This is going to be a long post today. I’m sorry, but I’ve got a variety of things to chat about. ******************** We Have a Winner First of all, I need to announce the winner of This Book Is Overdue. … Continue reading
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Susan Jane Gilman 2009 304 pages Last year when this book was first published I saw all sorts of reviews and thought… “Meh. China. Not interested.” Because China is one place I have … Continue reading
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot February 2010 384 pages ******************** FTC: This one came from the bookstore, so nothing to confess here, move along. ******************** If you read one non-fiction book this year, make it this book. … Continue reading
When Everything Changed Gail Collins 2009 471 pages ******************** Oh FTC, you’re gonna love this one: I bought this book (in hardback, no less) because it looked so awesome. And then I won a copy as part of BBAW. But … Continue reading
The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston 1975 209 pages ******************** FTC: I also bought this one. You should give me an award for stimulating the economy. ******************** I’m pretty much speechless. So I’m going to steal the description from Wikipedia: … Continue reading
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1933 Blanche Wiesen Cook 1992 608 pages ******************** FTC disclosure: I bought. I read. I conquered. ******************** If you’ve ever been curious about Eleanor Roosevelt (hereafter known as ER), read this book. Seriously. It’s probably the best biography … Continue reading
A London Child of the 1870s Molly Hughes 200 pages First published 1934 ******************** For the FTC, because you’re so special: I bought this book from Persephone Books…you should check them out, as they are Very Cool. ******************** The Persephone … Continue reading
I had to leave the picture nice and big, so you could see the bubbles coming out of the bottle…is it not the perfect book for my blog?! The Widow Clicquot Tilar Mazzeo 2008 191 pages ******************** To cover my … Continue reading
Somebody Else’s Daughter Elizabeth Brundage July 2008 352 pages Hey FTC: me + my money + Borders = how I got this book Somebody Else’s Daughter ended up being a compelling read, even if nothing much happened until the … Continue reading
True Pleasures Lucinda Holdforth 2005 221 pages After quitting her job, Holdforth travels to Paris and spends three weeks seeking out the haunts and houses of some of its most famous women. And Holdforth doesn’t restrict herself to French women. … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
