Review: What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell’s favourite columns that have been previously published in the New Yorker, where he is a staff writer. I recently read Outliers, also by Gladwell, and enjoyed his theories so much that when I saw this book, I knew it was a must read. How this book differs from Outliers is that it does not have a central theme, no singular point that is trying to be proven by the author and further reinforced with an abundance of research on the one subject. What the Dog Saw represents Gladwell’s unusual way of looking at things and providing in depth answers to his questions of who or why, etc. Gladwell poses questions, like why there are many varieties of mustard but Heinz ketchup … Read entire article »
Filed under: Malcolm Gladwell, Reviews, What the Dog Saw
Book Excerpt: Angel Time by Anne Rice
I have been a total fail over the last few days in regards to anything blog related. But, today, I’m back with a bang. I’m very stoked to offer up an excerpt from Anne Rice’s new book, Angel Time. This marks her return to fiction and I know I, for one, gladly welcome her back! The book was released in hardcover on October 27, 2009. There are also some video links at the bottom of this post. So, read on and enjoy! Angel Time by Anne RiceSHADES OF DESPAIR There were omens from the beginning. First off, I didn’t want to do a job at the Mission Inn. Anywhere in the country, I would have been willing, but not the Mission Inn. And in the bridal suite, that very room, my room. Bad … Read entire article »
Filed under: Angel Time, Anne Rice, Excerpt
..and the winners are….
Winners of my Run For Your Life giveaway: * Etirv * Stacie * Brizmus * I Heart Book Gossip * nfmgirl Congratulations!!! I’ll send an email later today to get all your dets Thanks to everyone else for playing! … Read entire article »
CSN Office Chair review – I love it!
I was impressed at how fast my office chair from CSN Chairs arrived considering I live in Canada – major bonus there! I was expecting a bigger box and was surprised to see this at the door: I thought it would be an all day affair to put together (think IKEA)but it was so easy my 7 yr old could have done it! Viola, in a a matter of minutes the chair was built….…and the kids couldn’t wait to try it! My favorite part is the adjustable seat depth. At 5’3″ I’m not that short but I always find my back never touches the back of chairs. I usually have to add a back support cushion but not with this chair, it fits perfectly! The kids love it as it can adjust very … Read entire article »
Filed under: CSN, office chairs
Teaser Tuesday – October 27, 2009
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: - Grab your current read- Open to a random page- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! “I don’t remember the details, but after a couple of weeks of the study, the classical music rats were peacefully climbing the corporate ladder and wearing Birkenstocks and the rock music rats had gone cannibal and torn each other … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ballad, Maggie Stiefvater
Review: I Am Not A Psychic!: A Novel by Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer is well known as a stand up comedian and has been appearing in crime dramas over the past decade or more as Detective John Munch, but I had no idea he was an author too. Turns out that this is a follow-up book to I Am Not A Cop!, which published earlier this year. (Incidentally, he’s also written a book on his conspiracy theories in addition to a How-to for stand-up comics). The question I had was: can a man that plays a detective on TV successfully write a book in a similar genre? The book centres around Paul, an old friend of Belzer’s, that calls him out of the blue to say he’s discovered information on the mysterious death of a Hollywood starlet twenty-six years prior. Then Paul … Read entire article »
Filed under: I Am Not A Psychic, Reviews, Richard Belzer
In My Mailbox – October 25, 2009
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren My goodies this week: The world is ending. Again.Years of covering the antics of End Times cults for The Banner, a religious news magazine, have left Christine Temetri not only jaded but seriously questioning her career choice. That is, until she meets Mercury, an anti-establishment angel who’s frittering his time away whipping up batches of Rice Krispy Treats and perfecting his ping-pong backhand instead of doing his job: helping to orchestrate Armageddon. With the end near and angels and demons debating the finer political points of the Apocalypse, Christine and Mercury accidentally foil an attempt to assassinate one Karl Grissom, a thirty-seven-year-old film school dropout about to make his big break as the Antichrist. Now, to save the world, she … Read entire article »
Filed under: I Alex Cross, James Patterson, Mercury Falls, Robert Kroese
The Friday 56 – Oct. 23, 2009
Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends. *Post a link along with your post back to Storytime with Tonya and Friends. *Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST The closest book to me is Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw. In trying to find the 5th sentence, I realized that he has some very lonnnng ones! Anyway, here’s my offering: “Winn, Danny, and Pallop look as if they belong in high school. The room has an overstuffed bookshelf in one corner, … Read entire article »
…and the winners are….
Winners of my The Lovely Bones giveaway: * Jonita * Krtista * stacybuckeye * JoRdAn * ann marie Winners of my Must Love Hellhounds giveaway: *M. * Jackie Congratulations, I’ll send an email later today to get all your dets Thanks to everyone else for playing! … Read entire article »
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