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Admit One: A Journey Into Film by Emmett James
Emmet James spent his childhood in a small town near London, creating mischief and pulling pranks while he fantasized about becoming a Hollywood actor. In the introduction to his memoir Admit One: A Journey [...] I was tagged by kegsoccer, who was wants me to share Six Random Things About Myself: 1. Watching Casablanca is a Valentine’s Day tradition in our house. It always ends with the toast “here’s looking at you, kid!” 2. One of my favorite ways to spend a quiet day (aside from reading, of course!) is to [...] Renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough gave the 2008 commencement speech at Boston College this past Monday. It was an oration charged with encouragement and wisdom for his audience.
There has been a lot of press about one particular section of the address, in which McCullough encourages [...] Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff David Sheff’s memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction is an honest first-person account of Sheff’s response to his son Nic, who has [...] How many books do you have cataloged in your LibraryThing account? How do you decide what to include- everything you have, everything you’ve read- and are there things you leave off? I opened my LibraryThing account only last month, when I became intrigued with the concept of organizing my books – being able to search and [...] The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us, is a native of Bombay (now Mumbai) who came to the US for graduate school, and has worked here as a journalist for many years. She was raised in [...] Several bloggers are holding contests to win books. What a great way to get us more involved in what others are saying about must-have books, especially as we gear up to fill our summer reading lists. The two featured here are from friends on LibraryThing; you can visit any LibraryThinger blog by clicking on one of the [...] Did I get your attention with the title of this post? The New York Times ran an article in the Arts section earlier this week (5/20/08 ) titled “One for the Ladies – and Their Friends.” The gist of the article is that many women plan to see the “Sex and the City” [...] Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
We’ve all suffered the consequences of poor decision-making, and celebrated when we’ve made a judgment that led to a positive outcome. I’d like to enjoy more of these favorable results, so I eagerly picked up Malcom Gladwell’s Blink: The [...] This week’s topic: Discussion groups. Do you belong to any (besides Early Reviewers)? Approximately how many? Are there any in particular that you participate in more avidly? How often do you check? I read many of the threads in the Early Reviewers groups. I just have to be careful about posts dealing with books on my [...] |
 
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