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This & That: June 2014
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Voltaire, on his deathbed, was asked to renounce Satan and embrace God. He declined, saying this was “no time to be making new enemies.”. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Monday, June 23, 2014. The Economist Win Tin, a Burmese journalist and political activist, died on April 21st, aged 85. The petty criminals who raced past him were expected not to misbehave again. He was different, and ill as he was—with a dozen complaints left untreated in prison— he intended to misbehave just as he had before. Ended up in an a...
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Culture | The Paperback Princess
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A Calgary-based bookworm with eclectic taste. July 25, 2015. Athough I’m working until late August (I’ve picked up some off and on temp work, and continue to write for Avenue Calgary. Amid other freelancing opportunities), it’s the kind of work that leaves time for fun reading. Enter Better Than Before, the latest offering from the author of The Happiness Project. But what I really liked was Rubin’s straightforward way of explaining. Some people find it easier for habits to stick than others. 8220;Uphold...
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Campbelltown Library Book Club
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Campbelltown Library Book Club. This months titles Book Club Members will be discussing are A Long Way Home. By Saroo Brierley (morning) and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch. Evening). If you would like any information on the current titles or authors click on the above links. Upcoming titles in the next couple of months are The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Campbelltown Library's Readers blog.
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BOOKS
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CONNECT WITH AN ADOPTEE IN YOUR AREA. Mi Ok Song Bruining. Adoptees have been bravely putting their hearts on paper for years. These books are written by adoptees and will undoubtedly provide a great deal of insight into the inner workings of those who have been adopted. This list will continue to grow. (If there are any books you’d like to see on this list please let us know! A Long Way Home, by Saroo Brierly. Then he set off on a journey to find his mother. A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational...
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Campbelltown Library Book Club: September 2014
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Campbelltown Library Book Club. This months titles Book Club Members will be discussing are A Long Way Home. By Saroo Brierley (morning) and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch. Evening). If you would like any information on the current titles or authors click on the above links. Upcoming titles in the next couple of months are The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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How The World Works | The Paperback Princess
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A Calgary-based bookworm with eclectic taste. Category Archives: How The World Works. Lonely Planet – Ireland. August 3, 2016. Apologies, friends. It’s been more than a year (a year! Since we last met, and the fault is entirely mine. I also did a fair bit of paid writing, which always trumps blog freebies (you can read my recent work in Avenue Calgary. It has been a wonderful, wild whirlwind of a year. Now, it’s time to get back to blogging, and what better way to start than with a travel recap? To see i...
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Nonfiction | The Paperback Princess
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A Calgary-based bookworm with eclectic taste. Lonely Planet – Ireland. August 3, 2016. Apologies, friends. It’s been more than a year (a year! Since we last met, and the fault is entirely mine. To be fair, it’s been a rather big year. I survived a busy first year of teaching middle school, which is enough to shatter any pleasure reading schedule (yes, I read some great books – just in smaller quantities – and yes, I will tell you about them as soon as I can! To see if we could arrange a road trip right a...
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