Tag: books
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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December 04, 2009 04:00 PM EST --
The New York Times announced its selection of the ten best books of the year--five fiction and five nonfiction. There are some surprises here. Which ones have you read and would you recommend for the . . .
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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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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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September 14, 2009 02:27 AM EDT --
Thanks to my friend, Amanda (in the middle of nowhere), here on Gather, I have decided to take up her challenge, follow in her footsteps, and share some of the things in my life that I am happy I have . . .
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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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January 21, 2009 10:37 PM EST --
Miles from Nowhere
Nami Mun
Riverhead Books
ISBN: 978-1-59448-854-2
Miles from Nowhere is a beautiful novel in the way that street graffiti can engage a city’s sense of artistry. Its strength . . .
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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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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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January 06, 2009 04:29 PM EST --
Our friends across the pond (that would be the UK to you and me) are great readers, and The Guardian is one of their finest newspapers (in a country with lots of them). Here's what they are recommending . . .
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August 20, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
This wonderful young adult (YA) story follows the adventures of Arnie Carver (the adopted name of Thayne Davidson Miller III), a 13 year old boy, This son of billionaires adopts his new name (suggested . . .
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June 04, 2007 02:35 AM EDT --
Once I finished John Kennedy Toole's classic Confederacy of Dunces, I thought I would never meet another strangely endearing sausage-loving anti-hero like Ignatius Reilly. I was wrong. Gary Shteyngart, . . .
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June 14, 2007 01:33 AM EDT --
In an article entitled, "Read Any Good Books Lately?" found online at The New York Times, the paper surveyed 17 popular authors to enquire what they had been reading lately or planned to dig . . .
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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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August 11, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
In publishing news released today, a new book was announced by Three Rivers Press. The paperback, Change We Can Believe In, will feature speeches and other material from the campaign. All proceeds . . .
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January 17, 2009 12:27 AM EST --
The Mystery Writers of America announced the nominees for 2008's Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which celebrate the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television, and movies for the year. The winners . . .
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August 03, 2007 04:02 PM EDT --
Whether you love it or hate it, reality TV has permeated the American television landscape. In this biting satire, Jeff Havens has presented a withering view of the medium from inside the creative consulting . . .
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September 08, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
A Most Wanted Man
John Le Carre
Scribner
ISBN: 978-1-4165-0488-8
There is a reason Le Carre is called the master of the spy novel. Even with the changing complexities of the international . . .
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