October 2012
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“…We read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own...”
– Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life (via tiniestdormouse)
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Neil Gaiman: Top ten most frequently challenged...
neil-gaiman:
Out of 326 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne...
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theater turned bookstore
idlethink:
from bookriot
This gorgeous 1919 movie palace, complete with original frescoes and sculpted exterior carytids, was transformed into a drop-dead stunning bookstore in 2000. Working for the Brazilian publisher and bookstore chain El Ateneo, architect Fernando Manzone kept as much of the original theater as possible, including a cafe on the stage area, box seats that serve as reading...
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Bookporners Recommendations #5
Another round of recommendations from Bookporn community!
Share what you are reading and your favorite books. Find the next book that might become one of your favorites!
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- Tocar el cielo is reading Scoop by Everyn Waugh, “It’s a satire of British journalism in the 1930s. It’s actually pretty funny and an interesting read”. Favorite all-time books: The Book...
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