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The Book Fetish: September 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Grab a Glass of Wine, and Let's Snark. My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover if Not Being a Dumbass is the New Black,. Or, A Culture-up Manifesto. I first discovered Jen Lancaster in Bitter is the New Black. Aissance. Her quest to get some culture and expand her horizons. Lancaster's se...
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The Writer's Block: The End of an Era
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Photo courtesy of Rita Chotiner). C) Susann Gilbert 2011. Keeping fans of Alice Calhoun updated on the progress of the upcoming biography. Alice In Hollywoodland: The Life and Times of Silent Screen Actress Alice Calhoun. Friday, January 7, 2011. The End of an Era. It wasn’t the first “talkie” film, but 1927’s The Jazz Singer. The reasons for the success of The Jazz Singer. Spoofed the grating voice and lack of diction of one such silent star, other factors to be considered in hiring actors included gene...
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The Writer's Block: Alice Calhoun: Silent Screen Star
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Photo courtesy of Rita Chotiner). C) Susann Gilbert 2011. Keeping fans of Alice Calhoun updated on the progress of the upcoming biography. Alice In Hollywoodland: The Life and Times of Silent Screen Actress Alice Calhoun. Thursday, July 28, 2011. Alice Calhoun: Silent Screen Star. Hollywood walk of fame. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Calhoun: Silent Screen Star. Click here for Alice Calhoun Web Site. View my complete profile. American Film Institute Silent Film Catalog. The Picture Show Man.
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The Writer's Block: February 2010
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Photo courtesy of Rita Chotiner). C) Susann Gilbert 2011. Keeping fans of Alice Calhoun updated on the progress of the upcoming biography. Alice In Hollywoodland: The Life and Times of Silent Screen Actress Alice Calhoun. Thursday, February 25, 2010. The Birth of Hollywood. The “land” was later dropped) had not yet been developed, so the world-famous hilltop sign with the giant letters in Los Angeles county didn’t exist until later in the 1920’s. Thus, the one-two-three punch of temperate climate, dirty ...
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The Book Fetish: June 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Book 35: The Brightest Star in the Sky. I don't think I've ever read a Marian Keyes novel that I didn't like. The Brightest Star in the Sky. Maybe, on occasion. But also spunky. Going after what they want. Making tough decisions. Surviving. Http:/ www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp? The last few years ...
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The Book Fetish: Seeking Recommendations
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Monday, December 20, 2010. You may have read earlier that I am doing Chick Lit Plus' Reading Challenge in 2011. That means I'll be reading, you guessed it, Chick Lit. I have to read twelve. So please, add your suggestions in the comments. December 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM. December 27, 2010 at 4:34 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Anthropol...
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The Book Fetish: May 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Monday, May 31, 2010. Book 30: The Heretic's Daughter. From the first reading of The Crucible. In school, I've been fascinated with the Salem witch trials. As soon as I heard the role of the trials in this book, I knew I had to read it. In The Heretic's Daughter,. Stand by while parents, children, and siblings were ripped apart? Wednesday, Ma...
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The Book Fetish: March 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Book 19: Work Hard, Be Nice. There's so much I want to say about this book, this story of two young men from Teach for America, who thought they just might be able to make a difference in the lives of some children. Jay Mathews recounts the founding of the KIPP school in his easy to read, entertaining, and engaging.
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The Book Fetish: Great Power, Great Responsibility
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, December 12, 2010. Great Power, Great Responsibility. A Great And Terrible Beauty. With apologies to Spiderman, I'm starting this review with a paraphrase from him: With great power, comes great responsibility. And that is also the theme of this book. Libba Bray's title is spot on. Power can be a great and terrible beauty. The discove...
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The Book Fetish: November 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Riding with the Hells Angels. Not a Bullshit MC. My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the. Inner Circle of the Hells Angels. Caught my eye when I was browsing through Barnes and Noble. The outlaw MC's, the "one percenters" as they are known, may operate outside the law, but they strictly adhere to their own code....
