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My Favourite Book: The Hunter’s Moon by OR Melling
I have a remarkable instance to tell you about! I can’t believe I haven’t written about it before this. You see, I have a favourite book, The Hunter’s Moon by OR Melling. I have loved this thing since I was a wee girleen and couldn’t get through the first chapter. It’s an amazing Young Adult…
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Things I’m Digging
Reading I’m reading this right now (The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla), it is part 5 of The Dark Tower series. I’ve been borrowing all the books from a friend of mine and making my way through the series. This is one of King’s more epic book series, and I love it. It’s…
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Birthday Books
Well, my birthday week is officially over now. I’ve had my birthday, my party, and the requisite parental visit bringing things to a close. Everything went surprisingly well this year. Could this be signaling a fresh start to my life? I hope so. I’ll detail the rest of my week later perhaps. Right now I…
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Book Review: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel
If you have been living under a rock these past few months you may not have heard of this book I am about to review. For everyone else, I am one of the 58479322038 PF bloggers who received a copy to review. I thought I was special, Phil! I thought I was your little Canuck!…
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Things I’m Digging
Yesterday was a pretty cool day for me! It was the culmination of a bunch of neat things and goings-on over the weekend. Inspired by my weekend, here are some Things I’m Digging: Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets by my bud Phil Villareal. He sent me a copy of this…
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What I’m Reading: The Outliers
I’m currently whipping through Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success. It is the shit. I love this man. His books are incredible and so insightful, you need to check them all out. Easy to read and understand, yet so powerful. Fascinating… I could go on and on. It’s interesting to identify yourself in some…
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Ginger’s BBC’s list of 100 Best Fiction
Yes, this is a blatant steal from FB, but I know I’ve read a lot of these books, so I’d like to see how I stack up! I thought it was really interesting! BOLD = ReadNOT bolded = Unread 1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen3. His Dark Materials,…
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The Bottled Water Debate
I wanted to share this article I read in the Star with my readers today, as I think it highlights an important issue facing all Canadians. It’s also part o my series of thoughts on the environment and going green. The Case Against Bottled WaterThe article talks about people’s perceptions of tap water versus bottled…
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What I’m Reading: The Shadow of the Wind
I’m on a posting roll here, folks! I am quite the avid reader and will read just about anything I can get my hands on, including cereal boxes and toilet paper wrappers. I think it makes sense for me to write about some of the books I read because I love sharing good stories and…