Archive for August, 2008
Inside The Reader’s Studio Meme
August 28th, 2008Jennifer 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, 2008This 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 [...]
Favorite Book Game: Biography and Religion
August 25th, 2008Do 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 [...]
Book Blogger Appreciation Week
August 23rd, 2008Howdy. 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 [...]
Ring of Hell by Matthew Randazzo V
August 22nd, 2008Title: 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 [...]
Whiteout by Ted Conover
August 18th, 2008Title: 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 [...]
Booking Through Thursday: Gold Medal Reading
August 16th, 2008This 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 [...]
