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Jan 22, 2012, 12:18 pm
This was recently produced and published to You Tube by GALT, an adoption organization doing great work in Texas. I have seen many movies produced about greyhounds and their situations....this one in my opinion is exceptional. Thanks to GALT and all the adoption groups who give tirelessly t... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 8:10 pm
Skechers is planning to air an ad during the Super Bowl that advocates greyhound dog racing. Please go to the Grey 2 K site and help stop the cruelty to greyhounds. Help in any way you can. You can start by signing a petition to stop the Super Bowl ad. If you have ever seen a racetrack dog kennel an... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2011, 6:29 am
This video speaks for itself. What do you think?
Should Rachel Crow have been eliminated?
This performance was stellar. My heart breaks for her. Rachel it is not over...
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Dec 13, 2011, 8:48 pm
Oh No, GEORGE!
by Chris Haughton
Candlewick Press
978-0-7636-5546-4
To be released 2012
$15.99/$18.00CAN
I received a surprise package from Candlewick Press today with the book Oh No, GEORGE. I couldn't help but flip it open to read about the boldly colorful owl-eyed dog called George. Harry, hi... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2011, 1:43 pm
Soon to be released in paperback!!
Penguin is due to release the enormous best-seller, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, by Deborah Harkness on December 27, 2011. If you haven't read this part historical fiction, part paranormal romance, you need to mark your calendar, or pre-order this compelling novel. I ... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2011, 1:00 am
THE BETRAYAL
Brides of Gabriel, Book 2
Diane Noble
HARPER COLLINS
978-0-06-198094-7
2011, 291 pages
I was surprised to discover this was Christian Fiction and also book two in the Brides of Gabriel series. I did not read book one, but the plot is easily picked up as the author recaps the details... Comment - Like
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Dec 11, 2011, 12:34 pm
ACROSS MANY MOUNTAINS
A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
Yangzom Brauen
St. Martin's Press
978-0-312-60013-6
October, 2011-304 pp
ACROSS MANY MOUNTAINS is the journey of three women, grandmother, mother and daughter from March 10, 1959, the day marked as Tibetan Uprising ... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 8:47 am
A SECRET KEPT, by Tatiana de Rosnay
Recently released:St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (September 14, 2010)
The publication booksellers turn to for news on the book industry is now publishing a version for book lovers! Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers is a FREE emailed newsletter with ... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 8:22 am
I came across this new book by Anne Ursu and wanted to share the recent release. (9/27/11).
My students love the idea of fractured fairy tale. I think the idea of how creative the author can be with an already published story is fascinating to them. This one looks great and I am anxious to rea... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 11:58 am
I have not posted in quite a while and that is for a multiple of reasons. I have not been able to do a lot of writing and therefore wanted to recap for my blogger friends some interesting books that absorbed me this summer as I am recuperating. Here are three books to start you off with many more ... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2011, 1:30 am
UNDER FIRE
Margaret McLean
A Forge Hardcover
978--0-7653-2814-4
Summer 2011
$24.99, Hardcover
400 pages
Review by Wisteria
Readers of my blog know I don’t review too many thrillers/trial fiction. I have read many of John Grisham’s and Scott Turow's legal dramas with enthusiasm. I was really in... Comment - Like
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Jul 24, 2011, 12:08 pm
THE HUNGER GAMES
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press
978-0-439-02348-1
384 Pages, $19.99US/$19.99CAN
Review by Wisteria Leigh I must be the last person to have read THE HUNGER GAMES, and so I will be brief with the summary.
In future North America in a nation called Panem. It consists of twelve dist... Comment - Like
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Jul 24, 2011, 9:59 am
MARCH
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin Books
0143036661
January 31, 2006
304 pages, Paperback
I was introduced to Geraldine Brooks’ enchanting writing ability in her recent book CALEB'S CROSSING. (See Review). I have kept MARCH on my nightstand for several years with the intent to read it. My interest in... Comment - Like
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Jul 18, 2011, 7:23 am
After my recent surgery, my special friend Roni who works with me at school gave me this Tumbler quilt kit. I was hesitant, but as an avid sewer of too many years to count I was thrilled to start a new adventure while recuperating this summer. Well, I started the other day and I am now a quilter mad... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2011, 5:25 pm
SHADOWS ON THE GULF:
A Journey Through Our Last Great WetlandsRowan JacobsenBloomsbury USA, 2011978-1-608195817204 pages, Hardcover
Book Excerpt “In early April, the Nature Conservancy’s Alabama chapter had established a mile and a half of new oyster reef on Coffee Island, off the Alabama coast.... Comment - Like
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Jul 11, 2011, 1:40 pm
I am so excited to be a part of Helen Hollick's 2011 Blog Tour. As many of you know Ms. Hollick is one of my favorite historical fiction writers. I have read and reviewed many of her novels, most recently, The Forever Queen and The Chosen King. When I was offered the opportunity to be included on of... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 8:36 am
THE AMERICAN HEIRESSDaisy GoodwinSt. Martin's Press, June 2011480 Pages$25.99978-0312658656
Review by Wisteria
When I read the title, The American Heiress, you may think as I did, “Who cares?” Prepare to read a highly entertaining story and I guarantee, you will care as much as I did for Cora ... Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2011, 12:17 pm
CALEB’S CROSSING
Geraldine Brooks
Viking/Penguin Group, (May 3, 2011)
9780670021048
Hardcover, $26.95/3$31.00CAN
320 pages
CALEB'S CROSSING, is the story of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, the son of a Wampanoag chieftain who became the first graduate of Harvard in 1665. Geraldine Brooks has researched ... Comment - Like
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Jul 3, 2011, 5:43 pm
The performance in this video by Wu Zhengdan and Wei Baohua is simply extraordinary...an amazing duo who took my breath away! In case you have never seen this...ENJOY THE MOMENT. Comment - Like
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Jul 2, 2011, 6:00 pm
Congratulations to Cozy in Texas who won the drawing for:
A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer
Congratulations to Maggie who won the drawing for:
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Comment - Like
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Jun 29, 2011, 3:00 am
THE QUEEN'S RIVAL: IN THE COURT OF HENRY VIII
Diane Haeger
New American Library, March 2011
$15.00 U.S./18.50 CAN.
416 pages
978-0-451-23220-5.
Review by Wisteria
Elizabeth “Bessie” Blount, through her uncle, Lord Mountjoy’s connections is given the opportunity to serve Katherine of Aragon a... Comment - Like
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Jun 28, 2011, 7:35 pm
A RACE TO SPLENDOR
Ciji Ware
Sourcebooks Landmark, April 2011
$16.99 U.S./£11.99 Trade Paperback,
528pp,
978-1-4022-22696.
On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco residents awoke to waves of destruction when a geological shift of earths pacific plates shift offshore. This April marks the 105th anniversa... Comment - Like
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Jun 27, 2011, 4:55 pm
THE JUDAS FIELD
by Howard Bahr
Picador
July 2007
978-0--312-42693-4
$14.00, $16.25 CAN, pb
304 pp.
Review by Wisteria
The Judas Field is an astounding work of historical fiction that will rip deep into your heart and settle into your soul like a haunting bad dream. Howard Bahr provides a sh... Comment - Like
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Jun 26, 2011, 3:38 pm
Jerusalem Maiden
by Talia Carner
Harper Collins
June 2011
978-0-06-200437-6
$14.00, 464 pp.
Review by Wisteria
Strong women heroines who defy the expectations and gender limits that define their culture amaze and often inspire. If not for women who question their place, seek to achieve more and... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 12:05 am
MISS TIMMINS' SCHOOL FOR GIRLSNayana CurrimbhoyHarper Collins Publisher9780061997747$14.99June 12, 2011
REVIEW BY WISTERIA
Mystery lovers will discover this debut author’s fine skill as a mystery writer edgy and dramatic, but it takes a tenacious reader to find out. This novel had a slow beginnin... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 6:46 am
A Cautionary Tale About Heart Disease
Quandary
I was safe in my car but a bit anxious and in a state of panic. My thoughts were to get home, home was safe. With a forty minute drive ahead of me, my mind vacillated in between reality and denial. I wasn't thinking I had a heart problem, just a little... Comment - Like
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Jun 19, 2011, 10:03 am
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A Cautionary Tale About Heart Disease
The Party
Last Saturday I attended a family gathering to celebrate the first birthday of my nephew's daughter. I began to feel a burning in my chest. Not acute, gripping, pain, but a nagging burn that I shrugged off. I'm writing my recent story, to ... Comment - Like
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May 5, 2011, 6:49 am
ISLAND BENEATH THE SEAby Isabel AllendeHarper Perennial978-0-06-198825$14.99 US480 pp., April 26, 2011, reprint edition
Publisher Synopsis-Harper Perennial Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue—the daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor who brought her into bo... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 12:05 am
THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKEby Sally GunningHarper Paperbacks (Reprint April 26, 2011)ISBN 9780061782152304 pagesHistorical Fiction
Book Description from Harper Collins
"On the eve of the Revolutionary War, a young woman is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loya... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2011, 8:04 am
Book Giveaway:
Just a reminder that the contest for a copy of Geraldine Brooks new book Caleb's Crossing ends in a few days. Hurry for your chance to read Ms. Brooks latest book....see the trailer below.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission fro... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2011, 12:05 am
POX, An American History
Michael Willrich
The Penguin Press, March 31, 2011
400pp. HC
978-159420286
Summary from The Penguin Press (Cover Jacket)
The untold story of how America's Progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. At the t... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2011, 12:05 am
I want to first welcome Lauren Belfer as my guest today. I am really thrilled to be a part of the TLC Blog Tour promoting the paperback release of "A Fierce Radiance."
I read "A Fierce Radiance" (see my review)when it was first published last year. I also named it one of my top pics for 2010 wi... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2011, 7:58 pm
THE DRESSMAKER OF KHAIR KHANA
Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Harper Collins
March, 15, 2011,
$24.98, 288pp
978-0061732379.
Synopsis from Harper Collins
"The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when th... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2011, 12:10 am
MARCH BLOG TOUR -
SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK
I always look forward to guest author posts who agree to visit my blog. However, today, I can't wait to share a conversation with one of my favorite writers, a diva in the historical fiction realm, Elizabeth Chadwick. A while ago I read and reviewed For... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2011, 9:45 pm
TO DEFY A KING
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Sourcebooks Landmark
March 2011
$14.99, 544 pages
978-1-4022-50879-7
Synopsis from Sourcebooks
The adored and spirited daughter of England’s greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal lives a privileged life. But when her beloved father falls foul of the volatile and dang... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 7:43 pm
✎✎✎Book Giveaway✎✎✎ Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks will be releasing her new book in early May of this year. Here's your chance to win a copy of Caleb's Crossing. Synopsis from the Publisher-Viking/Penguin
CALEB’S CROSSING is inspired by the life of Caleb Cheeshahte... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 6:55 pm
This is really a part two post to a review I recently posted on Helen Hollick's spectacular historical fiction novel I Am the Chosen King. (review post) I was so absorbed in the lives of many characters who are brought to life in this book, I had a few questions to ask Helen. Here is my rather r... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 5:38 pm
Congratulations!
Carol N Wong is the winner of the copy of Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert. Enjoy your reading Carol. I have sent you an email for your address. Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 5:34 pm
Congratulations .....
Ladytink 534 you are the winner of Madam Tussaud by Michelle Moran, along with a pair of sweet and delicate cupcake earrings.
Ladytink 534, I have sent you an email. Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2011, 12:09 am
I AM THE CHOSEN KINGThe Lost Kingdom 1066
by Helen Hollick
Sourcebooks Landmark
March 2011
$16.99, 592 pages
978-1-4022-4066-9
Synopsis from Sourcebooks
England, 1044. Harold Godwineson, a young, respected Earl, falls in love with an ordinary but beautiful woman. He marries Edyth despite her lack o... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 6:03 am
I have always embraced technology and consider myself a visionary. I am a media specialist and wonder daily what kind of environment will surround us in the near future. Experts agree that our students will need skills that we can't even imagine, because the world will be so different. Take a look a... Comment - Like
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Mar 1, 2011, 12:04 am
THE RAVEN QUEEN
Jules Watson
Spectra Trade Paperback(Random House)
February 22, 2011
$15.00, 544pp.
978-0553384659
Synopsis from Random House
ABOUT THIS BOOK (From Random House)
In this dazzling retelling of one of Ireland’s most stirring legends, acclaimed author Jules Watson brings to life the s... Comment - Like
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Feb 27, 2011, 10:54 am
I SHALL NOT HATE
A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
by Izzeldin Abuelaish
Walker and Company
January 4, 2011
$24.00, 256pp.
978-0802779175
My Review
Many times I have asked myself, if there was a person I would like to meet, who would it be? After reading I Shall Not H... Comment - Like
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Feb 14, 2011, 5:36 am
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKTHROUGHby Ruth Pennebaker
Berkley Trade
January 4, 2011
978-0425238561
320 pp, $15.00
Synopsis from Berkley Books
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“Joanie's ex-husband is having a baby with his new girlfriend. Joanie won't be having more babies, since she's decided never to have s... Comment - Like
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Feb 13, 2011, 11:48 am
THE COLORS OF COURAGE
Gettysburg’s Forgotten History
Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War’s Defining Battle
by Margaret S. Creighton
Basic Books
July 4, 2006
$17.50, 360 pp.
978-0465014576
Synopsis from Basic Books (The Perseus Books Group)
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Feb 12, 2011, 10:57 am
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE
by Ann Weisgarber
Viking Penguin
978-0-670-02201-4
$25.95
336 pages
August 12, 2010
Why is this little girl suddenly about to be lowered to the dark bottom of their well attached to a plank, while her mother stands above praying for Jesus to stay by her daught... Comment - Like
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