I’m always interested when I see an “Oprah’s Book Club” seal on a novel, and I’ve never yet been disappointed. They are always haunting, thought-provoking, realistic stories. Once again, I was not disappointed.
The story is from the point of view of the 14 year old daughter (Connie) of a Vermont midwife (Sibyl). The [...]
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Whale Rider is a lovely little movie about a rural Maori town in New Zealand and their search for a leader. It’s about the struggle for a little girl to be accepted, about the struggle between tradition and modern ideas, fulfilling your dreams, and about love within a family and within a community. It introduces [...]
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This is one of those perfect stories that I just couldn’t quit reading and was very sad to finally put down. Des Kennedy is a resident of Denman Island in the Georgia Strait of British Columbia, Canada, which I have had the recent pleasure of enjoying. It’s a beautiful little place full of eccentric people, [...]
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Ok, this is a post for girls. Guys, you may want to skip this one, although it is interesting.
Girls (women) you are familiar with the choices out there for your monthly period. Tampons, and pads, right? Tampons can be uncomfortable, and can give you toxic shock syndrome. Pads can be bulky, may leak, are big [...]
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Basically this book is a long sales brochure for PS (phosphatidylserine). However, it does have some good memory tricks, tests, and exercises. It claims that a 65 year-old who trains using their guidelines (and product) will remember better than an untrained 25 year old.
As we grow older, our ability to remember things, like names and [...]
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