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Book Talk » Mysteries for middle school boys
palomaranch 11 yrs ago | 6 replies
I'm told my great-nephews particularly enjoy reading mysteries. They are in 5th & 6th grades. It's easy to come up with adventure & fantasy novels, but I'm rather stuck on mysteries. Any ideas?
Book Talk » 2008 Author A-Z Challenge » Re: 2008 Author A-Z Challenge
palomaranch 16 yrs ago | 3 replies
I completed this challenge for 2007 and quite enjoyed it. I'm planning to do it again in 2008. I've already chosen titles for the letters that were difficult for me this year.
Book Talk » Italy WWII » A Bell for Adano
palomaranch 16 yrs ago
The 1945 Pulitzer Prize Winner by John Hersey. My favorite read for 2007!
Chit-Chat » Do you know this song title?
palomaranch 17 yrs ago | 3 replies
Any music lovers out there? I am searching for the title or artist of a song that I haven't been able to find on the song lyric search engines. I heard it in Mexico in 1985 and it was probably a new release then. The …
Book Talk » What are you favourite ever books? » I like these. A few of them I love.
palomaranch 17 yrs ago
Watership Down, Richard Adams The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee A Bit on the Side, William Trevor Bel Canto, Ann Patchett Headlong, Michael Frayn The House of the Spirits, Isabel…
Book Talk » The author you're reading now... » Edith Wharton
palomaranch 18 yrs ago
I'm reading The Age of Innocence and enjoying it. I like Wharton's easy writing style; I would read another book of hers with a different setting. The New York society milieu doesn't bear repeating in my mind.
Book Talk » "With No-One as Witness" - Elizabeth George » Elizabeth George
palomaranch 18 yrs ago
It was Elizabeth George that introduced me to the mystery genre. I've read all her novels except this one, so a big thank you, Banjo1, for the intriguing review. My daughter graduated from the same college as Deborah…
Book Talk » March by Geraldine Brooks » March on audio
palomaranch 18 yrs ago | 2 replies
I bought the audiotape for a 24 hour drive from California to Texas. After 2-3 hours of listening, I popped out the CD and returned it to its box. I enjoyed James Herriott for the rest of the trip. I was thinking Marc…
Book Talk » do you know any bank robbery or casino heist mysteries? » The Dark End of the Street
palomaranch 18 yrs ago
This novel by Ace Atkins features misdeeds at a casino but I'm not sure there's a heist involved.
Book Talk » A quickie (five word) book review... » grieving stepmother vs *witchy mother
palomaranch 18 yrs ago
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman
Book Talk » Can you add to this list of fine art fiction? » A few more at the last minute...
palomaranch 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
I, too, love reading novels about art & artists. Here are a few older titles that I intend to search out someday. The Dark Fire by Linda Murray Doubting Thomas by Atlea Naess Caravaggio by Robert Payne The Medici …
Book Talk » human and animal interaction book suggestions? Can you help? » Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte - A Must Read
palomaranch 18 yrs ago | 2 replies
Enslaved by Ducks is one of the funniest books ever! I recommend it to any animal lover. Your cousin might also enjoy reading about dogs trained for search & rescue or other services. One S&R book is Michelle & Me…
Book Talk » Mine Are Spectacular!
palomaranch 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
Have you read this fun novel by Janice Kaplan & Lynn Schnurnberger? Then you'll want to visit our online book discussion group, the RedBook Club, because the authors are answering questions about their novel! Come on o…
Book Talk » Good books about Southern Culture - USA » My Last Days as Roy Rogers
palomaranch 18 yrs ago
This novel by Pat Cunningham Devoto is one of the most accurate portrayals of the Deep South that I have read. In my journal entry I stated, "It's a great novel for anyone from the Deep South or anyone interested in b…
Book Talk » What is on the cover of your book? » Two women sitting at a small table, but only
palomaranch 19 yrs ago
their legs and well-manicured hands are showing. The Other Woman by Jane Green
Book Talk » What is the saddest book you have read? » Nop's Trials by Donald McCaig
palomaranch 19 yrs ago
I unknowingly started this novel which turned out to be a Black Beauty story about Nop, a sheep-herding dog. I hate that I read it and it seems like I'll never get past it.
Book Talk » Your favourite audio tape » Light story, good voice...
palomaranch 19 yrs ago
I love the voice of Judy Kaye who reads Sue Grafton's alphabet mystery series. I "read" this entire series on tape while commuting, so now Kinsey Milhone, Sue Grafton, & Judy Kaye are forever blended in my mind into one…
Book Talk » Anyone know any good book websites? (besides this one) » For fun & good conversation...
palomaranch 19 yrs ago
The RedBook Club is a congenial book dicussion group focusing on new fiction releases. We have read & discussed "The Problem with Murmur Lee" by Connie May Fowler. We're about to discuss Karen Quinn's "The Ivy Chroni…
Chit-Chat » What skill or craft would you master, if you had the time and resources? » if I had the time and resources?
palomaranch 19 yrs ago
dressage, jumping, riding bridleless, target shooting while riding, archery, beading, tango, doll sculpture, paint animal portraits, sculpt & paint model horses, play violin/fiddle

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