Tag: books
group name: publicradio
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June 13, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
Mention the name Judy Blume and a positive response, whether a squeal, gasp or smile, is never far behind. Such was the case when I told my 9 year-old daughter that I had scored two tickets to see Judy . . . more
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October 05, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
We met online at 11:00 am ET on Monday, October 8th for an interactive interview with Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrerand author. We discussed his recently released . . . more
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December 06, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
(humming:) "The weather outside is frightful...."
It's the perfect time of year for curling up with a good book. Except of course for all the holiday festivities, family gatherings, . . . more
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May 19, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
Look for the reviews of Queen of the Oil Club , That Summer in Sicily , and a rare breed of love on mnreaders.gather.com and publicradio.gather.com
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December 31, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
Welcome to a whole new year!
I admit, I make some half-hearted new year's resolutions around this time... usually it centers around more exercise, less eating... more listening, less talking... . . . more
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February 04, 2008 11:28 AM EST --
This is going to be a GREAT month for reading. I just know it. Why? Because later this month my 'significantly other' and I are going away for a four-day weekend, and all we plan to do is . . . more
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October 04, 2007 12:03 PM EDT --
Change is in the air... colder nights, the leaves are turning, I'm making soups instead of salads, and I'm drinking more tea than ice water. Ahhh - I LOVE fall.
I'm also getting . . . more
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July 02, 2008 05:54 PM EDT --
Happily, I'm about to embark on yet another reading retreat. This time it's a week in Door County, with nothing on the agenda except for biking, reading and napping. I've got a stack of books . . . more
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April 04, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning ran with the intriguing show, Writers rate the greats:
A book critic asked more than 100 of today's most well-known writers what they think are the top 10 . . . more
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June 01, 2007 04:15 PM EDT --
Garden guides, garden guides, garden guides.....
Okay, so maybe I'm starting to do a little summer reading, too, when I'm not obsessing over the state of my backyard. A recent road trip from Arizona . . . more
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May 01, 2008 04:33 PM EDT --
May Day! May Day!
I mean "Happy May Day!"
I'm finding the tug of spring pulling me away from my books... "you can't read! there's gardening to be done!" . . . more
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May 24, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
In the latest "What are you reading?" discussion I noticed a few people mentioned reading aloud, myself included. It made me wonder how many people read aloud and how they do it.
Despite . . . more
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July 30, 2007 09:00 AM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning takes on a topic Gather members might find compelling in Good blog, bad blog:
One digital media critic claims that user-generated content from bloggers and citizen . . . more
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July 10, 2008 03:02 PM EDT --
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Catherine from Edina, Minnesota, sent this message to us:
"Please address the word preventive . . . more
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September 04, 2007 01:48 PM EDT --
On The Road. Or as some write: On the cliché-paved road. In his article Levi Asher wonders, "Is it not possible to write about Jack Kerouac's 50-year-old masterpiece without childishly . . . more
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May 11, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
Christopher Hitchens has never been a friend to religion. The sharp-tongued British-born critic and provocateur called Mother Theresa "the Ghoul of Calcutta." He was early and loud in denouncing . . . more
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August 13, 2007 09:02 AM EDT --
MPR’s Midmorning talked with the authors of a new book about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton – and then continued the discussion online. From the show description (airing Monday, August 13, . . . more
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May 16, 2006 03:06 PM EDT --
Brace yourself, the questions resurface with the movie's release. I wonder how closely it aligns with the book, and what new questions will come of it. The hot topics seem to be ready for a renewed . . . more
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February 01, 2007 11:01 PM EST --
The cold has set in here in St. Paul, which makes me seek the warmth of a good book. And since it's the season of St. Valentine, why not something a little on the romantic side? It doesn't have . . . more
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July 24, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
From MPR's Midmorning July 24, 2007, The meaning of courage:
Midmorning examines a concept that puzzled ancient Greek philosophers: defining the meaning of courage.
A perpetually interesting topic, . . . more
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