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Writer explores Internet’s impact on the human brain
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Last Updated: 2:40 PM 07/08/10 - For many years, parents and teachers have observed the hypnotic effect that technology has on children — first television, and then a whole host of other electronics such as video games, computers, cell phones, and other devices. (Full Story)
Larsson novel lives up to the hype
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Last Updated: 9:51 AM 07/02/10 - There’s been a great deal of buzz lately about Stieg Larsson, a Swedish novelist who died six years ago.
After reading the first installment of his Millennium trilogy, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” I can understand it. (Full Story)
Great safaris are just outside the door
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Last Updated: 3:28 PM 06/17/10 - I love being outside surrounded by nature. I spend a lot of time outdoors now, working in my garden and floating in my pool. And because I’m outside more, I encounter many interesting creatures. (Full Story)
Sunny day and a good book a great mix
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Last Updated: 10:57 AM 06/11/10 - Everyone complains that despite hundreds of TV channels these days that there’s nothing worth watching. Well, there are shelves filled with books worth your while. And a slow, lazy summer day — whether you’re sitting by your umbrella at your patio table or under an umbrella at the beach — is a perfect time to catch up on what you’ve been missing. (Full Story)
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Last Updated: 10:59 AM 06/11/10 - Some summer reading's simply for pleasure, whether at home or at the beach. (Full Story)
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Last Updated: 11:01 AM 06/11/10 - These are some favorite books by our panelists, with a mix of genre. (Full Story)
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Last Updated: 11:00 AM 06/11/10 - Revisit some of the books you may not have fully appreciated when they were assigned in school or college. (Full Story)
Small town life gets fresh imagery
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Last Updated: 9:40 AM 06/11/10 - What a great book! When I started writing what I liked about “Murphy Station,” I ended up with over 6,000 words. So now I must pick and choose the most memorable parts of the book to share with you.
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‘Countdown’ brings early 1960s to life
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Last Updated: 2:44 PM 05/27/10 - In an interview, Deborah Wiles, author of “Countdown” (Scholastic 2010), states, “I write about community, and how important love is, how essential kindness is, and how we are all connected.” (Full Story)
Meyer’s book takes readers to China’s capital city
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Last Updated: 3:33 PM 05/06/10 - Michael Meyer’s 2008 “The Last Days of Old Beijing” is a story of the capital city of China. Its author arrived in China in 1995, one of 15 Peace Corps volunteers sent to the Sichuan province in southwestern China. (Full Story)
‘April Shadows’ departure of Virginia Andrews’s style
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Last Updated: 3:09 PM 04/29/10 - Well, I have just finished my latest V.C. Andrews book, “April Shadows,” and I am left wanting more.
By more, I mean more to the story.
I have been a fan of Andrews’s books since I read the Casteel series as a teenager, but have only recently delved back into them again. “April Shadows” is the first book in the Shadows series, which was first published in 2005 and, I must say, is a marked difference from the books I have read before. (Full Story)
Book has last word on Southern weeds
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Last Updated: 8:35 AM 04/23/10 - It is often said that a weed is just a flower in the wrong place. With the current interest in flower lawns and wildflower gardens, this has never been truer. (Full Story)
Folktales relate luck o’ the Irish
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Last Updated: 4:01 PM 03/11/10 - I love St. Patrick’s Day, although I don’t have a drop of Irish blood in me.
Partly it’s the shamrocks, the Celtic music and the color green that appeal to me, but mostly I am drawn to the Irish folktales. (Full Story)
‘29 Gifts’ is a gift of inspiration for reader
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Last Updated: 4:05 PM 03/04/10 - If you like reading a book for content, then you will really like this book, “29 Gifts” by Cami Walker.
Cami was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis one month after getting married. (Full Story)
Libraries up in down economy
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Last Updated: 4:12 PM 02/26/10 - Every semester for the past three or four years, more and more students come by my office and ask me for the ISBN — the publication number — for the following term’s books. (Full Story)
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