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Discussion: Book Suggestions
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 PaulaOrdunez |
Book Suggestions
Mar 18 2008, 12:56 PM EDT Have you ran across a really great book? If so I would love to hear! Do you find this valuable? |
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PaulaOrdunez |
Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 4 2008, 12:46 PM EDT I am thumbing through "Making the Grade 5-6" and inside this book it says, "Your Child is a unique blend of different intelligences----and so are you. Your own interests and ways of learning will inevitably have an influence on the kinds of activities that you can and want to do with your kid. Not suprisingly, it will probably be easiest to encourage the kinds of activities and approches that you yourself are most comfortable with....................." I thought that it was interesting and it has given me some reminders. There are also some other really good quotes that this book has. Do you find this valuable? |
 hipmama1970 |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 4 2008, 1:39 PM EDT Are you looking for good books in general, or good books about education and homeschooling? Do you find this valuable? |
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PaulaOrdunez |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 4 2008, 2:06 PM EDT You decide! ;-) I was thinking good books! I guess that could be a wide range of books! How about you! Do you find this valuable? |
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hipmama1970 |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 7 2008, 3:46 PM EDT I really enjoyed "Duma Key" by Stephen King. He's been a favorite of mine since junior high. Most of his recent books aren't so much horror as mildly supernatural, well-written fiction. I'm in the middle of "The Greedy Bastard Diary, A Comic Tour of America" by Eric Idle. If you like Monty Python, you'll know who he is. I don't always agree with him, but he's got me laughing out loud most of the time. Do you find this valuable? |
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hipmama1970 |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 8 2008, 12:52 PM EDT OK, I'm most of the way through the Eric Idle and I think I'm changing my mind about it. It's still pretty funny in parts, but I'm getting awfully weary of his name-dropping. It's all, "When I was vacationing in the Caribbean with Paul Simon," and "When Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox and I were in the final pace car at the Tour de France," etc. It's getting old. Do you find this valuable? |
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PaulaOrdunez |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 8 2008, 1:17 PM EDT Let us know how it ends! Paula Do you find this valuable? |
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hipmama1970 |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 20 2008, 3:56 AM EDT OK, I wrote up a review of "The Greedy Bastard Diary" for another site once I finished it, and I thought I'd post it here, too (since I brought it up and all.) ***** I have to admit, I grabbed this book off the shelf because I wanted to know why it had "bastard" in the title. Forgive me, I am still a juvenile in many ways... He explains that a greedy bastard tour is a rock and roll term, for when you go out on a bare bones concert tour with as few band members and roadies as possible, so that you can keep more of the money. Now you know, feel free to use it in conversation. Anyway, this book is part travel diary, and part memoir. He tells his experiences as he is touring America with a small comedy troupe, but nearly every day he writes about his life. He tells about losing his dad, growing up in a strict boarding school, and his relationship with Beatle George Harrison. There are times when this book is laugh out loud hilarious, which I expected. But, it's very poignant as well, which was a surprise to me. Warning: There are naughty bits, I wouldn't let the kids read it. And he does a LOT of name-dropping. He seems to have met every single famous person EVER, and he mentions them all at one time or another. Other than that, I think this book was great! A quick and funny read, but deep and sweet as well. Do you find this valuable? |
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PaulaOrdunez |
RE: Making the grade learning adventures for your family
Apr 21 2008, 12:22 AM EDT Thank you for sharing! It is always nice to run across a book like that! We tend to need a good laugh! Do you find this valuable? |
