Monthly Archives: November 2011

2011 DNFs to date (or, “It’s not you; it’s me.”)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by CarrieK

Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney – Made it to page 40, but only one or two poems grabbed me. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (audiobook) – I listened to two discs, but the … Continue reading →

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DVD Giveaway – Win one of 3 copies of Atlas Shrugged: Part One!

Posted on November 3, 2011 by CarrieK

Powerful forces trigger a global revolution when the highly anticipated film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s bestselling novel, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, emerges on Blu-ray and DVD November 8. The first installment in a planned trilogy, Atlas Shrugged: Part I uses … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Watershed Year by Susan Schoenberger

Posted on November 2, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: A Watershed Year Author: Susan Schoenberger Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Guideposts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from publisher for TLC Book Tours First line: The tawdry mermaid painted on the inside of Harlan’s front door … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: Water for Elephants – plus, a DVD/Book Bundle giveaway!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by CarrieK

Take a journey back in time with the romantic tale based on Sara Gruen’s New York Times #1 Best-Seller novel of the same name, Water for Elephants, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 1st from Twentieth Century Fox Home … Continue reading →

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