I have always had a passion for reading.  Whether it is a science book that grips me with all of the wonderful bits of trivia and nearly unbelievable facts or the can't-put-it-down (even... Read More
Posted by: poisonoak on 2008-07-23 13:27:20
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Not more than a week ago my sister and I were out and about, heading home from the bookstore when I vocalized that it would be interesting to attempt, some day, to read fifty-two books in a year. A... Read More
Posted by: magusreddicus on 2008-07-22 20:48:58
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Sometimes there are too much to say that it’s best not to utter a single word. Sometimes there are so much confusion distorting a certain argument that regardless of how much that have been... Read More
Posted by: rendy on 2008-07-06 09:16:18
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Merced can be boring but every once in a while something exciting happens here. Recently, that exciting thing was a library reading at the Merced Library. I went to see Andrea Portes read and speak... Read More
Posted by: mads on 2008-07-03 12:44:20
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I am a book worm wannabe and I like to read books. Recently, I have not been keeping up in my reading and have been watching movies instead. I just discarded the book that I was... Read More
Posted by: Frake on 2008-06-06 00:04:01
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IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its... Read More
Posted by: symbolic on 2008-06-04 20:51:09
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So I was writing my last blog, and I started wittering on about a book I love, and thought I would write about my favourite books and authors over her. I am a big fan of chick lit. There... Read More
Posted by: EmmaD on 2008-06-04 18:18:24
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I read one of those books today that makes you stop and think about who you are and about your desires. The desires that you don't want people to see. The ones that make you want to cover your... Read More
Posted by: BitterSweetNy on 2008-05-24 02:43:18
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As word has it, supergenius and XXXXX babe Portes is typing away, as we speak, or blog, or something, on the screenplay for HICK. This information fills me with more hope than an Obama speech, as I... Read More
Posted by: dhobart on 2008-05-20 14:59:47
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I have just finished "Boroña" written by Leopoldo García-Alas Ureña1 as known as "Clarín", a Spanish realist novelist. It seems to me there are some... Read More
Posted by: jstorm on 2008-05-19 17:19:10
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Burns, yearns, uncontrolled/ Emotions hot, actions bold/  Impetuous and unrefined/ Consequence is undefined/ See it both in love and hate/ Passion, rampant, will not wait./ Read More
Posted by: gdegre on 2008-05-06 12:52:04
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Literature is a category of writing that includes such works as novels, poems, and plays.  In the past we enjoyed  an extensive list of stories that we call folk tales, fairy tales,... Read More
Posted by: airsjc on 2008-04-23 11:38:23
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Posted by: deloresdefacto on 2008-04-15 20:40:03
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Posted by: deloresdefacto on 2008-04-07 18:14:03
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Posted by: deloresdefacto on 2008-03-22 13:58:59
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Posted by: deloresdefacto on 2008-03-13 01:40:29
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BLEGH!!! That's what I have to say about this movie. The book, by the same name, was AMAZING. It's my 2nd favorite book by historical fiction authoress, Philippa Gregory. The movie that came out on... Read More
Posted by: weeble8 on 2008-03-03 14:48:17
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Posted by: deloresdefacto on 2008-02-29 16:16:02
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As a web analyst, who completed many types of research on ancient history, I think that the earliest description of a magical operation in Greek literature was on The Odyssey. This is one of my... Read More
Posted by: katyag on 2008-01-28 15:25:16
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I've started my story..Crazy thought, my first book... I have come up with a first paragraph, i dont know if its just me but opening paragraphs seem to be the most telling of a book and... Read More
Posted by: marinesmile on 2008-01-23 10:22:20
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The Romans in fact went further then the Greeks in their condemnation and fearfulness that they generate around their concept of magic. Some examples of are found in the writings of Seneca, the... Read More
Posted by: katyag on 2008-01-22 17:04:35
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It’s always been an obsession of mine, Dystopias (i'm sure everyone is familiar with) fascinate me, from Ayn Rand to George Orwell. The thought of an alternate reality/escapism, which has... Read More
Posted by: marinesmile on 2008-01-22 10:44:32
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My job allows me to find out a lot of amazing facts, historical data, interesting information, and I'd like to share it with you. Much of ancient Roman literature dealing... Read More
Posted by: katyag on 2008-01-21 17:28:54
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Hello selfless stranger without hatred possessed. How far you have come, an enigma beholden inside turquoise tulip houses. Sitting upon a black and white world with helplessness... Read More
Posted by: walruskid on 2008-01-19 18:19:58
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Desert, Puddle, Ocean Amphibious woman wearing aqueous skin of flawless beauty. I see you alone in the desert choking on sand and dehydrated. Let me be your water, so you can... Read More
Posted by: walruskid on 2008-01-18 13:42:52
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