Tag: book
group name: bookadventure
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June 09, 2008 08:59 PM EDT --
This book is an alphabetically language of lovers and will inspire many journey's both geographical & emotional.
Excerpt from the book:
"They were married beside an anonymous . . . more
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June 09, 2008 11:50 PM EDT --
The book opens with an epigraph by Elizabeth Bishop, excerpted from her poem "Questions of Travel":
"Think of the long trip home/ Should we have stayed at home and thought of . . . more
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June 09, 2008 11:59 PM EDT --
The physical descriptions of Ambrose and Zipper are parallel in structure, with paragraphs devoted to their tastes in clothing, in music and literature, in food, and brief descriptions of their appearances . . . more
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June 11, 2008 02:39 AM EDT --
As "average" as everyone considers Ambrose to be, he has some exceptional qualities, including his ability to visualize history as though seeing through time.
What does this instinct . . . more
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June 11, 2008 02:43 AM EDT --
Ambrose loves to walk, to experience his life through walking, referring to his favorite Paris route as his flânez and wearing a self-circumscribed path through his London neighborhood.
Does . . . more
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June 11, 2008 02:52 AM EDT --
"Ambrose Zephyr liked what he liked and didn't like what he didn't like." Consider the ongoing debate Ambrose and Zipper have about the Rockeby Venus.
What do you think of their . . . more
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June 09, 2008 11:54 PM EDT --
CS Richardson has called this book "a fable, a parable on the notions of love and loss and relationships, and how far you would go in the name of love."
How does the tone of fable impact . . . more
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May 03, 2008 03:47 PM EDT --
Join with me and adventure through a lovely book that immerses the reader deep into 17th-century Chinese culture. Lisa See's novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, . . . more
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May 03, 2008 04:04 PM EDT --
What are the different kinds of love that Peony experiences? How does her love for Ren (as well as
for her mother, father, grandmother, Yi, and even Willow) change through the years? . . . more
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June 10, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Delicious to have on hand while reading the book: The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson
Chocolate Earl Grey Truffles
Ingredients
2⁄3 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp. soft unsalted butter . . . more
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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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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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June 10, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Tea Selections (taste, smell) -enjoy the wonderful flavors, specially chosen to complement The End of the Alphabet :
Chamomile
The sweet apple notes in Chamomile tea are . . . 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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April 18, 2008 08:09 AM EDT --
Lisa See's latest endeavor, Peony in Love , is destined to be as successful as her previous novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan . With too much intelligent history to be pegged a . . . more
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April 18, 2008 08:04 AM EDT --
THE BOOK : As the young women of 17 th century China were drawn to the famous opera, The Peony Pavilion , author Lisa See was drawn to the 17th century text, The Three Wives' . . . more
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