Quote of the Day - June 27, 2010

"Happiness is not a reward - it is consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. "
- Robert Green Ingersoll
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Read On! - 2010 - Book 12

Gin Phillips'
The Well and the Mine
MAY/JUNE 2010
Fannie Flagg was right, you will easily step into the lives of the Moore family. I remember my own 98 year old grandmother telling me how life back then (1929-30) was more simple, today was so complicated to her. When I read this story, I think of what life was like for my own grandmother and what kind of little girl she was growing up. Life was hard work, but relationships were simple, and everyone seemed to know their place.

Read On! - 2010 - Book 11

James Patterson & Peter De Jonge's
Miracle on the 17th Green
MAY 2010
I'm not a golfer, I tried it once but my aunt said I hit like I was playing softball. You don't have to love golf to like this quick read. A story about settling on a job instead of following your dream. But an unfortunate life change made this character start over and do what he should have done when he was young, and that is play the game he loved so much.

Read On! - 2010 - Book 10

David Allen's GETTING THINGS DONE
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
APRIL 2010
Excerpt: It's possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control.

Read On! - 2010 - Book 9

James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge's
WORST CASE
APRIL 2010
This is the third book I've read by Patterson & Michael Ledwidge. Mike Bennett is becoming one of my favorite characters. I did wish he and Parker would have hooked up, but keeping them apart makes for better mystery. Very enjoyable book and a fast read!

Next Big Thing in English: Knowing They Know That You Know

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Read Now: Next Big Thing in English: Knowing They Know That You Know

Excerpt:
To illustrate what a growing number of literary scholars consider the most exciting area of new research, Lisa Zunshine, a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, refers to an episode from the TV series “Friends.”

(Follow closely now; this is about the science of English.) Phoebe and Rachel plot to play a joke on Monica and Chandler after they learn the two are secretly dating. The couple discover the prank and try to turn the tables, but Phoebe realizes this turnabout and once again tries to outwit them.

As Phoebe tells Rachel, “They don’t know that we know they know we know.”