The Story of Danny Dunn
by Bryce Courtenay
Set against a backdrop of Australian pubs and politics, The Story of Danny Dunn is an Australian family saga spanning three generations. It is a compelling tale of love, ambition and the destructive power of obsession, at a time of great change in Australia's history.
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From the Economist: "The recession of 2008-09 has been accompanied by bold claims about businesses’ economic importance. As carmakers teetered many people put it about that one in ten American jobs depended on the industry. The figure turned out to include taxi drivers. Similarly adventurous claims have been made for telecoms and road-building. As a single-handed creator of jobs and wealth, though, few can match the writer Joanne Rowling."
Setting and achieving goals seems to be a consistent theme at the beginning of a new year. One key to reaching those goals is continued motivation. The book and movie, 212, The Extra Degree, is an excellent resource to inspire and encourage yourself and others to commit to and attain those goals. Take a few minutes to discover the difference when you give and go “The Extra Degree.”
Matt Bateman writing for Huffington Post says ;
James Cameron worked on "Avatar" for over a decade. That makes sense. It takes a long time to create the technology needed and to completely RIP OFF Disney's "Pocahontas." Sure moves borrow from movies all the time, but c'mon James, "Avatar" might as well be "Pocahontas In Space."
He follows with a picture of a book report that points out the amazing similarities. Read it here: http://bit.ly/5se0nf
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Once again, a graphic novel exemplifying comics' ability to uniquely treat the themes of literary fiction has topped PW Comics Week's annual critics poll. David Mazzucchelli's long-awaited Asterios Polyp got the most votes, with six.
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Boy wizard catapults kids' stories to forefront; technology alters how people buy, read books
There probably hasn't been a decade that saw so much change in the book industry since Johannes Gutenberg came up with the movable-type printing press about 560 years ago.
Many factors contributed to that change, but two tower above the rest: Harry Potter and the Internet.
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An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon
“Riveting. Gabaldon has a true storyteller’s voice.”
— The Globe and Mail
Diana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall.
With stunning cameos of historical characters from Benedict Arnold to Benjamin Franklin, An Echo in the Bone is a soaring masterpiece of imagination, insight, character, and adventure–a novel that echoes in the mind long after the last page is turned.
In an article entitled "Books prescribed to help children" Madeleine Brindley reports that
PARENTS of children with emotional and behavioural problems will be prescribed books in a bid to help their families.
The NHS and local libraries in North Wales are working together to provide a new service to support parents and their children.
What an excellent idea. You can read the whole story here.
It seems rather strange to me ... something you would assume any parent would do - turn to books. But maybe not everyone does what I do when I need an answer - go to a book.
