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Notre Dame: The Official Campus Guide by Damaine Vonada
Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles #1) by Bernard Cornwell
Straight Man: A Novel by Richard Russo
Monk's Reflections: A View from the Dome by Edward A. Malloy
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
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Favorite authorsBarbara Kingsolver, Jhumpa Lahiri, Gregory Maguire, Ian McEwan, Richard Russo, Shel Silverstein (Shared favorites)
About meI am an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Organizations at the University of Iowa. I recently moved to West Branch, IA with my husband and two sons (ages 4 and 7). The movers weren't sure which weighed more - my book collection or my husband's tools. Before we even had a washer and dryer in our new house, we had library cards from two great libraries in West Branch and Iowa City.
I read a wide variety of books and am always looking for something new and different. I belong to a book club through the West Branch Public Library - a small but lively group that likes to read all kinds of things. I also share a lot of books with my mom.
About my libraryI'm starting by entering the books that I've read since January 2007 - some of these were borrowed from libraries or others. Then I plan to enter the titles from my TBR piles and the rest of my current collection.
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Thanks for keeping me in the loop!
posted by Whisper1 at 4:58 pm (EST) on Nov 19, 2009
I hope your semester is going well.
Linda
posted by Whisper1 at 8:51 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2009
mamachunk
posted by mamachunk at 9:21 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2009
posted by lindapanzo at 6:36 pm (EST) on May 8, 2009
I have been following your thread on 75/2009 and notice that we have some LT friends/books in common.
Although I am in my years of retirement from hands on parenting, I love giving support to parents actively engaged in the "work." What a treasure you sound to your boys and sounds like your husband connects with them well also.
Well, LT is about books, so I would like to be one of your friends here that shares our reading adventures with each other.
May I wish you a Happy Mother's Day a bit early? I hope it is a pleasure all day long.
Warmly,
womansheart
posted by womansheart at 7:58 am (EST) on May 8, 2009
posted by noodlejet22 at 10:46 am (EST) on Dec 21, 2008
posted by tututhefirst at 8:00 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008
Where are you from? I live in MD in the Washington suburbs, and believe it or not , I have never been to the White House or an inauguration. Maybe after reading all the Presidents, I'll be tempted.
I started George Washington today, so I'm on my way!
HAPPY YOU'RE WITH US! GOOD READING!
Cheli
posted by cyderry at 7:28 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008
Just saw that you added [Guernsey Literary..] - I'm almost finished - hope to finish tonite. Isn't it great? You also have two others I love on your recent adds....I got the Father Tim [Home to Holly Springs] for Christmas last year and devoured it. I really love Jan Karon's stuff. And I just got [Pillars of the Earth] on audio. Want to re-read it before I do his new one.
May I mark you as a friend? You have so many of my favorites in your library.
posted by tututhefirst at 11:53 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2008
Interesting that you too are recovering from strep throat. It is wicked! When I first worked in academia I was ill a lot. Over the years I built a strong immune system, still I am susceptible to those students who sneeze or cough, or touch items on my desk.
My role as adviser is an exempt staff position. I supervise all aspects of the yearbook and all non-editorial parts of the newspaper. A faculty member oversees the editorial parts of the paper.
My time is spent evenly between both publications.
Getting back to The Disappearing Act of Esme Lennox, how sad that one of the primary reasons for keeping her in the institution was to allow Kitty to have the charade of having a biological child.
By the way, if you have not found the site Historicalfiction.org, you might want to try this. A LT member recommended it to me. Like LT, it is filled with interesting groups of people who are well-read and who share their knowledge of books and various subjects.
posted by Whisper1 at 10:13 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008
Here's my take:
Iris' father was the child stolen from Esme.
I need to go back and re-read some pages. I believe that Iris did not know her father.
All in all, it was a gripping and sad tale regarding the treatment of women who do not conform to the norm.
Have you read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys? There is a similiar type of theme in this book. Have you read Jane Eyre? Rhys spins a tale of Bertha, Rochester's crazy wife in the attic. This book also deals with the topic of women confined to the attic or an institution when society doesn't know how to make them fit a standard mold.
posted by Whisper1 at 8:32 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008