All-time 100 best novels
All-time 100 best novels according to Time Magazine. I've read 19 of them (7 for school): Beloved, The Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange, The Corrections, Deliverance, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, Invisible Man, Lolita, The Lord of the Rings, The Moviegoer, 1984, On the Road, Pale Fire, Portnoy's Complaint, The Sun Also Rises, Tropic of Cancer, White Noise, and White Teeth.
10/30/2007 |
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Scarry changes to Best Word Book Ever
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever, 1963 vs 1991 editions (with revisions).The 1963 edition is my own, bought for me in the late 60's when I was a toddler, and read to tatters. The 1991 edition belongs to my kids today. I was so familar with the older one that I immediately started noticing a few differences, and so have catalogued 14 of the more interesting differences here in this collection.
Example: Father is inserted into the kitchen...
10/02/2007 |
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