false 101 29 23 true 5785498 read 3 true 3399183 currently-reading 3 true 3399182 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/73910-favorite-fairy-tales Holly made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

Petra's post in another thread made me think...what are some of our favorite fairy tales?

I love the early stuff--they're full of things we wouldn't want our children to read. I posted something on this here:

Fairy Tales about Fairy Tales

I think, by far, my favorite tale is BLUE BEARD. It's horribly scary...so I don't know why it's so fascinating!

Anyone else?? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/71500-marie-antoinette-potatoes-in-her-hair Holly made a comment in the European Royalty group:

Carlyn Beccia did a great post on Marie Antoinette at Let Them Eat Hair Garnishes. Carlyn is fabulous--and is doing a drawing for her book.

Holly
Wonders and Marvels ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/70726-twitter-anyone Holly made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

Just started a few weeks ago--it's a lot of fun. But really wanting some book geeks to play with!

Twitter me at http://twitter.com/holly_tucker ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6913-books-you-own-that-you-will-never-get-rid-of Holly made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

Phantom Tollbooth...my absolute favorite from childhood ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/68937-historical-birth-control Holly made a comment in the The Next Best Book Club group:

What are some of the oddest birth control methods you've read about in historical fiction or nonfiction? (OCD Lori--Online Comment Director--is this too risque?)

Catherine Delors posted this on 18th century contraception. What do y'all think? Have any other good links/reads?
Birth Control History

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35229150 The Sari Shop: A Novel (Paperback) by Rupa Bajwa
I read this book shortly after returning from my second trip to India. It captures so much of India, the splendor, the squalor, the injustice, the fight to survive. Some scenes had me gasping; it's an intense but richly satisfying read. I felt truly transported, in an honest and unflinching way. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34886188 to: Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice (Paperback) by Nancy G. Siraisi
Excellent, a delight to read, covers the most important bases of early medicine. I use it all the time in my research and teaching. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34718711 to: The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback) by Norton Juster
I find myself rereading this about every 5 years. Don't know why--but each time it is a delight. It's also something of a post-modern dreamscape...a constant play on signified and signifier. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34648272 to: A Bite to Remember (Argeneau, #5) by Lynsay Sands
I always take Lyndsay Sands' books with me when I travel. Love them! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34566316 to: Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours (Hardcover) by Noga Arikha
This is a dense, but highly informative book. Arikha has a firm command of her topic and offers insights that go well beyond standard approaches/understandings of the humors, health, and healing. I especially appreciated they way she traces this way of understanding of the body from Antiquity all the way into our modern age. ]]>