If you’re like me, you need mini deadlines in order to make a big deadline. At first glance, Don Quixote may seem like the worst possible book to start this Virtual Book club with – I mean, comeon … it’s 982 pages! To make it more manageable, I’ve created a schedule guideline, in hopes that [ Read More ]
Archive for May, 2010
Last week, someone asked, “Do you really plan on reading one book a month for your virtual book club?” I had to giggle – because it came from someone who knew I was reading 2-3 books at a time and knows what a crazy life I live. It takes me a couple months to finish [ Read More ]
Congratulations to TJ (thevanandthecart AT gmail DOT com) for winning the first Virtual Book Club giveaway – your very own copy of the Penguin Classics edition of Don Quixote. Please send me your mailing address so that I can get the book in the mail to you! Thanks to all who commented and all who [ Read More ]
Some time ago I was given a copy of The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer. This book, like many that I have been given or have bought over the years, has remained on my “Books To Read Shelf” – yes, I actually have a shelf [ Read More ]
As you know, I was one of the participants in Bible Dude‘s latest Group Blogging Project for The Mystery of the Cross by Judith Couchman. I finished reading the book this week and thought I’d share my short summary of the book with you, my loyal readers. For more detailed reviews and reflections on each [ Read More ]
