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a book i missed along the way

every once in a while i don't have anything on my stack that appeals, so i start rooting around on the shelves of books i've received from Harriet and/or Jon and others for something to read. this generally hits me late at night - and hopefully i'll either find something i enjoy or it will put me to sleep, which is where i should be anyway.

night before last, that happened again - i had just shipped off everything i had in for review and so i was left with a stack of "older" books. i selected one from an author i had never heard of . . . and was kept up two nights running until i could no longer keep my eyelids propped up. awesome book!

A Dangerous Road - by Kris Nelscott (c) 2000 - St. Martins Minotaur

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this was a 2001 Edgar Allen Poe winner. it's a really, really incredible historical mystery! set in 1968, it's the story of a black PI, his first white client, a trip back to his childhood, and the assassination of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King, Jr.

the atmosphere in this book wraps itself around you like a blanket.

absolutely stunning book.

if anyone wants to be on the list to read it - e-mail me!

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from vj :

]every once in a while i don't have anything on my stack that appeals,

!@#%@%!@$# sorry guys - this should not have appeared here - it wasn't off topic in the group it was aimed at!

[note to self: i HAVE to find a way to separate RAM and RCB on my list of groups! they've gotten some of my RCB posts lately, too. either that -- or i need better glasses!]

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Lol. I read your e-mail and thought it was Kathy reviewing another book and thought, "Oh cool, she's doing other books and bead books too!" I was just about to send an e-mail saying, "Kathy, I love reading your book reviews."

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I *LOVED* this book, and quite liked the next two as well. I grew up in Memphis, and was away in college in 1968. It was like reading a slice of my history. I'm not sure I buy his theories, but it's a wonderful book whether you agree with the theories or not.

Elise

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Beadbimbo" :

]Lol. I read your e-mail and thought it was Kathy reviewing another book and ]thought, "Oh cool, she's doing other books and bead books too!" I was just ]about to send an e-mail saying, "Kathy, I love reading your book reviews."

**grin** thanks - but it really wasn't intentional. **sigh** i only subscribe to three newsgroups any more - - and my eyes are obviously not what they should be!

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "EL" :

]I *LOVED* this book, and quite liked the next two as well. I grew up in ]Memphis, and was away in college in 1968. It was like reading a slice of my ]history. I'm not sure I buy his theories, but it's a wonderful book whether ]you agree with the theories or not.

agreed - i have the next two in the series coming from a friend. the atmosphere in that book is so VIVID. incredible that i missed reading it when it was first sent to me . . .

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:35:16 -0400, Beadbimbo wrote (in message ):

Nope, still writing beady reviews. I suspect that most people don't share my taste in other reading - science, travel, antique medical and etiquette books, trivia, and tech stuff. Guilty admission: I'll read the occasional "bodice ripper" novel when I'm sick. Something about lying in bed all day with a trashy novel and a tray with my lunch feels so decadent.

I got two "new" books that I'll be looking at tonight, "Three Dimensional Beadwork" by Sigrid Wynne-Evans and "Innovate Beaded Jewelry Techniques" by Gineke Root. Both have been out for quite a while, but they have some techniques I want to learn. I found them both at Copper Coyote Beads, because I'd had them on pre-order at half.com for roughly a year.

But thanks for the compliment - I do love writing the reviews, and if I save someone a buck or two by warning them away from a "waste of time" book I feel like I'm helping our little beady community. Yes, I'm weird - I loved writing book reports at school, and got some special award in Jr. High for doing 100 book reports in one school year.

Kathy N-V

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I used to get A's on all my book reports, too. Unfortunately, I didn't read most of the books. I used Cliff Notes (I was too busy with my music!). I remember getting an A on my report of "Rebecca." Years later I decided to read it and was sorry I hadn't read it before. Maybe I should read more of what I reported on, huh??? Carlinda

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I do enjoy your reviews. Even if it's a kind of beadwork I don't do, I still like to hear about it.

Hmmmmm, and maybe we should have an OT book thread to see what everyone is reading. That might be fun.

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Like on Stephen Hawkings, or "When Things Start to Think" by Neil Gershenfeld?

Tina

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:34:54 -0400, Christina Peterson wrote (in message ):

Steven Hawkings, and I adored Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything."

"How to think like DaVinci" was a great book to read and discuss as a family.

And, of course, I read everything in the medical journals pertaining to my/my family's medical issues. After years of working on a medical web site, I got into the habit of skimming the medical journals once a week.

Kathy N-V

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And I found a new one at the library last night -- Stone Cribs. I'll let you know how I like it.

Elise

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "EL" :

]And I found a new one at the library last night -- Stone Cribs. I'll let ]you know how I like it.

oh, please! and if you want to review it for Books 'n' Bytes, just let me know.

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