A Work in Progress (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Although I love biographies, I don't read them as often as I would like. I especially like a biographer who can bring the subject to life as Harriet Reisen does in Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women. Reading...
Learning Curve on the Ecliptic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apart from the opening lines of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....."), the only first lines of a novel I have engraved upon my memory are:"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress."I don't think it's fair...
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Schenectady Civic Players is offering a pleasant holiday postcard in their production of the musical version of “Little Women,” based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
House Art Journal (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
As I work to complete my Christmas shopping, I have been thinking over what makes a good Christmas gift. As I mentioned last year, we do three gifts per child (plus a stocking). And to some extent, I try to do as my friend Montse does: one toy, one book, one piece of clothing. But I give some leeway: I tend to get two toys for the boys instead of clothing, unless it's really cool clothing, like a...
Catholicmomof10militant (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Worry and fear can alter our perceptions until we lose all sense of reality, twisting neutral situations into nightmares. Because most worry focuses on the future, if we can learn to stay in the present, living one day or one moment at a time, we take positive steps toward warding off the effects of fear. In the past, many of us tried to anticipate all possible disastrous outcomes so that we would...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The 1949 version of Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family, set in the 1860s.
First Three Chapters (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
image: creative commons I saw this questionnaire on the lovely Emily 's blog so thought I'd give it a go. They were fun questions to answer because they are all about reading and books. 1. Last books i bought: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris The Magicians by Lev Grossman The Ant Colony by Jenny Valentine I'm reading Dead Until Dark at the moment. I have to drag myself away from it because I have...
Lets have a cocktail (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
I spend at least a few minutes of every day being thankful. When 1 in 8 people in the world do not have access to clean or safe drinking water, that I sit and clack away on my laptop is not lost on me. Our family adopted a family this year for the holidays. A family in which the children are asking for bare necessities as gifts instead the usual barrage one might expect; it is as telling as it is affecting....
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
malleable \MAL-ee-uh-buhl\, adjective: Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. Capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces; easily influenced. Capable of adjusting to changing circumstances; adaptable. Malleable comes from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare, "to hammer," from Latin malleus, "hammer."...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Book bloggers are my favorite source of book recommendations. More than any other source, they consistently introduce me to books and authors that impact my life. Therefore, I have created the Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge. The Top 25 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling City of Bones - Cassandra Clare Twilight - Stephenie Meyer The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger...
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Celebrating cinematic birthdays for 11/29 . Which celebrity would you most like to spank today? Blon d³ : Diane, Anna and Cathy 1832 Louisa May Alcott wrote the oft-adapted Little Women 1895 Busby Berkeley , legendary choreographer/director. What would the early musicals have been without him? 1898 C.S. Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia which were made into unfortunately generic movies. He...
Semicolon (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832. “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. “It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. “I don’t think it’s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,” added little [...]
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
234 Unique Books Recommended 33 Different Book Bloggers Contributed 1 List of All-Time Favorites Compiled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling City of Bones - Cassandra Clare Twilight - Stephenie Meyer The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins Graceling - Kristin Cashore Outlander - Diana Gabaldon Lord of the Rings...
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
I am reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I have never read a classic. This is one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read.
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
A list of Thanksgiving-related books appears from About.com—including An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving, by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. Also go here for other possibilities from such authors as Alcott, Rebecca Harding Davis (and a Thanksgiving interview with Mark Twain). An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving may delight many parents and children, and what’s more, you can [...]
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