March 2012
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February 2012
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To Marry an English Lord is Being Reprinted →
About a month ago I wrote a review for a fabulous nonfiction book about the American heiresses during the Victorian and Edwardian era that found themselves some British lords to marry. A few of you had expressed to me, after I posted my review, that it was near impossible to find a copy of the book at a reasonable price.
Well fear not! I just found out that To Marry an English Lord has been...
CNET: So how much is a fair price to pay for an... →
sswslitinmotion:
Interesting read. My observation: remember paperback books? Remember when paperback books were $4 or less? That meant people got cheap books and got to read and stuff like that. I like my ereader and all, and the convenience of having a bunch of ebooks in one gadget, but I feel weird seeing ebooks at $11, when back in the day, a paperback would have been that much cheaper and...
Peter Pan Review
Peter Pan was a magical book. It was an engrossing read, filled with rich imagery. I was surprised at how closely the Disney movie followed the book since I’ve come to expect movies to greatly deviate from the original material.
However, the tone is different in the book. Before reading Peter Pan, I read up a little on the history of the book. Many scholars have...
The morning routine.
otisthecorgi:
“What do you want?”
“No really, I don’t have to pee.”
“Why aren’t you going away?”
“Back to sleep.”
“Noooooooooooooooooo.”
“Okay, I’ll go, but I’m gonna lay here a minute first.”
“ZZZzzzZZzzzzzZZzzz…”
“Fine I’ll go out. But I’m gonna lick your ear first.”
LLIBRE: When book covers for classics go horribly... →
sinidentidades:
Original commentary by mohawkcub
When Jane Eyre moves in with her aunt, the mysterious, cobalt-eyed impoverished aristocrat Danson Broodypants treats her with disdain. Can she charm the rogueish fellow in time before the supervulcanic eruption will wreak havoc on…
A Collection of Rare and Obscure Words →
Cheiloproclitic - Being attracted to someones lips. Quidnunc - One who always has to know what is going on. Ultracrepidarian - Of one who speaks or offers opinions on matters beyond their knowledge. Apodyopis - The act of mentally undressing someone. Gymnophoria - The sensation that someone is mentally undressing you. Tarantism - The urge to overcome melancholy by dancing. Autolatry - The...
I love metaphors.: Utah Judge Orders Felons to... →
wordsorcerer:
Now here’s some hard labor we can get behind. Judge Thomas Willmore of 1st District Court in Logan, Utah, says that he sometimes orders convicted defendants to read Victor Hugo’s 19th-century novel, Les Misérables (and write him a short book report about the work, no less) as part of their…
