Tag: random
group name: bordersbookclub
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June 12, 2007 02:00 PM EDT --
CHAPTER ONE
Sometimes a mayfly skates across a pond, leaving a brief wake as thin as spider silk, and by staying low avoids those birds and bats that feed in flight. At six feet three, weighing . . . more
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June 19, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
CHAPTER TWO
A man's life can pivot on the smallest hinge of time. No minute is without potential for momentous change, and each tick of the clock might be the voice . . . more
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May 07, 2007 10:54 AM EDT --
Today I received an email sent to more than 100 other persons besides myself. It’s not at all unusual today to receive such group messages, even from friends . . . more
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June 04, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
I was long grown up before the arrival of today’s Service Economy, a term which is like calling crop harvesting a country vacation.
When I was a child, we had pleasant-voiced women employed to help . . . more
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July 10, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
This should be fun. Open a random book closest to you, turn the page & post the 5th line on the right page.
Here's mine:
p.299 A Sundial In A Grave:1610 by Mary Gentle
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May 05, 2008 02:23 AM EDT --
Lisa See's rich storytelling is steeped in tradition and ritual, exploring the many manifestations of love and sorrow, the bonds of friendship, and the power of words and the desire of women to be . . . more
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January 23, 2007 11:30 AM EST --
On a recent evening, as a result of my strict Parents Shouldn't Watch Practice policy, I found myself with an hour or so to kill, so I wandered on over to the local chain bookstore. I don't . . . more
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May 03, 2008 01:31 PM EDT --
I will be selecting rich and beautifully crafted works that will take us on an adventure with every turn of each page. There will be a new adventure every other month, giving members . . . more
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May 05, 2008 12:46 AM EDT --
EXCERPT
Riding the Wind
Two days before my sixteenth birthday, i woke up so early that my maid was still asleep on the floor at the foot of my bed. I should have scolded Willow, but I didn't . . . more
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November 18, 2007 01:00 PM EST --
Recently, the Merck pharmaceutical company reported that its experimental HIV vaccine raised the rate of HIV infection among people who got the trial vaccine.
Yes, you read that right. It was . . . more
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April 25, 2008 12:45 PM EDT --
Sorry this is late. I read the book and thought that I had written the review. I was looking through my articles and realized that this was not there so I am posting it now. I read this . . . more
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December 31, 2007 05:06 PM EST --
This book is a bit curious in terms of personal financial books that are typically found at your local bookstore. For example, the book is essentially full of tangible information about growing . . . more
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February 03, 2007 03:13 PM EST --
If you're reading this, you must be a Gather-er. But do you spend more time gathering during the weekend, or during the work week?
It seems there is never a shortage of members on Gather . . . more
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February 06, 2007 08:41 PM EST --
Let’s go back to the end.
John Irving always begins his novels with the last sentence. It may be awhile before his next novel hits bookstores, but he's already begun the process by penning . . . more
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February 07, 2007 09:17 AM EST --
Last year, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with bestselling author A.C. Crispin. As a science fiction and fantasy writer, Ann's written everything from V to the Han Solo Trilogy, from Star . . . more
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November 19, 2007 01:31 AM EST --
Okay, I lied. The first one will be time. "Time is a constant motion, always moving you along. Don't look on all those years and wonder where those years have gone."~"I Hope You Dance" . . . more
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December 04, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
I believe that perseverance is taught by example, the concept itself is nebulous without examples. Talk is particularly cheap unless one leads by doing. It may be inherent, and I believe that it is to . . . more
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April 28, 2008 11:28 PM EDT --
Amazon jumped the gun and is offering my new novel, CALLOUS , for sale ahead of its May publication date ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601640226 ) . When RABID was released last year, . . . more
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January 26, 2008 02:21 AM EST --
Not actual author's royalty checks, but a pretty nice ballpark figure. Personally, I have few delusions left about what "real" (i.e. published) author's make off their books, but I know . . . more
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January 29, 2007 11:17 AM EST --
Need some advice to pump up your writing career? I have just the article for you.
My success story, "From Hermit to Hero", has been published in the current issue of Writers Weekly -- . . . more
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