“‘Self-Made Man,’ by Norah Vincent. It’s about a woman who masquerades as a man for a year to study interactions between men and women in relationships, friendships and at work.”
“Right now I’m reading ‘Nobody Plays with a Cabbage,’ by Meindert DeJong. It’s a great children’s story.”
“‘Dance of Death,’ by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The protagonist is a reoccurring agent, Pendergast, and his brother is killing off all of his friends, but they are having trouble linking the murders to him.”
“‘World Without End,’ by Ken Follett. It’s a sequel to ‘Pillars of the Earth’ and takes up the story of the same village about 200 years later in the mid-14th century. I think the first book was better, though.”
“‘The World is Flat,’ by Thomas L. Friedman. He was an economist who works for the Washington Post, and it’s all about globalization and the future.”
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ms_canada 9 years, 6 months ago
I have just finished Confessions of a Pagan Nun by Kate Horsley. In the prologue Ms. Horsley says that it is a translation of some codices which date back to AD 450 approx. found in excavations near Kildare in Ireland. The codices were written by a Druidess turned Christian nun named Gwynneve. They contain her life story and her death. The death account was added at the end by her friend and mentor, Giannon. I loved the poetic like prose of this tale. The original which was written in Gaelic follows the style of Gaelic prose in it's flowery imagery and embellishment. It is a style that flows off the tongue with such ease that thoughts flow like a fast rushing stream down a mountainside. A great book which I highly recommend if you can find it.
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