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The Book I Read From Start to Finish on the Plane
Is called Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker and was recommended to me by my friend Maya (at JT homestead). A few weeks ago, while cooking, Maya had explained just one of Eker’s wealth principles, which intrigued … Continue reading
The Book Your Church Does Not Want You to Read II
A write-up (be sure to check the additional pages to read the whole story) in the OC Weekly – and Tim made the cover – carrying a wooden cross no less! This is the revamped edition of a much-maligned, now-famous … Continue reading
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books rec's from a well-read friend
On Tuesdays Bella likes to go home and sleepover at her friend’s house;Â a friend who has TV reception, so that they can watch Desperate Housewives and Gilmore Girls (saved by TiBo). I’ve never watched Desperate Housewives myself, but I … Continue reading
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It's official – I'm going to be a published writer!
Barcelona, 15 January 2007 Jeannie Lee P.O. Box 1742 Joshua Tree, CA 92252 USA Dear Jeannie Lee: This letter requests your permission to use fragments of texts from your thesis “Intimacy in the Works and Collaborations of Janet Cardiff and … Continue reading
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look at what I got
A book! This one -> Destination Art by Amy Dempsey (ha, ha – that’s the name of a former roommate. She now lives in Berkeley too, but she certainly was not a book writer…) How cool is that? Thank you … Continue reading
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have I joined a religious book group?
Just kidding – I know I haven’t – well, I mean we are three Jews, two possible Christians, and two definite non-religious people (me and my ride) but we are definitely not consciously choosing religious books. It’s just that every … Continue reading
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I shiver at the thought
My brother passed this email on to me from Allie. She wrote: “Check out this article about a SF group of friends who took a vow not to buy anything new for a year. It reminded me of the conversation … Continue reading
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the Golden compass (or Northern Lights)
I think Nicole Kidman is perfect as Mrs. Coulter and Daniel Craig is a good choice for Lord Asriel. Man that book was good. I may have to pick it up again. For beautiful pics from the The Golden Compass … Continue reading
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Another NYTimes book list (for 2006)
The great image that went with the list convinced me that I should post yet another list of Best Books of 2006 from the NYTimes (just the top ten this time).
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book club closet
This may be the month, the actual month that I come out of the book club closet. This will be the fourth month I have read the book club selection without having met any of the book club’s members, although … Continue reading
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