Mas libros

My computer access is always sketchy over the weekend when the kids are home from school. A simple example of supply and demand in real time. So, I didn't get a chance to add these in before now.

#17 is Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes by Jan Reid(Feb/07). This little book turned out to both really interesting and informative. Basically a cultural history of the personalities and background that led to the production of the titular album. Did you know that four of the five band members were actually American and the album was recorded in Miami? Or that it's amazing that anything ever got recorded in this era due to the staggering amounts of substances both controlled and uncontrolled that were ingested? You never know what gems you'll find on the new nonfiction shelf.

#18 is Cassandra Lost by Joanna Catherine Scott(Feb/07). A novel based on the life of Cassandra Deye Cockey Owings who eloped at seventeen with Benedict van Pradelles, who at ten years her senior, was a French army lieutenant and returned with him to Revolutionary France. I found the history engaging, but once again felt a degree of disconnect from the characters.

Also, I need to start gathering book for my vacation (12 days and counting...). Any standout recommendations for me?

And in closing, brrr. It's supposed to be 10 tonight with wind. Lo, how the mighty have fallen from unseasonable highs just a couple of weeks ago.

Mas libros

My computer access is always sketchy over the weekend when the kids are home from school. A simple example of supply and demand in real time. So, I didn't get a chance to add these in before now.

#17 is Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes by Jan Reid(Feb/07). This little book turned out to both really interesting and informative. Basically a cultural history of the personalities and background that led to the production of the titular album. Did you know that four of the five band members were actually American and the album was recorded in Miami? Or that it's amazing that anything ever got recorded in this era due to the staggering amounts of substances both controlled and uncontrolled that were ingested? You never know what gems you'll find on the new nonfiction shelf.

#18 is Cassandra Lost by Joanna Catherine Scott(Feb/07). A novel based on the life of Cassandra Deye Cockey Owings who eloped at seventeen with Benedict van Pradelles, who at ten years her senior, was a French army lieutenant and returned with him to Revolutionary France. I found the history engaging, but once again felt a degree of disconnect from the characters.

Also, I need to start gathering book for my vacation (12 days and counting...). Any standout recommendations for me?

And in closing, brrr. It's supposed to be 10 tonight with wind. Lo, how the mighty have fallen from unseasonable highs just a couple of weeks ago.