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The Princess Bride

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  (page 33 of 398)
"My progress may only be page 33, but I've read more than that--neither of the (two) introductions have page numbers...and they do yammer on...I'm finally at Chapter 1 and hopeful that it will get better." May 16, 2013 08:01pm

 

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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman
Amanda is on page 33 of 398 of The Princess Bride: My progress may only be page 33, but I've read more than that--neither of the (two) introductions have page numbers...and they do yammer on...I'm finally at Chapter 1 and hopeful that it will get better.
The Princess Bride
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The Princess Bride by William Goldman
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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman
Pullman has done a wonderful job subtly modernizing the fairytales (There was once a couple who very much wanted children but despite much praying and special diets, had none.) The stories are clean, economical, and straightforward. We find old favor...more
Amanda rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Based on a folk tale of a little snow girl that comes to life The Snow Child is beautiful. The writing is lyrical which is a delight in and of itself but Ivey's real gift is in showing the subtle gradations between joy and sorrow, life and death, rej...more
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Smart Casual by Alison Pearlman
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Neil Gaiman
“The house smelled musty and damp, and little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.”
Neil Gaiman, American Gods

Alfie Kohn
“In a word, learning is decontextualized. We break ideas down into tiny pieces that bear no relation to the whole. We give students a brick of information, followed by another brick, followed by another brick, until they are graduated, at which point we assume they have a house. What they have is a pile of bricks, and they don't have it for long.”
Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise and Other Bribes

Catherynne M. Valente
“A labyrinth, when it is big enough, is just the world.”
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Catherynne M. Valente
“I shall do what needs doing myself, thank you,” September said finally. “And I’ll ask you kindly to stop telling me what I need and what will be wonderful just as soon as I agree with you! And most importantly to stop turning me into things I didn’t ask to be and kissing me when I didn’t ask to be kissed! You stole my First Kiss from me, Saturday. I haven’t forgiven you just because I haven’t had a shout about it yet. I’ve been busy! But I think I’m the only one who gets a say about when I get kissed or turned into a beast! Not that it wasn’t nice to be a Wyvern or a Fairy. I’m not saying it wasn’t nice.” September could not help adding the apology. But she would absolutely not go meekly along relying on everyone else to fight and speak and wish for her. She would not have things done to her when she could do them on her own! She’d done plenty—and shouldn’t Ell know that? Perhaps only her own dear red Ell would understand that she could not just let everyone else do her work for her. Her mother did not just hope some other man would come along and take up the work that needed doing in her factory. She did it herself, and so would September.”
Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

Alfie Kohn
“People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices”
Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise and Other Bribes

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