Tag Archives: Recommend

Movie — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Sarah

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint; Directed by David Yates When the movie opened, I’d heard so much good reaction to the latest Harry Potter movie, that I decided to see it as soon as it was possible, instead … Continue reading →

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Fiction – Graceling

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Sarah

by Kristin Cashore This book started exciting comment almost as soon as it was published. However, I didn’t pick it up until it made the nominee list for the Mythopoeic Award for Chidren’s Fantasy – which it then went on … Continue reading →

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Books – The Big Over-Easy

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Jasper Fforde (Viking: New York, 2005) This is the first of Fforde’s books that I’ve read. I do own a copy of The Eyre Affair, but I haven’t read it yet. What does one call this work, genre-wise? It’s … Continue reading →

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Books – Cordelia’s Honor

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Lois McMaster Bujold This compilation volume contains the “beginning” of the Miles Volkosigan Saga. The qualification comes from the fact that the various stories of the Saga were not written in chronological order. But the contents here deal with … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novels – Lions, Tigers and Bears

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Mike Bullock & Jack Lawrence Bullock launches into a series for the young and the young at heart with Volume 1: “Fear and Pride”. Perhaps there is nothing new in the concept of children drawn into the fantasy world … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novels – The Iron Ghost

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

written by Chuck Dixon, art by Sergio Cariello & Flint Henry In this graphic novel, we’re plunged into a mystery during the fall of Nazi Germany. It’s Berlin in 1945, as the city crumbles under air assaults & the Nazi … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novels – Birds of Prey: Old Friends, New Enemies

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Chuck Dixon, Greg Land, Drew Geraci This volume contains the stories (the original one-shot and a mini-series, with some additional stories) that launched the monthly title that passed its 100 issues mark, was cancelled, and then rebooted with great … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction – What Will Harry Do?

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Janet Scott Batchler While readers waited on J.K. Rowling to deliver the last book of her Harry Potter series, it was fun to speculate about what would be revealed, what twists the story might take. It speaks to the … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction – The Sociopath Next Door

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Martha Stout Most material available to the general public which deals with sociopaths tends to cover killers. Stout’s book does not. And by doing that, she opens up a whole landscape that most of us avoid looking at. Far … Continue reading →

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Writing Books – The Hollywood Standard

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Chris Riley There are plenty of books available that tell you about the importance of sticking to the standard formatting of screenplays. The screenwriting programs available will automatically format your script to proper margins and placement of dialogue. So, … Continue reading →

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