Category Archives: Books

Growing with Nancy

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Susan Lapin

Superman comic books may not generally be considered advanced literary material, but the childhood hours I spent reading them did help me do well on my SATs. While I didn’t read the comics for vocabulary lessons, years later the spurious … Continue reading →

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Please Read My Book, You Evil, Hate-Filled NRA Member – originally published 1/1/2009

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Susan Lapin

My reading list tilts heavily to the past. I recently finished The Minister’s Wooing, a pre-Civil War Harriet Beecher Stowe novel. Leaping over decades, I then moved onto A White Bird Flying by Bess Streeter Aldrich, written in 1931. But … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Battlefields – originally posted Dec. 11, 2008

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Susan Lapin

What do you think of when you remember Charlotte’s Web? Perhaps images of pigs and spiders come to mind, or maybe you picture yourself huddled under a blanket reading on the couch. That book might have been the first time … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Get Hurt?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Susan Lapin

Don’t you love synchronicity? God places different things in our path at the same time so that we can view them together. The recent headline, “Workplace Injuries Down” coincided with my reading a fascinating book. In the early 1970’s Jan … Continue reading →

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A Little Less Library

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Susan Lapin

Sandy is a generous tipper. After a restaurant meal, you can count on her to leave not only money for the waiter but also a smile and a word of appreciation. Her sensitivity was developed the summer that she waited … Continue reading →

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