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• Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

  

  This is an annual event at most Half Price Books stores. If you missed it this year, keep your eyes peeled for signage in your favorite store next year.Oh The... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Herodotus and Me

  

  On Wednesday one of my book clubbers emailed me about my reading status.  How far along was I in preparation for our discussion for Monday (now tomorrow).We wil... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ancient North Africans.

  

  Anakalian Whims:I’m speed reading through Herodotus for book club discussion on Monday. As I compile notes, I also like to read outside sources. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Austistic History

  

  Title: Not Even WrongAuthor: Paul CollinsPublisher: BloomsburyGenre: Memoir/ PsychologyLength: 245 pagesI’ve journaled nearly twenty pages of commentary on... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Slow Reading in a Hurried Age

  Anakalian Whims:Wonderful. Originally posted on So Many Books: Slow Reading in a Hurried Age by David Mikics was like a sandwich, the kind that you want to thro... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Monday

  

  Today, I picked up The Arizona Quarterly. It was Volume 37 from the Winter of 1981, Number 4. The ISBN is 004-1610. I chose this one for the first essay listed... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Big Book for Peace

  

  A Weekly Low Down on Kids BooksThis picture is from BookMine – the one I took at GBITW didn’t take.Title: The Big Book for PeaceThis is where I normally list th... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• So This is 30

  It’s 9am.  I’ve been up for over an hour.  I’m clean. My coffee is being made.  My three year old is asleep in MY bed and my husband is asleep on the couch. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Response to Book Riot – A Bella Swan Post

  

  Kristen Stewart, actress, as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga moviesMany moons ago, I posted this.Today, I read this.Of course, I have something to say about it... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Mondays

  

  Remember the zine movement? (No? Visit Snapdragon Zine Fair) Ah, the 90′s and early 2000′s. Except that’s not where it started. No, it began long... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Herodotus Notes Continued

  

  Session Two – in which I sat outside in the beautiful Sunday outdoors of a Valentine weekend, drank my coffee, and devoured some history while the kiddo painted. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 CULTURE

• Finally, Part Three

  

  Yep, still talking about this.I finished Committed last night just before bed. I let it settle in my mind. I avoided circular obsessive thoughts about it –... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Things I Learned in a Weekend…

  

  … But will take longer to undo.This is a Part Two post to my review of Committed as well as a response to Codependent No More.Saying “I am not in control of... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Committed – Part One

  

  Title: CommittedAuthor: Elizabeth GilbertGenre: Non-fiction of some kind. In a bookstore it would go in the memoir section, I’m sure – but it’s so much more tha... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Scoffing No More

  

  Title: Codependent No MoreAuthor: Melody BeattiePublisher: HazeldenGenre: Self Help/ Addiction & RecoveryLength: 250 pagesWhen I worked in the bookstore full... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Signing with Jennifer Theriot

  

  Author Jennifer Theriot was at Half Price Books in Humble today. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Still Life

  

  Title: Still Life With InsectsAuthor: Brian KiteleyPublisher: Ticknor & FieldsGenre: FictionLength: 114 pages“The narrator in this lovely novel may have set som... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Histories and Education

  

  In my pursuit for knowledge, and for schooling my own child, I have been pretty diligent about reading as much history as I have the mental capacity to remember. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Shropshire Morning

  

  Title: A Shropshire LadAuthor: A.E. HousmanPublisher: Penguin (Classics)Genre: Poetry (English Journeys)I know I just posted on this very same title yesterday,... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shropshire Lasses (and Dog)

  

  Title:A Shropshire LadAuthor: A.E. HousmanPublisher: Penguin (Classics)Genre: Poetry (English Journeys)A few years ago I became completely hooked on the... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE