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March | 2012 | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Archive for March, 2012. On March 31, 2012 4 Comments. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to The Hunger Games. I’m now speeding through book two Catching Fire and no doubt will move quickly on to book three, Mockingjay after that. I also got my husband reading it along with me, and when he’s finished we’re going to treat ourselves to a date night with the movie. Read Full Post ». 17 of 45 (37%). Join 17 other followers.
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April | 2012 | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Archive for April, 2012. On April 6, 2012 Leave a Comment. The Histories by Herodotus. It’s epic. Epic in length, it took me over five months to read. Epic in scope, chronicling the Persian Empire from Cyrus to Xerxes and Greece’s rise to dominance. Epic in what Herodotus was trying to do, write the first history rooted in fact not myth. Read Full Post ». Has read 17 books toward her goal of 45 books. 17 of 45 (37%).
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Michal | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Posts by Michal :. April 6, 2012. March 31, 2012. February 4, 2012. January 8, 2012. December 22, 2011. Lessons from Madame Chic. December 21, 2011. October 15, 2011. Older Posts ». Has read 17 books toward her goal of 45 books. 17 of 45 (37%). Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 17 other followers. Blog at WordPress.com.
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Reading in French | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Lessons from Madame Chic. December 21, 2011 by Michal. As I’ve been slowly carving my way through Assimil’s Using French I’ve made a milestone. I’m reading fiction en français! At about the mid-point of Using French, I covered the. Currently I’m reading the first in a highly acclaimed series chronicling the kings of France in the 14. On December 22, 2011 at 2:09 PM. On December 22, 2011 at 3:18 PM. 17 of 45 (37%).
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2011 in Review | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Laquo; Lessons from Madame Chic. January 8, 2012 by Michal. Wow, 2011 has been an amazing year for me in reading. Actually it was my best year ever, hands down. I read more books in 2011 than I ever had before and I’ve read more widely. What changed? Starting around the fall of 2010, inspired by Pat William’s book Read for Your Life. Well that brings me to my first point in my 2011 reading recap. When it was offered...
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The Histories | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Laquo; The Hunger Games. April 6, 2012 by Michal. The Histories by Herodotus. It’s epic. Epic in length, it took me over five months to read. Epic in scope, chronicling the Persian Empire from Cyrus to Xerxes and Greece’s rise to dominance. Epic in what Herodotus was trying to do, write the first history rooted in fact not myth. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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The Hunger Games | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Laquo; The Second Duchess. March 31, 2012 by Michal. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to The Hunger Games. I’m now speeding through book two Catching Fire and no doubt will move quickly on to book three, Mockingjay after that. I also got my husband reading it along with me, and when he’s finished we’re going to treat ourselves to a date night with the movie. On April 2, 2012 at 4:12 PM. I’m so glad you read them!
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The Second Duchess | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Laquo; 2011 in Review. February 4, 2012 by Michal. The first stand out book for me this year has been The Second Duchess by Elisabeth Loupas. Is it historical fiction? Is it a murder mystery? Commentary in the book is also provided by the dead first wife herself, Lucrezia, or rather the mostly dead Lucrezia. As she’s stuck between life and death she observes the investigation and provides insight into her life a...
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Camping | A Renaissance Girl
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My Great Books List. Thoughts and Ramblings About the Books I Read on my Kindle (mostly). Laquo; Couch to 5K. October 15, 2011 by Michal. I finished two books last week camping. First up:. This was the last of the big three Greek playwrights on my reading list, and I think Euripides is my favorite. Why? Of all creatures that can feel and think, we women are the worst-treated things alive. To begin with, we bid the highest price in dowries just to buy some man to be dictator of our bodies. You are comment...