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Monthly Archives: January 2011

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 31, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Between Barack and a Hard Place, Bonds of Justice, Cecily Ross, Cupid, Happy Ever After, It's Monday!, Julius Lester, Kathy Kastan, Love in the Time of Cholesterol, nalini singh, Nora Roberts, Play of Passion, Sharon Shinn, The Dream-Maker's Magic, Tim Wise, WomenHeart's All Heart Family Cookbook | 2 Replies

Sunday Transcendentalist Quote

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 30, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

The misery of man appears like childish petulance, when we explore the steady and prodigal provision that has been made for his support and delight on this green ball which floats him through the heavens. What angels invented these splendid … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sunday Transcendentalist Quote, Transcendentalism | Leave a reply

Book Review: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 29, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Book: Love in the Time of Cholesterol: A Memoir with Recipes by Cecily Ross Genre: Memoir Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication date: 2006 Pages: 260 Summary: Love in the Time of Cholesterol by Cecily Ross is the account of Ross’s husband’s heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Link Parties, Reviews | Tagged Cecily Ross, Foodie's Reading Challenge, Love in the Time of Cholesterol, Memorable Memoirs Challenge, sourdough pizza crust, Sprout People, sprouts, Weekend Cooking

Book Review: The Warmth of Other Suns

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 28, 2011 by Joy Weese MollJanuary 28, 2011

Book: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Genre: Narrative nonfiction Publisher: Random House Publication date: 2010 Pages: 622 Summary: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson examines the migration of … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Reviews | Tagged Isabel Wilkerson, Michele Norris, The Grace of Silence, The Warmth of Other Suns | 25 Replies

Booking Through Thursday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 27, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Today’s Booking Through Thursday prompt is: What’s the largest, thickest, heaviest book you ever read? Was it because you had to? For pleasure? For school? Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is the longest book I have read. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Booking Through Thursday, Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell | 3 Replies

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 26, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” Brownstone is a word that I’ve read hundreds of times, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged brownstone, Wondrous Words Wednesday | 6 Replies

Book Review: Never Say Diet by Chantel Hobbs

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 25, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMay 25, 2012

Book: Never Say Diet by Chantel Hobbs Genre: Weight loss Publisher: Waterbrook Press Publication date: 2007 Pages: 223 Summary: Chantel Hobbs once weighed 350 pounds. After losing 200 of them, she is now a personal trainer and spinning instructor who regularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Reviews | Tagged Chantel Hobbs, diet, healthy lifestyle, Never Say Diet, weight loss

It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading?

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 24, 2011 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Okay, enough with blogging about blogging, it’s time to get back to blogging about books! It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Between Barack and a Hard Place, Bonds of Justice, Cecily Ross, Isabel Wilkerson, It's Monday!, Love in the Time of Cholesterol, nalini singh, The Warmth of Other Suns, Tim Wise | 7 Replies

Bloggiesta, Wrap-Up

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 23, 2011 by Joy Weese MollFebruary 2, 2011

Today I did blog tasks for more than five hours for a Bloggiesta total of fifteen hours. I installed the OpenBook Book Data plugin to fetch the illustration of book covers and some other information. But it runs too slow. … Continue reading →

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Bloggiesta, Day 3

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 23, 2011 by Joy Weese MollJanuary 23, 2011

For more information about Bloggiesta, check out the party going on at Maw Books. What with one thing and another, I only devoted 3.5 hours to Bloggiesta on Saturday. After 6.5 hours on Friday, that was a bit disappointing. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Tagged Articles Templates, Bloggiesta, Book Blogs Search, Fyrefly's Book Blog, Maw Books, OpenBook Book Data, WordPress plugins | Leave a reply

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