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The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer Like a dam straining to hold back the floods, Isaac Amin, a Persian Jew, had reinforced the known weak spots so that he and his family could survive in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution; he diverted funds from his [...] Good news for folks shopping in Massachusetts the weekend of August 17 and 18th. Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a law lifting the 5% sales tax for that weekend, with some exceptions. More details in this article from the Boston Globe. This “tax-free weekend” has become more common over the past several years due to economic downturn; it [...] Yes, this book has been around FOREVER, but please bear with me. I chose to review it because, 1. a great experience inspired me, and, 2. I may be able to introduce the book to readers (youngsters!) who aren’t familiar with it. Plus, 3. I’d like to ask your opinions on a gift related to [...] Marie, the Boston Bibliophile, asks today’s question: Cataloging sources. What cataloging sources do you use most? Any particular reason? Any idiosyncratic choices, or foreign sources, or sources you like better than others? Are you able to find most things through LT’s almost 700 sources? You know the saying “all work and no play makes Jack a [...]
MizB at Should Be Reading asks what books have come into our lives this week. Here’s my list:
The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt. I’ve already read this book (twice even!), obviously I really like it! My neighborhood book group chose it for our September [...] It has been raining for about 24 hours straight in New England – alternating between sheets of rain that come down diagonally, strong winds, thunder and lightning, light showers, sun … then back to driving rain again! Since I can’t get outside (to read), I spent much of the day cleaning through a pile of papers [...] Stone Creek by Victoria Lustbader Victoria Lustbader’s novel Stone Creek is a poignant look at love and losses. She shares the lives of four central characters who each wrestle with a significant loss and search for a redeeming love.
Lily, a beautiful and intelligent woman in her [...] |
 
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