JoAnn/QuAppelle's comments
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madrano wrote: "I see from his website there are several more books i'd be interested in owning! http://www.robertsabuda.com/popupbks.asp The man takes Pop-Up books to a whole new level & then some! "
Isn't this the truth?
One year we bought several boxes of his pop-up Christmas cards from the MOMA catalog. They were expensive and we only sent them to special folks! Then last year I discovered his tin box of alphabet pop-up cards that are pretty reasonable.
http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/search/p...
For many many years, Santa brought our family a really special Christmas-themed book, and they are all on one shelf in our family room. We do look at them when everyone is here. We especially enjoy the Robert Sabuda pop-up books, which are just so gorgeous and clever.Now I plan to start a new tradition and give a special Christmas book to Laura's family every year.
Nancy/nanckopf wrote: " 1964 is the year I saw the Beatles ..."I went to NY to shop for my gown for my (1964)senior prom and it was the day the Beatles arrived there. Pandemonium!!!
I usually do not read holiday themed books, but this year I have one here, but the fact that it is a holiday book is a coincidence.I saw Wally Lamb's new book, Wishin' and Hopin', reviewed and decided to reserve it at the library. It was just released last week. Many of you know that I do not like Lamb's writing, but this one appealed to me (probably because it is short!). It takes place in 1964 (the year I graduated from HS) in Connecticut (where I spent very happy years from 1978 to 1984.
Kriverbend wrote: "I have read all the books on Laming's list, except Jude the Obscure. How about "House of Sand and Fog" as a a candidate for the list? Lois
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Oh, my, yes, Lois, that would certainly qualify (but I did love that book).
Deborah, loved your story --- and those unreturned books would have weighed heavily on my mind, too. Did you ever think of just mailing them back to the libraryNow many libraries offer "amnesty" once a year for fines/overdue books, etc.
Best Sellers 50 Years Ago This WeekI included a link to the original TIME review of Ruark's book, and on to a recent article about the Shulman book.
FICTION
1. Advise and Consent, Drury (1)*
2. The War Lover, Hersey (5)
3. The Ugly American, Lederer and Burdick (2)
4. Exodus, Uris (3)
5. The Devil's Advocate, West (8)
6. Dear and Glorious Physician, Caldwell (6)
7. Poor No More, Ruark http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articl...
8. The Cave, Warren
9. The Thirteenth Apostle, Vale (7)
10. I Was a Teen-Age Dwarf, Shulman (10)
http://www.sheilaomalley.com/archives/00...
NONFICTION
1. Act One, Hart (1)
2. The Status Seekers, Packard (2)
3. For 2ยข Plain, Golden (5)
4. Folk Medicine, Jarvis (3)
5. This Is My God, Wouk (4)
6. Groucho and Me, Marx (8)
7. The Elements of Style, Strunk and White (6)
8. The Armada, Mattingly
9. Tie Ape in Me, Skinner (10)
10. A Natural History of New York City, Kieran (9)
*Position on last week's list.
Jan wrote: "That reader was more conscientious than I would have been. I would sent a check just for the cost of the books. :-) I sure would like to know the titles.""Community of Living Things: Forests and Woodlands" and "Field and Meadows" - two books in a series published by the National Audubon Society
Did anyone (or everyone) see this (nice) overdue library book story on the news?http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/28...
Alias, I have not read A FINE BALANCE and never had any desire to do so...and I found this recommendation very odd.
Odd that I came upon this article today....on the topic of uplifting readinghttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...
I make an uncooked cranberry-orange relish in the food processor. SO EASYa bag of cranberries, washed
one cup sugar (or to taste)
one orange, cut into eighths (skin and all)
Put everything in food processor and process until well-chopped. EAT!
madrano wrote: "I don't feel that way about restaurants, i have the same feeling toward books about museums. I've never worked in one, nor desired to do so, yet i'm fascinated with the hows, the history & the whys..."this is another topic in which I am interested, Deborah.
Nancy wrote: "I made some delicious cranberry bars last night using a whole package of fresh cranberries. They were more like a crisp though."Oh, Nancy...you cannot leave us hanging like that. LOL Please post the recipe!!!!
Bunny, have you read Cafe Beaujolais?http://www.amazon.com/Cafe-Beaujolais-Ma...
It is about, and has recipes from, the restaurant of the same name in Mendocino. The book is porabably 25 years old but is still fun to read. The author, one of the previous owners, tells all about how the restaurant came to be, hiring, ordering food, setting up the restaurant.
The restaurant changed hands in 2006. http://www.cafebeaujolais.com/
I watched and loved the Eric Ripert show that was on yesterday on PBS. I had liked the videos, so was not surprised. This episode was a trip to an olive "farm" in Tuscany and showed how the oil is made after the olives are shaken off the trees into nets. We saw these nets when we were in Italy...they are stretched under the trees to catch the olives. In fact, I liked the show so much that I immediately ordered his newest book, On the Line
http://www.amazon.com/Line-Eric-Ripert/d...
which is described as "A behind-the-scenes look at the famed New York restaurant Le Bernardin" - where Ripert is the chef. I do not know why I like reading about restaurants and the inner workings, since I have never worked in one nor had any desire to do so!
Looking forward to this book.
Deborah, I have never heard of Now in November, nor of its author, so I did some exploring. Johnson wrote quite a few novels and NOW IN NOVEMBER won the Pulitzer Prize when the author was only 25 !!!!
Interesting list, Schmerguls...I have only heard about some of these depressing novels, but am not surprised at the inclusion of any of them. I think Toni Morrison is depressing in general. I watched the movie made from" Jude the Obscure"...ye gods, it was an awful story. I remember "Atlas Shrugged" as being a real downer. And "The Road"....even the reviewers who praised it said how oppressively depressing it was!
Shannon wrote: "JoAnn, I think OUTTAKES would be a great book to listen to. The author's voice (in her writing) has a lot of personality, and I'm betting the audio would do it justice."
GREAT!
Alias, I do not think it matters which book you read first...they are not about the same people.The Outside World has improved since I posted last night.
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