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Opening line: "Dad, I've found a fossil."The Skull in the Rock : How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins ~ by Lee R. Berger, 2012, YA science, 7/10Matthew Berger, shown above, was fossil hunting wit...

Deb @ Booking Through Thursday wrote:"My brother-in-law turns 50 this weekend. So, in his honor, please pick up your nearest book or whatever book you’re currently reading, and turn to page 50, and then share the first 50 words with t...

In my undergraduate philosophy classes, we talked about Plato and his theory of forms. There are lots of horses in the world, all different, but Plato envisioned a realm with an ideal horse. A perfect representation of a horse. To put...

Girl Reading ~ by Katie Ward, 2000, fictionThis novel is told in seven chapters and peopled by girls and women caught in the act of reading, and it celebrates women in culture over the last seven centuries. It immerses readers into ...

Bookends ~ by Liz Curtis Higgs, 2000, fiction, 5/10Having now read the whole book, I can say with more certainty that the white cover fits the story better than the darker (more "historic"?) cover. See my comparison of the two cover des...

This list of fifteen things you should give up to be happy comes from World Observer Online. Click the link to read more about each item.1. Give up your need to always be right.2. Give up your need for control.3. Give up on blame.4. ...

Baby house sparrow photo by tina777 found on FlickrA few days ago, I noticed two sparrows side by side on my bird feeder. That had never happened before, since they usually run each other off, so I looked more closely. The smaller one ...

Blackie, with his human: "Reading — not juz fur innterlectualls." Sir Bartholomeow: "I beg your pardon? You can't even spell."Miss Butterscotch: "I challenge the assumption that felines are innately unskilled in the areas of grammar,...

Krik? Krak! ~ by Edwidge Danticat, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 (short stories), fiction (Haiti), 9/10"They say behind the mountains are more mountains. Now I know it's true. I also know there are timeless waters, endless seas, an...