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Books

Chicken Soup with Rice

by 123pizza on March 1, 2012

I mentioned #3 was sick. Well, all of us have been feeling ill so last night husband made chicken soup with rice. It is tradition that when we eat this soup I read the book by Maurice Sendak.

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What We’re Reading

by 123pizza on August 18, 2011

I’m reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Husband is reading a book by China Mieville but it’s Perdido Street Station instead of The City & The City. Photo Credit: snigl3t

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HeLa and Henrietta Lacks

by 123pizza on July 5, 2011

I am reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. “When I saw those toenails,” Mary told me years layer, “I nearly fainted. I thought, Oh jeeze, she’s a real person. I started imagining her sitting in her bathroom painting those toenails, and it hit me for the first time that those cells [...]

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Graphic Novels

by 123pizza on June 13, 2011

I am learning to love graphic novels. My first love was FreakAngels by Warren Ellis. I loved the artwork and its kick ass storyline. I’ve since started reading Y: The Last Man and The Sandman. Most of the novels in the pic is on my list to read: Maus, Transmetropolitan (also by Warren Ellis) and [...]

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Broadening My Horizons

by 123pizza on May 20, 2009

I pride myself on reading anything. I tell people I will read anything. That’s actually not true. I’ll read anything but science fiction or fantasy. I have a hard time imagining the fake worlds and reading the strange names. It frustrates me. I did enjoy the Harry Potter series but I only started reading the [...]

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Trying To Get Him To Read

by 123pizza on May 18, 2009

Hubby and I are avid readers and have read to our children since they were born. So imagine our surprise when N announces he hates reading. Ever since then it has been my mission to find the book that will hook him and make him a life-long reader. This evening while we were at our [...]

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Finished Book

by 123pizza on January 30, 2009

So I’m part of this competition and am working on finishing books I have started reading but not finished. (What a concept.) This is the second book I’ve finished for the competition, The Reader. I started this book sometime last year with the intent of reading it with Best Friend. Somehow life got in the [...]

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First Finished Book – The Kite Runner

by 123pizza on January 19, 2009

Rick is having a little competition for this year. It’s finish reading books you have started but haven’t finished reading. I thought it was excellent so I signed up. The rules are simple. Only books you have previously started count and you have to take a photo of the book. My first finished book is [...]

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Leave it to Chance by Sherri Sand

by 123pizza on December 1, 2008

It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Sherri Sand and his/her book: Leave it to Chance David C. Cook (May 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sherri Sand is a wife and mother of four [...]

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Forsaken by James David Jordan

by 123pizza on November 1, 2008

It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: James David Jordan and his book: Forsaken B&H Fiction (October 1, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James David Jordan is a business litigation attorney with the prominent [...]

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