Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley Aldous Huxley Book Cover: Crome Yellow I kept waiting for things to happen in this story but you could say my mind is marred by the fast pace of the present. At a lazy and wonderful pace of the country home, things do happen. A true 20s piece of literature, [...]

A Little Princess: Book cover Frances Hodgson Burnett Refuse to allow the hardships of life to stop you from the joys it holds. In this charming story, through the character of the heroine, we find grace, kindness and generosity in the face of ugliness and cruelty. With simplicity and succinct clarity Burnett wrote, drawing the [...]

“But a thought that has often occurred to me in selling rare editions may interest you. The customer’s willingness to part with his money is usually in inverse ration to the permanent benefit he expects to derive from what he purchases….. Folks will pay a darned sight more to be amused than to be exalted. [...]

Just because someone knows right from wrong does not always make it right or wrong for another. In the end, even if you are a great warrior or have much wisdom to impart, if your attitude is poor and you treat others with disdain, they are less likely to listen to you. In her own [...]

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Book Review: At the end of The Cahokian, I was left with tears in my eyes at the intensity of the lessons learned by all involved. A tremendous achievement in terms of a historical novel. It was written with care and love. As though the author knew the terrain, loved the people. Zoe managed to [...]

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If abuse were defined only as physical abuse, then this book does not qualify. But, in the broad sense of the word and its reality, verbal and emotional abuse is an insidious disease that eats at the hearts of the victim. Not one to want a label, Salma refuses to accept that her husband is [...]

This isn’t a casual read. It represents a considerable investment in time and effort. Many characters, settings, plot lines and underlying principles to keep straight…. Yet, it is worth the investment of yourself. Even the language is of its own as you need to learn new lingo, so to speak to get the gist of [...]