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My Very First Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I’d Buy Right Now If I Had All the Money In The World

Well, just an unlimited gift card. I’ve been reading various Top Ten Tuesday lists–and enjoying them ’cause who doesn’t like a list of books?–for years but for some reason have never joined in.  Today, since I have a few hours before my day really begins and it’s too early to do any serious Pokemon Go hunting, I thought I’d give it a try. You can … Continue reading My Very First Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I’d Buy Right Now If I Had All the Money In The World

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Book Review, Classic, French, Non-fiction

A Wednesday Wonder Retrospective: Larousse Gastronomique; Cuisine Economique; A Humument; Walking Paris; Penland Book of Handmade Books; The Pop-up Book of Nightmares; Giggles in the Middle

For a short while I had this great idea–run reviews of the sort of books you don’t see but love to have: cookbooks, how-to books, coffee table books.  Fun thigs, but things that are not novels or non-fiction meant to be read cover-to-cover.   Turned out nobody else was interested.  Instead of generating traffic for my old blog, Ready When You Are, C.B. the Wednesday … Continue reading A Wednesday Wonder Retrospective: Larousse Gastronomique; Cuisine Economique; A Humument; Walking Paris; Penland Book of Handmade Books; The Pop-up Book of Nightmares; Giggles in the Middle

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