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The Art of Racing In The Rain

Friday, August 23, 2013

Dog Enzo tells us the story of his owner Denny’s life, the tragic loss of his wife, a horrible accusation, a heart-breaking custody battle. Plus a lot of car racing as an analogy for life.

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

This 20-year old book, the first in a loooong series, was recommended to me by Stephanie at Fusionary. She told me once I’d read it I could “join her club.” Then, when I mentioned at the company bowling party that I had bought it but not read it, she said “I’m not going to talk […]

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City of Women

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Loaned to me by Neighbor Megan. I won’t tire of good fiction set in World War 2 Europe. This is the story of a German woman in Berlin. Sigrid isn’t particularly political or, in the beginning, ethical in any way. She is lonely and stressed. Through a series of cascading events, she finds herself confronted […]

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An Abundance of Katherines

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Rebecca recommended this book to me. I had a slow start with it: Colin Singleton’s mooning over his lost love, the 19th of 19 Katherines, was getting on my nerves. But when he and his best friend Hassan (“I am not a terrorist”) go on a road trip and meet Lindsey at the supposed grave […]

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Nuture Shock: New Thinking About Children

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman set out to find the truth behind the torrents of studies regarding children about which we hear admonishing or even terrifying sound bites every day. Lots of interesting ideas in here (loved the chapter about children lying) but honestly, I don’t feel reassured that Bronson and Merryman have succeeded […]

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Night Over Water

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Not as satisfying as the Century Trilogy, but really what was going to make up for the fact that #3 doesn’t come out until next year? This is a sort of thriller set on the eve of World War 2 as the characters are all headed for America on a Pan Am China Clipper, a […]

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