Ok, this is not at all book-related, but I couldn’t resist posting about it. I just read that an 8-year-old cheetah named Sarah, who lives at the Cincinnati zoo, beat the land-speed world record for animals — twice. She covered 100 meters in a mere 6.13 seconds, beating out the previous record of 6.19 seconds [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): Anne of the Island continues the tale of high-spirited orphan Anne Shirley and her friends from Avonlea. This time, most of the gang are college-bound, as Anne, Gilbert Blythe, Charlie Sloane, Priscilla Grant, and Stella Maynard all head off to pursue Bachelor’s degrees at Redmond College in Nova Scotia. While there, [...]
I want to lead a healthier life. Towards that end, I’ve been exercising regularly and trying to watch my diet. This is a good start, but I think I should be doing a lot more — and hopefully this book by Dr. Don Colbert can help. It’s called The Seven Pillars of Health, and talks [...]
A lot of people don’t know this, but I have trouble with self-confidence. I do just fine online and over the telephone, but put me in a face-to-face meeting and it’s a whole different story. I start to worry about saying the wrong things, wearing the wrong clothes, looking the wrong way… it’s kind of [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): Pemberton, the head of a major logging company in North Carolina in 1929, surprises all his men by returning from a week in Boston with a beautiful new wife in tow. Her name is Serena, and she soon proves to be every bit as knowledgeable about logging as her husband. More [...]
I just read that ultra-prolific author James Patterson has signed a new deal with his publisher Hachette Book Group. The terms of the deal? While no dollar figures were disclosed, it was revealed that Patterson will churn out 17 — yes, seventeen — books over the course of three years! Can you imagine that? I [...]
I absolutely hate giving up on books. I don’t know why, but I’ll almost always read a book to the end, no matter how disastrously dull or boring it is. I guess as long as there are pages left, there’s hope that the story could suddenly get interesting. So even if reading a page of [...]
Now that my son is old enough to appreciate Halloween, I’m thinking about having a party for him, his friends, and their parents. This would be a major undertaking for me since I’m not much of a hostess, but at the same time, it would be a lot of fun. I’m already starting to prepare [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): The Amber Room is a collection of amber panels that used to adorn the walls of Peter the Great. The gift of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, the room was of singular beauty and craftsmanship, as each panel was carved with intricate designs and inlaid with precious gems in some [...]
My bathroom is an utter embarrassment. It is so plain and boring that I get tired of looking at it every day. I really want to spruce it up a bit, so that’s why I’m thinking of ordering a bathroom decorating book. I’m not all that big into DIY, so I’m not planning on renovating [...]