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Were you a fan of Pillars of the Earth? This Ken Follett novel took history, religion, and architecture to a whole new fictional level. Readers were able to experience the lives of the cathedral builders. You can get it on your Kindle In the car Or on your TV as a mini series I recently read Cathedral of the Sea, which was similar in all the good ways. Stories of architects, the Catholic church, feudal lords, and arranged marriages, all set in Spain. Beautifully written with characters I actually missed when the book was done! it reminded me of Pillars of the Earth because of its original focus on architecture, but it soon took a turn of its own, focusing on wars and the Inquisition. Totally worth the read! You can also get this book in its original Spanish format

Growing up in poverty and constantly on the move, she used her troubled childhood to bring her success as an adult. Author of "Amazon Top 10 Book of the Decade," The Glass Castle has remained on the New York Times best-seller list for more than three years. Soon you can see it on screen-it is being made into a movie by Paramount! Another book to movie and back . The book describes her life growing up with her family. She had a unique childhood where she spent a long period without indoor plumbing and went hungry on a regular basis. However, her parents still encouraged her to read Shakespeare and dream of the glass house they would one day live in. Walls moved to New York City at the age of 16 to enroll in Barnard College. After graduation, she become a popular columnist for New York magazine and eventually MSNBC.com. The follow up to this book is titled " Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel ", which is the story of her maternal grandmother's life in the ea...

Chapter Two "B" is for "Books"! E-learning has changed the way we look at books, and reading. The Kindle (see my pics above) is an amazing tree-saving tool. Whether you read online or on paper, remember the importance of literacy this month. September is "read a new book" month, so hit the books (or your local library). Here are a few suggestions for this month: 1. Check out some children's books . They, and their reading lists , aren't just for kids. 2. Award winners that are worth a look 3. A few of my favorites