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[TSS] Reading Breaks

May 16, 2010 Books and Reading

I am nearing the end of a very big indexing assignment – it’s been taking up most of my work time for the past two weeks, and I’m scrambling to finish in time for the Tuesday morning deadline.
One thing I’ve been learning about working productively is the value of taking breaks. And since I’ve been [...]

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The Books-Lying-Around-Open Syndrome

April 9, 2010 Books and Reading

I’ve always cheerfully owned up to being one who bookmarks by dog-earring books.
But the other day, I realized something.
I usually only dog-ear novels. It’s a totally different story when it comes to nonfiction.
I was coming downstairs, groggily in search of my morning coffee, when I noticed I’d left a book I was reading on the [...]

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A Parisian Holiday: French Milk, by Lucy Knisley

December 14, 2009 Books and Reading

I moved on from reading Eye of the Crow to something completely different: French Milk, by Lucy Knisley is a memoir, written in graphic novel format, of a month-long holiday the author took with her mother in Paris, France.
I came across this novel when I was reading around the blogosphere (when I do this kind [...]

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Incoming! Books About Words

October 22, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles some of the recent new book arrivals at the Ms. Bookish household. This edition: Books about words.

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Review: The Guinea Pig Diaries, by A.J. Jacobs

September 10, 2009 Books and Reading

Excerpt from the book jacket:
In his role as human guinea pig, Jacobs fearlessly takes on a series of life-altering challenges that provides readers with equal parts insight and humor. (And which drives A.J.’s patient wife, Julie, to the brink of insanity.)
I loved The Guinea Pig Diaries, by A.J. Jacobs. It came into my life just [...]

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Reading: The Opposite of Fate, by Amy Tan

August 29, 2009 Books and Reading

I am in the midst of getting the house tidied up, as we’re having friends over for dinner tonight – I love the end result of this process of cleaning and tidying, because it means not only a nice clean space in which to entertain, but also a nice clean house for at least a [...]

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Some Fun in My Mailbox: The Awe-Manac, by Jill Badonsky

August 28, 2009 Incoming!

Every now and then when I’m shopping online, I get so tempted by books on creativity, and then I go nuts. The other day was one such day, and the end result was a mailbox filled with some really fun books, including this one: The Awe-Manac, by Jill Badonsky.
From the back cover:
Welcome to The Awe-Manac [...]

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Living at the Library

August 26, 2009 Books and Reading

I just got back from a morning at the library, and enjoyed myself so thoroughly, I’m wondering why I don’t do this more often.
Actually, this time was a first for me. I’m a very efficient user of my library’s hold system, so normally I just dash in to grab a new book on hold, and [...]

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Rereading: I, Asimov: A Memoir, by Isaac Asimov

August 6, 2009 Books and Reading

Yesterday, after reading this review of The God Themselves by Isaac Asimov at Rhapsodyinbooks, I succumbed to a very insistent urge to dig out my copy of I, Asimov, Isaac Asimov’s memoir.
I didn’t actually have to dig it out. I have a bookshelf devoted to favorite authors’ autobiographies. So it was really easy to give [...]

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Another Book-Buying Binge! (Or, Why I Shouldn’t Go To Costco Anymore)

July 15, 2009 Books and Reading

Yesterday I accidentally indulged in another book-buying binge. Yes, in case you’re wondering, it was totally by accident. I had no intentions of splurging on anything when I entered Costco.
Unfortunately, since it’s summer, the book section at Costco is a dangerous place for a book lover to be. I think the marketing assumption is that [...]

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Incoming! Excuses Begone! by Wayne Dyer

June 22, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles new books that have arrived in the Ms. Bookish household. Here’s one of the latest new arrivals:
Excuses Begone!, by Wayne Dyer
About the Book:
Within the pages of this transformational book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from [...]

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Incoming! Grads: Take Charge, by Kathryn Marion

June 12, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles new books that have arrived in the Ms. Bookish household. Here’s the latest new arrival:
Grads: Take Charge, by Kathryn Marion
About the Book:
Today’s college grads are entering the workforce right in the middle of the most challenging economy and job market we’ve seen in decades, and entering [...]

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Review: Up Till Now, by William Shatner

May 18, 2009 Books and Reading

Usually when I finish reading a memoir or an autobiography, I come away with a sense of connection of sorts with the author, a feeling that I’ve shared in some of the personal details of his or her life. This wasn’t quite the feeling I got with Up Till Now, William Shatner’s autobiography; however, the [...]

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Review: The Essential Earthman, by Henry Mitchell

April 28, 2009 Books and Reading

The Essential Earthman, by Henry Mitchell, is one of my favorite books – it’s one I re-read frequently, and at least once between January and May. It’s also a book I’ll never lend, even though at heart I’m really a book lender. But while I might not lend it, I’ve been known to purchase it [...]

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An Embarrassment of Library Riches

April 17, 2009 Books and Reading

It must be some sort of Murphy’s Law applicable to bibliophiles, I think. Work-wise it’s been quiet around here, which is why I’ve been able to keep up with all my reading even through all the renovations around here, instead of being stuck at my desk pounding on deadline after deadline. I always have a [...]

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Book Review: My Little Red Book, by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

March 17, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: The diverse range of women’s voices represented in this wonderful collection of stories about first periods.
First Line of First Essay: The chronology: I learn, I cry, I wish, I get, I divulge. (Louise Story, “Oh, Brother, 1993”)
Ms. Bookish’s Very Quick Take: This is the book that I wish someone had [...]

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Friday Finds – Lots of Fantasies

February 6, 2009 Books and Reading

It’s time for Friday Finds again! Here are the books I’ve discovered this week, that I’d love to add to my TBR pile:
Fantasy/Young adult: Family Bones, by Kimberly Raiser (discovered at Marta’s Meanderings)
Young adult: Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta (discovered at The Children’s Literature Book Club)
Children’s book: Indigo’s Star, by Hilary McKay (discovered at Book [...]

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