#BookADay: Let’s Talk About Sex

"Where Did I Come From?"

A great book to teach children about sex is Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle. As a teenage mother, I was motivated to do everything I could to educate my daughter, Jennifer. She’s always been smart. At four …

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#BookADay: A Thought-Provoking Book

The Things They Carried

A couple of years ago, my personal trainer at the time and I talked about favorite reads.  We shared a similar history and subsequent outlook on life.  I liked her, too, so I trusted her judgment.  One of the books …

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#BookADay: Favorite Travel Guides

Time Out London

When I decided to leave England and return to the US in 2010, one of the last possessions that I parted with were my travel guides. My goal was to completely empty my one bedroom flat in the city centre …

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#BookADay: Resource for Book Lovers and Writers

Reading Like a Writer

Francine Prose‘s Reading Like a Writer:  A Guide For People Who Love Books And For Those Who Want To Write Them is a wonderful resource that does exactly what it says in the title.  Excerpts of great work are dissected, …

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#BookADay: Travel Book Recommendation

Wild Life

If Lisa Alpine’s life were a Disneyland attraction, one would need an E Ticket to experience it. I attended her book party at The Depot Bookstore & Cafe in Mill Valley, CA to celebrate Wild Life:  Travel Adventures of a Worldly Woman. …

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#BookADay: A Book To Film Adaptation That Worked

Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was a book that I read to my daughter, Jennifer, in the early ‘80s.  The book was adapted to film and released in October 2009, the same month my granddaughter, Jane, entered the world.  …

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#BookADay: Travel Book Recommendation

Exotic Life

Weekday Wanderlust (WW) is a monthly gathering of travelers, writers, adventurers, and story lovers at the Hotel Rex in San Francisco. In March 2014, I queued at the crowded bar to order a glass of wine. While I waited, I met …

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#BookADay: A Daily Resource and Nerd Dating Recommendation

Date

One book and online resource that I use on a daily basis is the dictionary. True confession: I dated a man who suggested we play a dictionary game. My nerd quota needed to be replenished so I was motivated to …

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#BookADay: Writing Style Resources

Writing Style Resources

There are three top resources that I have referred to regarding writing style, both in book form and via internet searches.  When I transferred to a new division at a former employer in the late 1980s, the head of the …

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#BookADay: A Sentimental Book

Teresa

In the kitchen, a calendar hung to the right of the wall-mounted rotary phone.  I asked my mother what was so good about Good Friday.  I was in the 4th grade.  Not long after I asked that question, my stepfather, …

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