  (note: the true definition of a meme, according to [...]

Guest Review: Resistance Fighter by Jorgen Kieler

August 27th, 2008

This is a guest review that has been reposted from Rose City Reader.  You can find this review…and many more at Rose City Reader!
Title: Resistance Fighter
Author: Jorgen Kieler
Publisher: Gefen Publishing House (2008)

Resistance Fighter by Jorgen Kieler is a commanding, first-hand account of the Danish Resistance movement during World War Two. After Germany invaded Denmark in [...]

Favorite Book Game: Biography and Religion

August 25th, 2008

Do you have a favorite non-fiction book?  I suppose it depends on what category they are in.  So let’s play a game.  Let’s find out what everyone’s favorite biography and religion related books are.  Let’s say that answering “The Bible” or “The Koran” is not a valid answer for this game.  Deal?
Next time, the categories will be [...]

Book Blogger Appreciation Week

August 23rd, 2008

Howdy.
A little news to report…My Friend Amy decided to host a Book Blogger Appreciation Week.  The first annual celebration is September 15-19th.  This is exciting because I have been feeling a little underappreciated as a book blogger lately, so this should be good for my self confidence!
One of the many things going on that week will [...]

Ring of Hell by Matthew Randazzo V

August 22nd, 2008

Title: Ring of Hell
Author: Matthew Randazzo V
Publisher: Phoenix Books (2008)

WAY back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s I was a big wrestling fan.  I mean, what more could a young boy ask for?  I got to see over muscled men scream and fake punch each other!  Obviously, I wanted to be as awesome as The [...]

Whiteout by Ted Conover

August 18th, 2008

Title: Whiteout
Author: Ted Conover
Publisher: Random House (1991)

A little while ago I reviewed Newjack by Ted Conover and thought it was awesome.  So I decided to read and review all of Conover’s other books.  Next on my list was Whiteout: Lost in Aspen, a book about life in Aspen, Colorado.  Conover is the type to completely [...]

Booking Through Thursday: Gold Medal Reading

August 16th, 2008

This weeks Booking Through Thursday:
You, um, may have noticed that the Olympics are going on right now, so that’s the genesis of this week’s question, in two parts:
First:
Do you or have you ever read books about the Olympics? About sports in general?
Fictional ones? Or non-fiction? Or both?
No, I don’t think I have read any books [...]

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