Tag: book
member name: Christine Zibas
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July 06, 2009 05:56 PM EDT --
Inspired by La Lady Lisa Westerfield’s article on Gather, I decided to create my own list of 50 books I think are worth reading, along with a 6-word review for each. I hope a lot more readers will . . .
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October 24, 2009 03:23 PM EDT --
The Anthologist
Nicholson Baker
ISBN: 978-1-4165-7244-2 Simon & Schuster
This book is a plum. Nicholson Baker has written a totally amazing book that everyone should rush out and buy…immediately. . . .
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September 12, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
When I started this year, another Gather member had decided to read 50 books. I thought this sounded like a good idea. I joined the group. Now, ahead of schedule, I have completed my mission (although . . .
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November 24, 2008 02:51 PM EST --
Join me and the Gather Book Club, Tuesday, 11/25 from 9-9:30PM ET to discuss the NYT Bestseller The Secret Life of Bees. Anyone can join. This Tuesday we'll meet to discuss chapters six through . . .
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May 06, 2009 12:48 AM EDT --
Absolute Friends
John Le Carre
ISBN: 0-316-00064-7
The old spy game is taken up a notch in Le Carre’s Absolute Friends. Here the intrigue and spying are not merely about competing . . .
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July 05, 2009 12:42 AM EDT --
Destruction of Innocence: A True Story of Child Abduction
Rosalie Hollingsworth
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2502-7
In the United States alone, a child is kidnapped every 40 seconds. This means that about . . .
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August 31, 2009 03:33 PM EDT --
Labor Day: A Novel
Joyce Maynard
William Morrow ISBN: 978-0-06-184340-2
For most people, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the onset of fall, with a last celebration of swimming, barbeques, . . .
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December 01, 2009 01:04 AM EST --
Stardust
Joseph Kanon
ISBN: 978-1-4391-5614-8
The best mysteries take their readers into another world, and capture their imaginations with puzzling human behavior. Joseph Kanon is surely one . . .
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July 30, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
Gather Member Martin Edhouse has crafted an enchanting children's tale for adults in his new book, The Exotic Adventure. This story, like so many stories from childhood, centers around a competition; . . .
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September 09, 2008 03:15 PM EDT --
Good People
Marcus Sakey
Dutton
August 14, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-525-95084-4
Marcus Sakey’s third book, Good People comes at the perfect time on the American landscape. With so many . . .
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October 07, 2009 01:24 AM EDT --
Once in a Blue Moon
Eileen Goudge
Vanguard Press ISBN: 978-1-59315-534-6
What happens in to children in their earliest years of life often stays with them throughout their lives, frequently changing . . .
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May 18, 2009 11:06 PM EDT --
I've got 4 great Advanced Readers Copies (ARCs) to give away to my Gather friends. They include for the following titles: Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz, A Dangerous . . .
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June 09, 2007 12:17 AM EDT --
Like many of the 4 million readers of The Kite Runner, I could not wait to read Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. When a book like The Kite Runner is so beloved, such a runaway . . .
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June 19, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
There are few memoirs that can compare with The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The story begins as Walls is on her way to a party in New York City, traveling by taxi down from her Park Avenue apartment. . . .
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July 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
This murder mystery is as charming as Vienna itself. Like the city's famed waltz, Frank Tallis moves his book, A Death in Vienna, along at the perfect tempo. The year is 1902, and Vienna is at . . .
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July 30, 2008 01:34 AM EDT --
With the release of its new book, The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry, publisher William Morrow is giving away an all-expenses paid weekend for two to Salem, Massachusetts, for one lucky reader.
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November 28, 2008 04:07 PM EST --
Every year, it is a great treat to see what the New York Times and its critics choose as the "best books of the year." (It also provides a perfect reading list and gift guide.) Below I have . . .
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June 13, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
There's no better time for a fast-paced read than a lazy day at the beach or in the back yard hammock. Thrillers seem to suit summer reading, much the way blockbuster movies do at the summer box office. . . .
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July 01, 2007 03:43 PM EDT --
What type of book is Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott? It's one of those rare books that makes you want to start reading it all over again just as soon as you finish. . . .
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July 07, 2007 05:11 PM EDT --
The strengths ofThe Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco are not what you'd expect from a murder mystery based around a serial killer named "The Surgeon." The two greatest advantages this book . . .
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