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Stolen Magic

Remember when I wrote about A Kiss of Fate a while back and said it reminded me of a good book? This one is a really good book, and that’s saying a lot considering a premise that seemed pretty silly … Continue reading

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Teach Your Own

Teach Your Own by John Holt & Pat Farenga This is the latest edition of one of the great classics of homeschooling, but it has valuable ideas for anyone with children, even if you send them to school. From extensive … Continue reading

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Rain Makes Applesauce

Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer. Illustrated by M. Bileck. Somehow this book stuck in my head from reading it when I was four or five – but it turns out that it was a Caldecott runner-up in ’64. Marvelously … Continue reading

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Library Mascot Cage Match

Library Mascot Cage Match: an Unshelved Collection by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum Unshelved is a library comic strip, featuring the librarians of Mallville going about their daily work. My internet librarian likes to post strips at the bottom of … Continue reading

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The 4-Hour Workweek

I know, I know, another bestseller… this one recommended by my good friend M. The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss Ferriss undertakes, quite ambitiously, to show how just about anyone can go, as he did, from making $40K a … Continue reading

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The 4-Hour Workweek

I know, I know, another bestseller… this one recommended by my good friend M. The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss Ferriss undertakes, quite ambitiously, to show how just about anyone can go, as he did, from making $40K a … Continue reading

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Austenland

Here’s the dedication of the book: For Colin Firth You’re a really great guy, but I’m married, so I think we should just be friends. Austenland by Shannon Hale If you are an Austen fan, get this book and read … Continue reading

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Families

Families by Susan Kuklin This beautiful nonfiction book is just the ticket for children curious about families. Kuklin interviews New York children ages 4 to 14 from a multitude of backgrounds and photographs their families. The children tell us in … Continue reading

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