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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Jhumki Basu: The Science Education Reformer Who Was Like A Nova

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It was the name of my idol Jane Goodall on the cover that first drew my attention to  Mission To Teach by Dipak Basu. If Goodall wrote ...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo: Frida as a Visionary

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I'm interested in Frida Kahlo, but so many books about her focus on the personal tragedy of her accident and its impact rather than her ...
Saturday, June 8, 2013

Rivka's War: A Jewish Woman As A Historical Participant in Russia and Palestine

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My main reason for selecting Rivka's War by Marilyn Oser to download from Net Galley was that its protagonist arrived in Palestine at t...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Madame Daeng Wows Me in Colin Cotterill's Latest Dr. Siri Novel

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I belong to a F2F mystery group that meets in a local independent bookstore.  Sometimes this group introduces me to a mystery series that be...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Sukkah and the Lulav--A Feminist Perspective on a Jewish Holiday

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I found out about the existence of a series of books called A Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud while I was researching my blog e...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Oz Reimagined: Toto, I Don't Think We're Over The Rainbow Anymore

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I never read the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, but the movie was an integral part of my childhood.  I also loved Was by Geoff Ryman which deal...
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The First Rule of Swimming: A Croatian Island Can Be Home or a Prison

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I was definitely surprised to find that  a major traditional publisher like Little Brown was allowing me to download one of their books on N...