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2013 Overview and Book of the Year

I’ve already mentioned that 2013 was a “down year.” I didn’t make it near my goal of 50 books. I did join two sites   last year to help me keep track of what I read online. Pocket is a great reading list, where you can add articles you want to read from a browser button […]

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Poetry

Give & Take

©Arwen LeQuieu I wanted action He gave it to me I wanted power He let me have a little I wanted control He taught it to me I wanted more and he gave me more and more I wanted peace He gave me suffering I wanted life He took it out of me I wanted […]

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Great Books – St Johns College

I love comparing my reads to reading lists. I’ve already done the BBC’s Big Read, Hugo, and Newbery lists. This list comes from St. Johns college in Santa Fe. They are one of a handful of “great books” colleges that focus on a reading list as the main source of their curriculum. If I had […]

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Books

Top 5 Literature

Top 5 Authors 5. Tolkien 4. Frank Peretti 3. Edward Eager 2. Stephen R Lawhead 1. P K Dick Top 5 Books 5. Runaway Ralph 4. Prometheus Bound 3. Wuthering Heights 2. Dream Thief 1. the Bible Top 5 Shakespearean Plays 5. Much Ado About Nothing 4. Othello 3. Macbeth 2. King Lear 1. Hamlet […]