Image Courtesy of Roger Smith “A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.” ~ Daniel J. Boorstein There isn’t quite anything like curling up with a good book. One of my favorite things to do, but haven’t done for a long time is to curl up with a good book, in bed, on a rainy day. It is something I used to do constantly as a teenager. Now that I’m a very busy mom with young children that never seems to happen. I catch my reading while ...
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“A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.” ~ Unknown There is definitely some truth to this quote when one considers the vast amount of knowledge one can acquire from books. One can truly have a library of wisdom. Naturally, that library of books doesn’t do a man much good if they sit on the shelf unread, and it's true that one could acquire knowledge by talking to people, ...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, is the perfect book to read if you are feeling sorry for yourself. You’ll quickly be grateful for what you do have. The story, set in Afghanistan, chronicles the lives of Miriam and Laila, two women whose intertwined lives are forced upon them. Miriam’s childhood isn’t an easy one. Because she is an illegitimate daughter she is forced to live on the outskirts of Herat, in a small hut. Her mother, and provider, has a terrible view of life due to the circumstances she finds herself in. Her father lives in town with his wives, ...
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His mom grew more and more impatient and tried pulling him away several times. Finally she grabbed his arm and successfully pulled him away. The child was pleading for a book. “Please mom, just one book,” he said.
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“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. They are engines of change, windows on the world, lighthouses erected in the sea of time.” ~ Barbara W. Tuchman Books not only carry a civilization - they alter a civilization. Take a look at how Uncle Tom's Cabin altered a civilization. In fact, it may be safe to say that few other novels have altered a civilization as much. Henry James said that Uncle Tom's Cabin was "much less a book than a state of vision, of feeling and of ...
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“A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for the body.” ~ Margaret Fuller I can’t imagine a home without books. Books were such a part of my child hood. They took me on journey’s I couldn’t go on myself. The took me through the heart of people I would never know. Books feed my thirst for knowledge. They help satisfy the curiosity within me. Books stir my soul. At times, they cause me to mourn and cause me to question myself and my judgment. Other times, they lift me up and linger within my ...
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There isn’t quite anything like curling up with a good book. One of my favorite things to do, but haven’t done for a long time is to curl up with a good book, in bed, on a rainy day.
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“A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas—a place where history comes to life.” ~ Norman Cousin Isn’t that the beauty of books? The ability to not only deliver us to different cultures, different places, and different times, but also the ability to give birth to new ideas. How often have you read a book and thought of that great organization tip for the home, a way you could communicate more effectively with your spouse, or thought of a great marketing idea. Then perhaps, if you are like me, the idea leaves ...
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Readers Choice Poll - Vote for your favorites by >> clicking here. Which Books Would You Like To See on This list? >>Click here to tell us. Some time ago I decided I wanted to read the top 100 novels of all time. I wanted to read those classics that stood the test of time. I'd just heard a definition of a classic novel as a book that one can learns from, not a book for pure entertainment. So while these books may not necessarily be great read, they may contain within them lessons we can learn from the character. Naturally opinions on ...
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