State of the TBR pile

Finished: The Story of the Ingalls , by William Anderson The Walnut Grove Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder , by William Anderson Larger-than-life Lara , by Dandi Daley Mackall Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Iowa Story , by William Anderson The Ingalls Family Album , by William Anderson See you all in March!

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 THN.com Blog: Loser point has run its course

It doesn’t end games quicker, it doesn’t help playoff races and it doesn’t alter the standings very much, so why does the NHL still have a loser point?

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 My dumbest thrill yet

Mucho bonus points if you can name either of the two famous tushes who’ve also occupied this uber-ugly seat: (Closeup of the vehicle in question here .) I rang the bell and everything. Twice. Thanks to Barbara O’Connor for making a movie-dweeb’s whole morning.

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 Gifts to Germany and Europe

www.corporategiftsboston.com Welcome to the newest country and region on our site! We are delighted to introduce this range of high quality gifts to our line up for Germany and Europe and know they will be a great success. The diversity of the produce, wines and chocolates will make you long to try some yourself, only in Europe can all these tastes come together as a tribute to culinary success

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 Send cakes to Kuwait

www.corporategiftsboston.com We are now adding the newer range of cakes and basket gifts from our Kuwait agent to our site. Exciting new flavors and mixtures to enhance the range that we now offer

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 THN.com Blog: USA B-OK ? American non-Olympians an impressive squad

It’s common knowledge Team Canada could ice a very competitive second Olympic team, but the American second team wouldn’t be a slouch, either

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 Editing with Uncle Walt

Among the goodies under my Christmas tree: the latest fluffed up re-release of Bedknobs and Broomsticks . Popped the DVD into my computer the other night to discover there are 20-some minutes of “restored” footage incorporated into the feature. Well

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 A year of book-gathering

All the books that have in one way or another found their way into my collection in 2009. And in order of acquisition, because I’ve been adding to this post for the last 365 days: A Time of Angels , by Karen Hesse Trouble Don’t Last , by Shelley Pearsall The Tenderness of Wolves , by Stef Penney The Red Tree , by Shaun Tan Pis’ma Tsarskoi Sem’i iz Zatocheniia , by E.E. Alfer’ev Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead , by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Faberge: Easter Gifts , by T.N.

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 De-updating my website

I regret to inform you (actually, I don’t, but it sounds more polite than squeeing) that as of the first of the year, I’m no longer adding to my online reading journal . When I launched my website, Halfway Down the Stairs was singing its swan song, and I hated the thought of losing the opportunity to accost strangers with booktalk. So I dreamed up the inline reading journal as an alternative place to sound off about what I was reading.

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 THE WAGER, by Donna Jo Napoli

THE WAGER by Donna Jo Napoli (Henry Holt/Macmillan) Quick and dirty (ha!) summary: After a catastrophe leaves him penniless, playboy Don Giovanni makes a bargain with the devil — in exchange for limitless wealth, he will not wash, cut his hair, or change his clothes for three years, three months, and three days. If you know Donna Jo Napoli, you know she doesn’t flinch

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 Bests, faves, and so forth: 2009

Most intense: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Most mind-bending: Liar by Justine Larbalestier Favorite adult read: Stitches by David Small Favorite audios: The Grapes of Wrath , by John Steinbeck (performed by Dylan Baker) Book of a Thousand Days , by Shannon Hale (Full Cast Audio) Provoked the most plot-envy: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Best voice: Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork Best sequel: A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck Best non-fiction/ FINALLY knocked off my TBR list: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Best biography: Beyond the Miracle Worker by Kim E

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 THN.com Blog: Ducks still plucky despite drowning in the West

Even though they sit dead last in their conference, the Anaheim Ducks still have the right pieces to turn their season around. – Through the first 40 minutes of their Tuesday tilt against the Stars, the Anaheim Ducks looked like a team destined to remain at the bottom of the conference standings

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 Books unmasked

Happy Halloween! Here’s a puzzle for you — how many of these books can you identify without their costumes, er, dust jackets? Some should be easy, others maybe not so much: (click the image to make it bigger) Other nifty undercover embellishments, which didn’t make the puzzle matrix for obvious reasons: Some cover decorations, like those on Number the Stars , Beauty , The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus , Diamond Willow , and The Castle in the Attic are embossed without foil or color, and don’t photograph worth a darn. Check ‘em out! And next time you’ve got your hands on a nice new hardcover, don’t be too shy to peep under its knickers.

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 Post-It countdown

I hereby retire the [first draft] Revise-O-Meter with the following stats: Chapter standings: Chapter 1: 100 Chapter 2: 100 Chapter 3: 100 Chapter 4: 85 Chapter 5: 100 Chapter 6: 100 Chapter 7: 100 Chapter 8: 85 Chapter 9: 85 Chapter 10: 85 Chapter 11: 95 Chapter 12: 80 Chapter 13: 95 Chapter 14: 100 Chapter 15: 100 Chapter 16: 100 Chapter 17: 100 Chapter 18: 85 Chapter 19: 95 Chapter 20: 100 Chapter 21: 85 Chapter 22: 90 Chapter 23: 80 Chapter 24: 85 Chapter 25: 90 Chapter 26: 80 Chapter 27: 80 Chapter 28: 95 Chapter 29: 90 Chapter 30: 90 Chapter 31: 90 Chapter 32: 90 Chapter 33: 90 Chapter 34: 85 Chapter 35: 85 Chapter 36: 85 Chapter 37: 85 Chapter 38: 90 Chapter 39: 75 Chapter 40: 75 Chapter 41: 70 Chapter 42: 80 Chapter 43: 85 Chapter 44: 25 Chapter 45: 25 Chapter 46: 85 Chapter 47: 45 Chapter 48: 80 Afterword : 100 For a grand total of 4200 out of 4900 possible points 85.71% overall satisfaction GOAL: 85% (or better) overall satisfaction (Achieved…uh…sometime in early September) Eventually I may reinstate the Revise-O-Meter for another draft, but for now progress shall be measured via a Post-It countdown: Opening Standings: Red: 22 Orange: 38 Yellow: 21 Green: 10 Blue: 39 (click here in case you missed the visuals and color-codes) Yesterday, I peeled off 35 flags. We’ll see what kind of numbers I pull now that I’ve demolished 50% of the “easy” ones right off the bat.

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 THE MOORCHILD, by Eloise McGraw

THE MOORCHILD by Eloise McGraw (McElderry/Simon & Schuster) It takes a special kind of aplomb to make a reader fall for a sharp-edged character, and I can’t remember the last time anyone carried it off as well as Eloise McGraw. With a personality palpable as burlap, Saaski the changeling somehow comes across as lovable as she is fierce, even as she tumbles and blunders through a life that seems utterly foreign to her. The fantasy is just the way I like it – grounded in a robust old world setting that makes fairy folk seem matter-of-fact as moor grass.

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 Order personalized chocolate for your Company or event

www.corporategiftsboston.com We are happy to have found a great supplier for personalized candy, whether by a candy wrapper with your logo imprinted or by imprinting your logo on actual chocolate bars or coins, Even Hershies kisses can have your company or event slogan’s on the bottom of the candy! With the Chocolate Mint truffles , golden foil wrapper then covered in Logo wrapper, even add a message to the reverse. Very traditional and classy. In this economy, even a bagged or boxed handful of candy can be an appreciate gift without breaking the Bank.

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 THN.com Blog: Atlantic University Sport jersey rankings

Not included in our summer tournament, we nevertheless rank the best sweaters from Canada’s eastern university circuit. – The Canadian Interuniversity Sport – the Great White North’s NCAA equivalent – is home to some great jerseys and will always hold a special place in my heart as I covered the University of Western Ontario Mustangs men’s and women’s teams throughout my days at the school

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 Kona Coffee Steak Rub and Kona Coffee Crusted Sirloin Steak Recipe

Seems like coffee steak rubs are the new trendy thing as people constantly invent more ways to incorporate coffee, especially Kona coffee into delicious recipes. The following recipe is for a Kona coffee crusted sirloin steak, with the Kona coffee steak rub that goes on it and some steak butter to top it off. Kona Coffee-Crusted Sirloin Steak Serves 1   10 oz

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 Enter to Win Hilton Grand Vacations Getaway to Hawaii

Enter to win this awesome Hilton Grand Vacations sweepstakes where 1st prize is a getaway to Hawaii, 2nd prize a trip to Las Vegas, and 3rd prize is a vacation to Orlando. All winning prize holders will receive 6 days and 5 nights for 2, round trip airfare, and $1,000 in spending money

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 Bridal Ideas for Popular Cheap Hawaiian Wedding Favors from Hawaii

It is summer and we are in full swing with the summer wedding season. Brides from across the country have been ordering inexpensive Hawaiian wedding favors from us for their Hawaiian bridal showers, Hawaiian wedding gifts, and Hawaiian wedding reception favors, post Hawaiian honeymoon wedding parties, and also Hawaiian Wedding anniversaries. The following are some inexpensive Bridal ideas for cheap wedding favors with a Hawaii theme, that make it easy to stay within your budget and offer quality products at the same time

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