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A Bookshelf Monstrosity

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A librarian in training talks books and all things literary.

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  • I\'m unplugged and soon to be full of turkey

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 06:00

    Beth Fish Reads and Devourer of Books suggested a most excellent idea. They 'gave' us permission to step away from the computer for a day, a week, whatever. I decided that would be a good idea for Thanksgiving, especially since my dear Mamaw, at whos...

  • Wading Through My Wishlist

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 09:51 in wishlist

     Latest additions to the Great Monstrosity that is my wishlist....Inspired by A.J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Biblically, evangelical pastor and author Dobson (The Jesus Study Bible) devotes a year to emulating Jesus' life and teaching. His ini...

  • Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 06:00 in nonfiction, memoir, 5 star reads

    Making Toast: A Family Storyby Roger RosenblattPub: Ecco (Feb. 2010)ARC ISBN: 9780061965371Genre: Nonfiction/MemoirSource: BookBrowse First Impressions (many thanks!)Summary in a Sentence (Or Two):When his daughter, Amy, died suddenly of a heart cond...

  • Weekly Monstrosity Giveaway List 11/19

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 20:44 in giveaways

    Each Thursday I update my giveaways list...now go and discover some new blogs!If you haven't already, enter my 100+ Follower Celebration giveaway here. Win Life After Genius from One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books, ends Nov.22.100th follow...

  • Guest Reviewer: Angry Management

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 07:06 in review, ya, 4 star reads, crutcher

    Angry Managementby Chris CrutcherPub: Greenwillow, 2009ISBN: 9780060502478246 pagesGenre: Fiction (Novellas)Source: Library CopyPlease give my mom Ann, a high school library media specialist, a warm welcome here on A Bookshelf Monstrosity as she revi...

  • The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 17:24 in nonfiction, England, biography, elizabeth i, 4 star reads

    The Life of Elizabeth Iby Alison WeirPublisher: Ballantine, 1998ISBN: 9780345425508532 pagesGenre: Biography/NonfictionSource: Library copySummary in a Sentence: Chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth I, and discusses both her political and private l...

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