Entries Tagged as ‘Book Club Suggestions’

June 8, 2008

Q&A with Jeremy Wisnewski, editor of “The Office and Philosophy”

Most of us would agree that we are who we are. But could it also be said that we are who we think we are? Is that not a contradiction, or is it also inherently true? These are just a few of the questions explored in The Office and Philosophy, a series of essays that [...]

April 15, 2008

Books Carnival

Welcome to the April 15, 2008 edition of Books Carnival.

mgopi presents MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-272): Download FREE ebook here… posted at E-CYCLOPEDIA - Free ebooks download, ecyclopedia download ebooks free, saying, “Help maximize your performance on Exam 70-272, one of [...]

March 16, 2008

Recommended reading: “Far From Home: Latino Baseball Players in America”

Spring training is in full swing this month, with the start of the new baseball season just two weeks away. After a tumultuous offseason that saw the indictment of Barry Bonds, the release of the Mitchell Report and the implosion of Roger Clemens on Capitol Hill, baseball fans could use a feel good story. They’ll [...]

January 6, 2008

Recommended reading: “Inside INSIDE” by James Lipton

One of the best interview shows on television today is Inside The Actors Studio, which is seen every week in over 84 million U.S. homes on the Bravo cable television network. If you’re a fan of the series, and especially appreciate the insight it brings to the craft of acting, you’ll definitely want to check out Inside [...]

December 31, 2007

Eat, Pray, Love

From Linda’s opinion page: She is definitely in the news. I’ve watched Elizabeth Gilbert on Oprah twice now and found myself stirred by Gilbert’s eager and more than passionate delivery when asked a question about or to elaborate on the experience of writing her book, “Eat, Pray, Love.” The excited state of the audience during [...]

December 18, 2007

Reflections of My Soul

Beautiful book of romantic poetry by Arthur Henn.
Arthur is the Featured Author on BookHomestead.com.
Please visit the site to read his interview and sign up for an e-book giveaway.

December 16, 2007

Books Carnival - Dec. 16, 2007

Welcome to the December 16, 2007 edition of Books Carnival.

Amanda presents Dinosaurium Amazing Dinosaur Stocking Stuffer posted at Pajama Mommy.

Amanda presents Book Talks posted at Pajama Mommy.

Jason presents 1962: Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin posted at Executed Today, saying, “Hi — I write a historical blog about executions and was able to secure an interview [...]

December 13, 2007

Holiday Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of my Holiday Book Giveaway, Simplicity, Richness of Life is Cindi Hoppes. Cindi is going to give the book as a Christmas gift to her niece.
Keep your eye on the Free Books section of the blog for the announcement on our next Contest or Giveaway.

December 9, 2007

PhiLOSTophy: New book shows how life on the island can really get you thinking

Lost isn’t just fun to watch, it also makes you think, posing questions about life, love, survival, transformation, destiny and happenstance in virtually every episode. That’s the focus of Lost and Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), a collection of 21 thought-provoking yet reader-friendly essays that explore the many references to philosophy in the popular ABC series, which [...]

December 3, 2007

Books Carnival - December 2, 2007

Welcome to the December 2, 2007 edition of Books Carnival

Dan-O presents Funny Quick Pic: What Apple?s Jobs and Microsoft?s Gates are REALLY thinking posted at Danogo.com - Discover. Inspiring . Media, saying, “Inspired by reading ‘The Apple Way: 12 Management Lessons from the World’s Most Innovative Company’. A comic
Inspired by reading ‘The Apple [...]