Linda - Tech Guru
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In a world full of specialists, I am a proud generalist with a wide range of interests. My literary heroes include Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, and Thomas Paine. For a quirky treat, I suggest Life of Pi Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It A Book For Life by Auntie's Linda.
$26.99
ISBN-13: 9780061928123
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Published: Harper, 6/2012
Jess has done it again! This new literary cruise through time and space will fill you with laughter, then remind you that some things in life are worth pursuing with all your heart. With a penchant for characters who are slightly off, and an understanding of how to weave in and out of people's lives, this latest delight takes us to Italy during the filming of Cleopatra, then to Hollywood where "reality" shows are "pitched" alongside actual film scripts. I cared so much about these characters and what had already befallen them, as well as what was going to happen to them in the future, that I began to feel I had actually met them somewhere before; that perhaps one or two of them were real-life friends. If you like humor running through your hopeful tales, this is the one for your summer!
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9781451633245
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Published: Gallery Books, 5/2012
Hooray! Just as she brought us the story of Aisha in The Jewell of Medina, Sherry now captures the hearts and minds of four women, bred and raised to be queens. That they were sisters only adds to the remarkable nature of this tale. Again, they are given in arranged marriages at a young age. Again, they surmount obstacles and grow to become major voices, this time, in thirteenth century Europe at a time of social upheaval and conflict. Once I started the story of Marguerite, the newly crowned Queen of France, I was barely able to put this book down in order to get some sleep. We in your hometown couldn’t be prouder, Sherry!
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780385344142
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Published: Bantam, 12/2010
I set out to read this book for a magazine review I was preparing, and found it to be destined for my personal favorites list! This is the story of Alice Pleasance Liddell from Oxford, who became the model for Alice in Wonderland when she captivated the interest of Professor Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (known later as Lewis Carroll), amature photographer. Was there something unseemly about their relationship? My feeling is "no," but you'll have to read it for yourself to make up your own mind. Definitely an unusual look into the lives of Victorian Englanders.
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780385342650
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Published: Delta, 12/2008
Firmin begins his rise to knowledgeable bliss by first devouring books (literally) and then nibbling 'round the edges when he discovers the beauty of words. He trusts, then is betrayed and he finally loses his home in an old Boston neighborhood, but his books never fail him. I love this remarkable, philosophical rodent. More, Mr. Savage!
