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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Great Snacks in Literature
Christmas Pudding, A Christmas Carol Hallo. A great deal of steam. The pudding was out of the copper. A smell like a washing-day. That was the cloth. A smell like an eating-house and a pastrycook’s next door to each other, … Continue reading
Posted in Great Snacks in Literature
Tagged christmas carol pudding, dickens pudding, mrs cratchit pudding, plum pudding, the second of the three spirits dickens
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“The pies and cakes had been ordered from a caterer in Yvetot. Since he was starting up in the district, he had gone to considerable pains: and when dessert time came he himself brought to the table a wedding cake … Continue reading
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Tagged emma bovary wedding cake, madame bovary wedding, madame bovary wedding cake
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Fifty at Eleven.
Posted in Childhood Reading
Tagged 50 books eleven year old, ben and me, charlie and the chocolate factory, childrens books must reads, summer pony, the secret language
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Who’s the Psychopath? Running Down a Sanity Checklist.
I heard this in the car the other day. Jon Ronson’s hilarious investigation as to whether corporate leaders can, in fact, be psychopaths by visiting Al Dunlap, the turnaround artist known as “Chainsaw Al” for his cost-cutting at Scott Paper, … Continue reading
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Tagged jon ronson psychopath, psychopath test
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Live Through WHAT?
I never write about a book I dislike, eh, what’s the point. But, I’m going to complain about a desperation airport purchase. “Live Through This” (you know), is a mother’s agonizing account of dealing with two terrible teenaged daughters. Debra Gwartney’s daughters … Continue reading
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Tagged amanda gwartney, debra gwartney, emo teens, live through this, live through this memoir, live through this runaways, runaway teenagers oregon, stephanie gwartney
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