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Books About Books
As an avid reader, one of my favorite type of books is books about books. I love bookshops, libraries, references to books. Anything down that line. Anything that brings books into focus. Here is a list of favorites that I have read over the years. Be thinking of your own list. I want to hear
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The Woods Were Full of Men
Irma Lee Emerson, 1963, 242 pages, Memoir Irma Lee Emerson tended to fall flat on her face. Her four sisters had gone out into the world to make happy marriages and her three brothers to work in worthy professions. She tried and failed at various occupations. One day she escaped to the zoo for a
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Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, 2023 Autobiography It is with mixed feelings that I read this book. It was “forced” on me by my fellow book clubber, otherwise I may not have tackled it. It is a very long book with many details about royal life. It starts with the death of Princess Diana.
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A Poem A Day
In honor of National Poetry month, I rounded up a group of poem books that I have loved. Judge Tenderly of Me by Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson is my favorite poet. I love her surprises, the dashes she puts everywhere and the imperfect rhymes. This is a slim gift book made by Hallmark. Any collection
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Dressed for Spring
Spring swirls past.Where’s she going?Can’t help but say,”My! You look sweet,In your flowery dress!Are you gonna meetSomeone Special?And doors open –a path clears–To the one who’s mostLike feminine grace.This sweet enchantress–Beautiful and shy,Give her a seed, a gentle rain,A day of sun and dirt, she’s the Creative multiplier Of earth’s possibilities.
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