It should not be so hard to write both poetry and fiction. Both arts, after all, make use of the same materials, words and punctuation. Poems...
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Geraldine Brooks must have an amazing staff of researchers. Her new book joins Year of Wonders and People of the Book as a solid, interesting, educational page-turner. The language is especially interesting as she includes quaint and sometimes puzzling vocabulary from 17th century New England. I could have done without the romance, but I guess that's required these days.
As much as I loved Three Cups of Tea, I like Mortenson's second book even more. Stones Into Schools shows his growth from footloose mountaineer to the director of an international NGO. His love and respect for the Pakistani and Afghan people are apparent here. This is a must-read for foreign aid skeptics and true believers.
Amy Tan never disappoints! Here she takes a wry look at naive Americans, truly innocents (or not so much) abroad, and the trouble they can get into and get others into, by putting their own interpretation on actions that they don't understand. Lots of fun, but also poignant.
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Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
auntcam, September 16, 2011
Geraldine Brooks must have an amazing staff of researchers. Her new book joins Year of Wonders and People of the Book as a solid, interesting, educational page-turner. The language is especially interesting as she includes quaint and sometimes puzzling vocabulary from 17th century New England. I could have done without the romance, but I guess that's required these days.Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson and Mike Bryan
auntcam, September 30, 2010
As much as I loved Three Cups of Tea, I like Mortenson's second book even more. Stones Into Schools shows his growth from footloose mountaineer to the director of an international NGO. His love and respect for the Pakistani and Afghan people are apparent here. This is a must-read for foreign aid skeptics and true believers.Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin
auntcam, September 25, 2007
Love Michael, love Python, love the book.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
auntcam, September 19, 2007
Amy Tan never disappoints! Here she takes a wry look at naive Americans, truly innocents (or not so much) abroad, and the trouble they can get into and get others into, by putting their own interpretation on actions that they don't understand. Lots of fun, but also poignant.The Intruders by Michael Marshall
auntcam, September 6, 2007
Couldn't put it down.(6 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)