TweetI’ve seen these question asked a number of times, and I decided it’s time to write a blog post about it: Will Google Books replace libraries? Will the Kindle or other applications replace books altogether? I can see the arguments. No paper/trees needed.  No shipping costs, easier to share, instant access anywhere in the world. [...]

TweetA book review of Ni Howdy! by Desi Downey I think all expats ask these questions in the beginning.  In Belize, I had an outhouse, the worst toilet I’ve ever had. Even European toilets have their weird things.  Germans have what can only be described as a “poo shelf”, and French toilets are operated with [...]

TweetI posted this on my homeschooling list, and they were not impressed.   Do you think I’m a heartless mother for letting my child read “negative, sad” stories?  Or are “Where the Red Fern Grows”, “The Bridge to Terebithia” and other kids stories with sad endings beneficial? My son (8 years old) finished reading “Where [...]

Tweet “Where does it all begin? History has no beginnings, for everything that happens becomes the cause or pretext for what occurs afterwards, and this chain of cause and pretext stretches back to the palaeolithic age, when the first Cain of one tribe murdered the first Abel of another. All war is fratricide, and there [...]

TweetHi, I am trying to read some books that are important and good during the summer. Please give me the titles and authors of book that will help me a lot (in English and other subjects) throughout high school. (not just for entertainment) But not so hard book. (book level 5.0-7.0) Thank you.

TweetI’ve just read Rich Dad Poor Dad and Rich Dads Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki. In these books Robert talks about the importance of financial intelligence. Which books do you recommmend which can help me increase my financial inteligence as prescribed by R. Kiyosaki. I’m not really good with numbers so a book thats aimed [...]

TweetWith advances in technology, electronic books and audio books are gaining popularity. But these do not offer the ‘feel’ of curling up with a good book. They also limit the audience to only those that have acess to a computer/internet. Can traditional books and the world of computer text live in harmony and coincide with [...]

TweetI was drawn first to this book by its beautiful cover illustration.   It’s in the style of  a classical oil painting, and shows a woman in a Biblical landscape who is obviously suffering from a great tragedy.  I looked at the description, and found that it was about Dinah, a woman who is barely mentioned [...]

TweetI found this book incredibly interesting and I read it constantly until the end. What was so interesting? The author is from Canada, the characters were well developed, and it is a story about conjoined twins (yes, siamese twins, but the proper term is conjoined twins). Of course, since Lori is not a twin, much [...]

‘m not saying mentally disturbed people should go without therapy and medication when necessary, but it’s interesting to look at artists (Van Gogh for instance), writers, and public figures in the past who would today be forced to assimilate from their uniqueness into bland submission to the ordinary. Maybe we should search for a way to keep the extraordinary while seeking to heal.