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Type: fiction

Status: finished

Authors: Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Barbara Chesser Barbara Russell Chesser Paul J. Meyer Paul Meyer Amy Seeger

Tags: humor religion nonfiction series collection contemporary inspiration 2007

Description: Another in the Chicken Soup series. This one focuses on stories about and for those over 60. Another in the Chicken Soup series. This one focuses on stories about and for those over 60. Full of touching and humorous stories. I enjoy the quotes at the beginning of each story and found one I especially appreciated at the beginning of "Grandma's Garden".

Every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow! Grow!" -The Talmud


I also enjoyed the story and advice contained in "Minimaxims for My Godson".

If you can't change facts, try bending your attitudes.

Don't come up to the net behind nothing.

When the ball is over, take off your dancing shoes.

Shine up your neighbor's halo.

Keep one eye on the law of the echo.

Don't wear your raincoat in the shower.

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2007-07-20

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Type: fiction

Status: finished

Author: Christopher Moore

Tags: fantasy humor mystery religion death contemporary 2007 bc2007

Description: Just like when I read "Lamb...", I was working at my part-time job while I read "DirtyJust like when I read "Lamb...", I was working at my part-time job while I read "Dirty Job", so the guys were forced to listen to me giggling and reading sections out loud. Since I've only read one other Moore book, I loved this one and I'm looking forward to reading even more. I adore his dark, slightly sick sense of humor.
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2007-04-19

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Type: documentary

Status: finished

Author: Jean P. Sasson

Tags: history biography religion series muslim contemporary women_studies Saudi_Arabia 2007

Description: This book is a biography of Princess Sultana, but you can't understand her without knowingThis book is a biography of Princess Sultana, but you can't understand her without knowing some of Saudi Arabia's history. The introduction gives a brief history of how the Al Sa'ud family came to be the ruling monarchs of this country and how they continue to stay in power today.

The absolute control the men have over the women in this country is a product of what happens when something holy is stretched and perverted until it bears little resemblance to the original. As Sultana explains in the Introduction neither the Muslim faith nor the Koran is to blame for the slave-like position of women in this society. The Prophet Mohammed taught only kindness and fairness toward those of any sex. The men of today have little to no incentive to change; they truly are "kings" of their castles. Who would willingly give that up?

Sultana's life is one of ease and luxury, but boredom is its own form of torture. And one with a rebellious spirit, such as Sultana, finds that life can be even more difficult. She's rash and foolish, but she is also brave and fearless. This book spans her life from about seven years old (approximately 1963) until just after the ending of the first Gulf War I in 1991....

2007-01-25

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Type: fiction

Status: finished

Author: Katherine Anne Douglas

Tags: family religion historical inspiration 2007 nostalgia

Description: These stories remind of when I was young and sitting around the table when my extended familyThese stories remind of when I was young and sitting around the table when my extended family was together. The reminiscing could start with tears and flow to laughter and back again in the blink of an eye. For my grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles it was the fabric of their lives. For us kids it was a window into a different time and the chance to see our closest loved ones in a new perspective....

2007-01-06