Hello, friend. Goodreads refugee. My books here are mostly those picked up in travels from 2002 to today. Our home library, 1000s of miles away, has been in boxes for a decade. Find me as v1v1enne at Open Library, Internet Archive, Goodreads, and Podchaser.
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Riddles, jokes, stories, songs, games, plays, puzzles, poems, crafts, art, guest interviews
From the young …
From a remarkable era of American children's television programming
Released in 2024 on the centenary of this storied institution, Legion of Honor 100 is a sumptuous volume that provides …
Chosen by the editors of The New York Times Book Review as one of the …
Excellent portraits of people and relationships, but depressing. Stories will stay with you. Regularly appearing in NEW YORKER magazine, he was one of the great storytellers.
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: …
Riddles, jokes, stories, songs, games, plays, puzzles, poems, crafts, art, guest interviews
From the young viewers of the exciting television …
The language at the start had me. It sparkled with the promise of Saki and Coward, but then his storyline cast away any hope of an enjoyable read. As all the 2-star reviews state, the book lost my respect midway through.
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody …
Traditionally, we read aloud the Christmas section of MY ANTONIA every December. This year, we had no copy of it, but found A LOST LADY in a shop. No winter holiday scenes, but this novella had the same feel and the ingredients I loved from the former. The 19th-century American pioneer experience is again preserved beautifully here. (We broke from reading to study images of oil burning carriage lamps, of all things.) Cather's evocative descriptions of nature are as lovely as her descriptions of human nature. A real pleasure to read.
Lovers of books about books might enjoy chapter seven of part one. It addresses the little library of classics savored by young Niel.
In this book, the author, a physician and writer employs his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary approach to science and medicine, explaining …
A classic Golden Guide. With this book and a rock tumbler, I was a child rock hound.
“You think you know what you are seeing when you look at something, like a …
A tale of loss and gains and, ultimately, gratitude. Approaching this as a young adult novel, I loved many passages that reached out as messages to young minds without ever seeming like instruction. The first person voice of the main character is inclusive, keeping the reader engaged in the mystery as Anna grapples with her grief and her suddenly changing life. Couldn't put it down, and enjoyed traveling through her summer with Anna and the people in her life.
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