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I love books! No doubt about that. But I was never really into love stories, much more vampire stories. I am most fascinated and addicted to courtroom setting stories, suspense and of course, Harry Potter. Although I have read a few love stories like that of Danielle Steel’s and Eric Seagal, I was never a…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Twilight Saga Addiction
I love books! No doubt about that. But I was never really into love stories, much more vampire stories. I am most fascinated and addicted to courtroom setting stories, suspense and of course, Harry Potter. Although I have read a few love stories like that of Danielle Steel’s and Eric Seagal, I was never a…
I’m getting a Kindle 2!
I can’t tell you how excited I am to get Amazon’s new Kindle 2! The hardest part is just waiting for it to arrive, though! These are the features that really convinced me the Amazon Kindle 2 is right for me. 1. I have carpal tunnel and have long searched for something where I do…
Library Technology
The NYT talks about the future of reading and of learning to use information. <blockquote>It was the “aha!” moment that Stephanie Rosalia was hoping for. A group of fifth graders huddled around laptop computers in the school library overseen by Ms. Rosalia and scanned allaboutexplorers.com, a Web site that, unbeknownst to the children, was intentionally…
The Power of a Praying Woman
I have this habit of spending minutes or even hours in the bookstore and reading. Embarrassing as it may seem, it was like my library where I hang-out and scan pages of different books and with different authors. I was in the midst of struggling with deep thoughts when I came across this book, “…
Internet Reading
I saw this over on <a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?ref=books”>The Future of Reading – Literacy Debate – Online, R U Really Reading? – Series – NYTimes.com</a> <blockquote>Setting Expectations Few who believe in the potential of the Web deny the value of books. But they argue that it is unrealistic to expect all children to read “To Kill a…
Nature’s Classroom in Florida Gets Revamped
Nearly every elementary school student from the last forty years in Hillsborough County has a memory of taking a trip to this native wildlife and plant sanctuary. A ribbon cutting and grand re-opening ceremony is scheduled for this Tuesday, and guests will get a guided tour of the site. As reported on Yahoo News: “The…
A Field Guide to Monsters
“A Field Guide to Monsters” is written by Dave Elliott. It is put out by Metro books of New York. This book contains some great photos. On the cover is Bela Lugosi as Dracula. Open the book and Freddy is staring at you. Then you find out how to classify monsters. There are the dragons,…
The Little Book of Conspiracies
If you like to get your mind movie, try reading “The Little Book of Conspiracies”. It has 50 of the world’s greatest theories. The book is by Joel Levy. Did you ever wonder about Area 51? This book will explain what evidence they have on the Area 51. Or what about the Lone Gunman, Lee…
Vampires
I am a huge fan of vampires. They intrigue me for some reason. So I loved the book “Vampires: Encounters with the Undead” by David J. Skal. This book 585 pages long and is put out by Black Dog and Leventhal. This book contains many great vampire stories. There is “The Adventures of the Sussex…