Inside the School of Charity: Lessons from the Monastery by Trisha DAY ABOUT THE BOOK – 237 pages Drawing on her journals from living inside the enclosure of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey (a community of twenty Cistercian nuns) for three months in 2003, her reflections on the unexpected challenges and insights that [...]
Archive for December, 2010
22 Dec
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth HOFFMAN ABOUT THE BOOK – 306 pages The following can all be found on the Beth Hoffman’s website: a great website where you can find not only things related to the book, but also Beth’s art and decoration of houses and gardens. Lovely So, what’s the book about? [...]
21 Dec
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis by Franz KAFKA ABOUT THE BOOK A novel about a man who finds himself transformed into a huge insect, and the effects of this change upon his life. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born of Jewish parents in Prague. Several of his story collections were published in his [...]
16 Dec
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SALINGER ABOUT THE BOOK Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America’s literary treasures. ABOUT THE AUTHOR J D [...]
14 Dec
The Ladder of the Beatitudes
The Ladder of the Beatitudes by Jim FOREST ABOUT THE BOOK Drawing on stories from the lives of the saints, scripture, and everyday life, Jim Forest opens up the mysteries of the beatitudes. These ancient blessings, with which Christ began his Sermon on the Mount, are all aspects of communion with God. As Forest shows, [...]
14 Dec
Unbroken
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura HILLENBRAND ABOUT THE BOOK Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: From Laura Hillenbrand, the bestselling author of Seabiscuit, comes Unbroken, the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed. [...]
14 Dec
4th Reading Challenge
I just signed for a 4th reading Challenge for 2011: The 2011 Audio Book Challenge My goal is to reach the Fascinated level – 6 Audio Books, though I’ll probably be able to aim at the higher level. We’ll see. This Challenge is graciously hosted by Teresa. Click here to know more about it and [...]
8 Dec
3rd 2011 Reading Challenge
I have not been able to resist and have signed up for a 3rd Challenge: the Victorian Literature Challenge. I plan to reach the 1-4 books level, called Sense & Sensibility. For this, I plan to read: – Middlemarch – The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells – War and Peace – Victoria, by Elizabeth Longford. [...]
8 Dec
The Good Thief
The Good Thief by Hannah TINTI ABOUT THE BOOK Winner of the 2008 John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize * A Washington Post Best Book of 2008 * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2008 Richly imagined and gothically spooky, The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary [...]
6 Dec
Translation in your own language
I was asked to provide this blog in other languages than just English. Though I am a translator myself, I definitively have neither time nor courage to write each post in 2 languages. And as much as I hate Machine translation, because they are still quite bad, I just embedded Google Translator. Just click on [...]
6 Dec
BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST YEARS OF MY LIFE CHALLENGE – 2011
BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST YEARS OF MY LIFE CHALLENGE – 2011 I would like to launch my own Reading Challenge for 2011 and I invite you to the BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST YEARS OF MY LIFE CHALLENGE – 2011 Unfortunately, it seems that the great Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets is not available for [...]
5 Dec
2011 Reading Challenges
Une fois n’est pas coutume, I write here on a Saturday. I just finished translating 26 pages of a book, while fighting a cold, and have only 11 more pages to go, and the deadline is only Wednesday morning; so I thought I could offer myself a treat, and read now what I want – [...]
1 Dec
To Be Read List – December 2010
I will now post an updated list only at the beginning of each month; we’ll see how this goes. The latest added titles are at the end of each category CLASSICS The catcher in the rye, by Salinger The Invisible Man, by HG Wells The Metamorphosis, by Kafka War and Peace, by Tolstoy something by [...]
