Books

  • Studying Van Gogh

    By on October 2, 2009

    Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. No one painted like him; he was generally misunderstood....

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: A Girl of the Limberlost

    By on September 13, 2009

    My 12 year old daughter had read this book last spring and loved it so much that she bought...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: If I Live To Be 100

    By on August 23, 2009

    I enjoyed this encouraging book of lessons from centenarians, and give it five stars. Written by Neenah Ellis about...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: The Abstinence Teacher

    By on August 18, 2009

    This novel raises controversial issues about sex education and about the separation of church and state in suburban America....

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: Abstract and Colour Techniques in Painting

    By on August 12, 2009

    I checked this book out so many times from the library, I finally bought it with one of my...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem

    By on August 1, 2009

    When I bought this book in 2001, I read the preface describing his “spiritual healing” during medical intervention, and...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: It’s a Fine Line

    By on July 28, 2009

    I got this book at that recent library sale and have really been enjoying it. His pictures have wit...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: Chasing Harry Winston

    By on July 22, 2009

    Something about summer requires some good chic lit. (Normally I’d call it a “beach read,” but the beaches I’ve...

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: Outliers

    By on July 12, 2009

    I liked this book by Malcolm Gladwell and give it five stars. He debunks the theory that success is...

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    Polly Castor
  • Library Sale Loot

    By on July 11, 2009

    You may already know we have a lot of books in our small house. We stopped counting at 10,000....

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    Polly Castor
  • Book Review: The Help

    By on July 5, 2009

    I liked this book by Kathryn Stockett and give it 5 stars. This recently released novel is about black...

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    Polly Castor
  • New Poem By Me: Reading Walden

    By on June 18, 2009

    Reading Walden I remember when my sister had to read Walden by Thoreau; it was intolerable, excruciating, deafeningly exasperating...

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    Polly Castor

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