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Mark Wilson posted a tweet

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:55:08 America/Los_Angeles

@TheMattRoss did you ever read Klosterman's novel, Downtown Owl? I liked parts of it but overall it didn't satisfy. I like his non-fiction.
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Jodi posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:35:12 America/Los_Angeles

My Horizontal Life
David Sedaris still holds the title of Best Comedy Writer in my mind, but after reading My Horizontal Life, I’ve decided...
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Scar posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:21:00 America/Los_Angeles

Legends of the Celts
Husband didn't seem to like this book, he said it wasn't in-depth enough. I would agree that Legends of the Celts is not the...
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Scar posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:16:00 America/Los_Angeles

Beasts!
Informative and fun, the illustrations in Beasts! sum it up far better than I ever could, so I'll leave you with a few of them:
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Scar posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:13:00 America/Los_Angeles

The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Sea-Folk
I spent a large portion of my childhood in Scotland, and used to listen to an old man named Tam as he told me stories about the...
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Scar posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:06:00 America/Los_Angeles

Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language
Oh, Lynne Truss would have a heart attack about this book, and she's one of my favourite grammarians. Weeds in the Garden of...
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Erskine posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:18:56 America/Los_Angeles

GET THE LOWDOWN ON THE BEST NATURAL PIMPLE TREATMENTS
... and try both electric and safety razors to see which works best for you. The treatment plan for acne includes trying to...
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Mike G posted a tweet

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:40:41 America/Los_Angeles

Note from JWR:: Today we present another entry for Round 26 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. First ... http://bit.ly/51t26T
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Colin Dean posted a tweet

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:20:11 America/Los_Angeles

@bobtv And Then We Came to the End http://bit.ly/6NN4QA for fiction, or End the Fed http://bit.ly/5oYbUP for non-fiction
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rowan posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:15:28 America/Los_Angeles

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction – Finalists
YALSA has released the names of the five finalists for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for young adults (ages...
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Tasha S posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:15:28 America/Los_Angeles

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction – Finalists
YALSA has released the names of the five finalists for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for young adults (ages...
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Erotic Bohemian posted a tweet

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:51:15 America/Los_Angeles

If you read erotic/adult themed blogs (fiction/non fiction), what do you look for in terms of content that keeps you interested?
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Quiet Babylon posted a tweet

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:15:08 America/Los_Angeles

In keeping with the Spirit of the Times it is a microfiction contest. Except it's nonfiction. So micrononfiction.
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JayNCoke posted a tweet

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:20:21 America/Los_Angeles

just watched "Storytelling" first part, "Fiction," was graphic and short. second part, "Non-Fiction," was hilarious and dark.
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John Mutford posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:28:00 America/Los_Angeles

Reader's Diary #552- Dick North: The Lost Patrol

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Amy Reads posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:41:20 America/Los_Angeles

My Confederate Kinfolk
In My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots, novelist Thulani Davis begins digging into...
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Ellie posted a tweet

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:43:00 America/Los_Angeles

What is creative non-fiction?
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Jackie Parker posted a tweet

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:28:54 America/Los_Angeles

@seattlebookexam oh, thanks! I'm always looking for appealing non-fiction for one of my English teachers.
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Maw Books posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:03:17 America/Los_Angeles

War Child, A Child Soldier’s Story by Emmanuel Jal
Why do I love reading memoirs? Because of books like War Child, A Child Soldier’s Story by Emmanuel Jal. What an...
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Daphne A posted a tweet

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:12:18 America/Los_Angeles

@Katglimmer I use @audible_com for my fiction.I buy most of my non-fiction & during vacation I will to go to @NBFPL to get my library card!
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S. Krishna posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:00 America/Los_Angeles

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress – Rhoda Janzen
Title: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Author: Rhoda Janzen ISBN: 9780805089257 Pages: 256 Release Date: October...
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tjonsek posted a blog entry

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:10:00 America/Los_Angeles

Happy Chanukah - It's Lots More than Candles
When I was a kid, Channukah was a time to light one more candle each night and sing a song. It was about the Judah...
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Maw Books posted a blog entry

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:55:37 America/Los_Angeles

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein
What can I say about They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng,...
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Anastasia F posted a blog entry

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles

Ana's Favourite Non-Fictions
Again no order of importance, just as they come into my head.The Strange Death of Liberal England by George Dangerfield. This,...
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Scar posted a blog entry

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:33:00 America/Los_Angeles

After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation
After Babel by George Steiner was a ground-breaking book of its time, and continues to be essential reading for anyone studying...
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