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Hi everyone. I'm back!(Morgan and Sofie) The twins are 8 months old yesteday and I'm finally able to actually pick up a book and read. Missed everyone!

(Putting this out there because I'm excited about it. This is Richard Adams latest, due to be released at the end of Ocober. I'm a fan of Adams so I'm preordering.) By what Name are we to call Thee, Master, to worship Thy divinity?" "I AM THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE." "O Master, those are...

I suspect this may be a classic and embarrasingly I don't know what it is. All I can remember was reading this in 3rd grade. It was, or at least began as, the story of a young boy, told in the first person. I remember only that his father was a poacher (pheasants I think). It definitely had...

Just started this one. It's pretty light and very TDVC. (which is okay with me) Certainly not great literature but a nice end of summer read so far. Story focuses around Mary Magdalene and various Magdalene legends. There is a modern day heroine, imagine that;) , who becomes tangled in a...

Started this book over the weekend. Must say I enjoy Saramago quite a bit so of course I'm biased. This book is very typical Saramago with the loosely structured to absent punctuation, the sparse character descriptions, and it's Kafka"esque" mundane-yet-somehow-bizzare setting. I can say...

Here's something fun. In my e-mail box this morning from A Word A Day. This week's theme: words related to forecasting and divination. bibliomancy (BIB-lee-o-man-see) noun Divination by interpreting a passage picked at random from a book, especially from a religious book such as...

Started in on this today. So far I'm quite enjoying it. It's a solid read and it's holding my attention well. Anyone else read this, or know anything about this historical possibility? I'll post a review when I'm finished. Hopefully before the weekend is over.:) From Amazon: One of the...

Okay guys the Newspaper just put up a news video on their website. It's the latest lion we worked on at my hospital. I'm the blonde doctor (ponytail) handling the anesthesia and there is a nice interview with me at the end. Dr. Cuevas is my cat veterinarian, just hired her 4 months ago and...

As a terribly ethnocentric American I know so little about this very important man. Very embarrasing:eek: . Whenever I hear a little blurb I always say "I have got to read about this amazing man" I know there are many biographys to choose from. I just don't want a poorly written and dry read...

In keeping with the theme for September's Banned Books Voting here is a list from the American Library Association The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999 Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya...

by my TBR pile! Well okay it's actually several piles. I have so many books scattered and piled that I'm beginning to lose track of them. With the understanding that books will always jockey for position near the top of the pile how do you guys keep some order? Is there a point where you...

The Attack - Yasmina Khadra Picked this one up on impulse, and I'm pretty excited to read it. Has anyone read it? I just put it on the top of the TTBR (that's the Towering To Be Read:D ) Khadra, the pseudonym of Mohammed Moulessehoul, an exiled Algerian writer celebrated for his...

I promise I search BAR for a thread but if it's here I missed it. :rolleyes: Has anyone read part or all of this series and what was your impression? I've been toying with the idea of tackling the complete set this winter and was interested to see if anyone here has an opinion, good or bad...

Guys I just wanted to share this. My favorite book is Richard Adam's Watership Down. The first time I read it I was in the fourth grade. I've probably read it 20 times or so since then. Well I just bought a Morrocan leather bound, gold leafed copy, 1/30 signed by Richard Adams with original...

Has anyone read this? Would you recommend? The Flanders Panel Arturo Perez Reverte From Amazon's Website: When an art restorer sets out to solve the riddle of a 15th-century masterpiece in this uneven but intriguing, multilayered thriller, she finds that one murder begets...

Besides being a veterinarian I also write a weekly editorial for The Times News on vet medicine. I've decided to start posting it here. There will be a new one each Thursday. I will not give ANY veterinary advice here so please don't ask for it. Just want to share my column with you all...

I was shocked this evening when I opened my email to find three messages; one from Chase, one from BB&T, and one from eBay. Each informed me that my account had been violated in some manner. Now I'm pretty savvy but they were very convincing. They had links to the legitimate websites, they...

So nice to find this virtual book club. I'm Melissa, married, veterinairan. I read many genres. Recently hooked on historical fictions ala Dan Brown, Rule of Four, Leonardo's Swans and so on. Just picked up the book of the month and hope to get through in time to keep up with next month...

Strange I know but read this book about 10 years ago It was a first time female author I think. The book was really about excess and self destruction. There were these dog headed humans thay were sort of a cult of their own and the darlings of the rest of the race. They were decked in...