About six months ago, at a fundraising event for the nonprofit I founded, Project H, a six-year-old girl handed me a pickle jar full of pennies....
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A terrific tale of WWII espionage, as a young Russian woman is taught the how-to's of being a spy, and possibly a counter-spy. It's entertaining, enlightening and an all around pleasure to read. It well deserves the awards that it has won.
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Chip Kidd continues the post coming of age life of Happy, a fledgling graphic designer, and presently not living up to his nickname. He lands his first job in the small ad house of his choice, finds a wonderful mentor, and learns about life in the "real" world. The characters are engaging, the situations are fun, sad, mundane, and real, the writing is very clever. Its also gives insight into the thinking and working of life in the small ad life. There's one sequence that could serve as primer to creating busy print ads. The novel is a sequel to the delightful The Cheese Monkeys, but stands alone very well, also.
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It's been called a great travel book, and it is, and it's more than that. It's insights into life in Patagonia, which is way down south in South America. Chatwin is a walker and a collector of tales, insights, folklore, and conversations. He provides interesting snippets of lives in this remote part of the world, and he writes it all impeccably.
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Sicko is an eye-opening documentary. It provides insights (and opinions) as to what works, or more pointedly, what doesn't work in the US medical care system. It also provides a view into how healthcare works abroad. Insightful, entertaining and great storytelling, and Moore doesn't get in the way of the information.
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Francine Prose tells a tale that weaves teaching and learning, lust and life and all that goes along with that in an academic setting, and it's all thoroughly engaging. I loved reading it, and am so pleased not to be a character in it.
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Restless: A Novel by William Boyd
Mick, September 19, 2008
A terrific tale of WWII espionage, as a young Russian woman is taught the how-to's of being a spy, and possibly a counter-spy. It's entertaining, enlightening and an all around pleasure to read. It well deserves the awards that it has won.(6 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
The Learners: A Novel by Chip Kidd
Mick, August 21, 2008
Chip Kidd continues the post coming of age life of Happy, a fledgling graphic designer, and presently not living up to his nickname. He lands his first job in the small ad house of his choice, finds a wonderful mentor, and learns about life in the "real" world. The characters are engaging, the situations are fun, sad, mundane, and real, the writing is very clever. Its also gives insight into the thinking and working of life in the small ad life. There's one sequence that could serve as primer to creating busy print ads. The novel is a sequel to the delightful The Cheese Monkeys, but stands alone very well, also.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
In Patagonia (Penguin Classics) by Bruce Chatwin
Mick, January 17, 2008
It's been called a great travel book, and it is, and it's more than that. It's insights into life in Patagonia, which is way down south in South America. Chatwin is a walker and a collector of tales, insights, folklore, and conversations. He provides interesting snippets of lives in this remote part of the world, and he writes it all impeccably.(5 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)
Sicko (Widescreen)
Mick, December 6, 2007
Sicko is an eye-opening documentary. It provides insights (and opinions) as to what works, or more pointedly, what doesn't work in the US medical care system. It also provides a view into how healthcare works abroad. Insightful, entertaining and great storytelling, and Moore doesn't get in the way of the information.(12 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)
Blue Angel by Francine Prose
Mick, August 15, 2007
Francine Prose tells a tale that weaves teaching and learning, lust and life and all that goes along with that in an academic setting, and it's all thoroughly engaging. I loved reading it, and am so pleased not to be a character in it.(7 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)
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