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jinglebell

jinglebell

has 45 followers and is following 40 people

A good book is better than a bad companion.
  • Orange County, CA, USA
  • member since September 2, 2007

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jinglebell’s last login was Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

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  • Benjamin Huang

    Benjamin Huang says

    Hi Jinglebell, I haven't been on this site in ages-- confused by the Amazon sign in-- and dismayed because it seemed to wipe out all my friends! Anyways, I hope you are well...I'd like to "follow" you if you'll let me...you have such a good taste in books!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    Hi Jinglebell, Just wanted to wish you a Happy 2011! Ben

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    Hi Jinglebell, Did you know Yiyun Li has been awarded a MacArthur
    genius grant? She has a new book of stories out-- Gold Boy, Emerald Girl-- which you might enjoy. Also, my friend Karen Yamashita's novel I Hotel (about the Asian American movement of the 1960s) has been chosen as a finalist for the National Book Award-- a very great honor! Ben

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • M

    M says

    If I may ask, why did you write Einstein's autobiography only one star?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Honey Digra

    Honey Digra says

    Thanks Jing for the review.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    Jing, I am so sorry you have not been well! Praying for your speedy recovery! If the 1930s interest you, you might read Robert Penn Warren's ALL THE KING'S MEN, widely considered the best novel about American politics ever written. It's an idealistic Louisiana governor who becomes corrupted...I really hope someone translates it into Chinese because corruption is such a big problem in China! In some odd ways, the novel reminded me alot of China-- I think it's because the South was a feudal aristocratic society that had to rapidly industrialize after a catastrophic war...Anyways, you might like it. FDR I've always had mixed feelings about because he put innocent Japanese Americans into camps...still, there's no doubt that he did some great things...not unlike Deng Xiaoping, I think, a brilliant man with a vision who also did terrible things...Is anyone in politics clean? Gandhi maybe-- but even he was pretty terrible to his wife, they say...I'm glad you loved Yale and Amherst. I often miss New England, especially now, in the autumn...Get better soon! Maybe if I'm down in Irvine some time we can have coffee!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    hi jinglebell-- so glad to see your latest selections! If you're interested in WW2, you might try reading Akire Iriye's work-- he was one of my professors at Harvard-- as someone who is Japanese, he has all the Japanese sources as well as the American/European sources at his fingertips...he's excellent at diplomatic history & the breakdown in international relations in the 30s...e.g. The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, Vol 3: The Globalizing of Americ 1913-45. Michael Schaller is another good historian...he wrote a book about wartime China which gives a good feel for the agony of our parents' generation and the incredible incompetence of the US State Dept...Also Michael Schaller's US Crusade in China...Ben

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • dj naser

    dj naser says

    hello you aer vellkomin,,

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • dj naser

    dj naser says

    hello

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  • bactrian5

    bactrian5 says

    The short list is still there Jinglebell, much has changed so I'll sent you another list with my never discoveries. :)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • bactrian5

    bactrian5 says

    It has been a very long time dear. So glad to get your note, and things are going very well. I think my reading pace has picked up a bit but still starting more books than finishing. I hope all is well in your world and you're enjoying your reading choices. See you around the shelves Jinglebell.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    You can also visit Yin Yu Tang in Peabody-- though maybe you have seen enough old Chinese houses in China!

    http://www.pem.org/yinyutang/house/base.html

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    I wish I could go! Amherst is a beautiful town...If you are interested in landmarks of American literature, you may also visit Walden Pond, which I think is near Boston, and New Bedford, which is where Moby Dick begins...Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are all summer vacation destinations...going there off-season would probably be less expensive...B

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • bactrian5

    bactrian5 says

    Thanks for the friend invite, a very interesting book shelf. I had started "East of Eden" a few months ago but got side tracked. Let me know when you start reading it. Like you I tend to read non-fiction and a novel can sometimes be a chore but I do like Steinbeck. See you around

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    Hi Jing, I don't know if you will have a car, but I would recommend driving through the Berkshires in Western Mass/Northern Conn. Do you the James Taylor song "Fire and Rain"? I think it's set in this area.
    Also, Boston is a very historic place. You should definitely visit Harvard and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
    New Haven, my hometown, is also where Yale is located. The Yale British Art museum is worth visiting. You can also take a tour of the campus-- if you don't have much time, at least go to the Old Campus, Sterling Library and Branford College.
    If I can think of anything else I will let you know.

    Ben

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ben H

    Ben H says

    Hi Jinglebell! I'm pleased that you are a Dickinson fan-- I've always felt that her poems were very Chinese in their brevity and intensity. She and Walt Whitman are, it is commonly agreed, the greatest 19th century American poets.
    I'm doing something this Christmas season which may interest you. The Disney Concert Hall has an annual sing-along of Handel's Messiah. If you love to sing, you should check it out. About 2000 people go every year. You have to get tickets now though before they sell out-- there's one performance on the Dec 7 and one on Dec 15. Your daughter would like it too!

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Steve O

    Steve O says

    Hiya, Jinglebell! Sorry I haven't been around but it's been a busy year for me. I am currently putting the finishing touches on a house we started building in August and looking forward to a major remodel next month. I don't know how the winter's gonna go with the economy the way it is. We shall see.

    How have you been? Find any musicians to perform with? I've got friends in Sacramento and San Francisco, but I don't know anybody who's currently down in the O.C. Sorry.

    Let's see... you can usually catch me on myspace. Look for Stevie Rockstar. A lot of my friends on there have played with The Gig at one time or another and you can check out some of their music. You can email me anytime you wish at obee_1_2000@yahoo.com. Don't be a stranger!

    Your friend,
    Steve

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • jeremiah wepps

    jeremiah wepps says

    Hi Jinglebell;
    Thanks for being kind to accept my request, may the lord bless you.
    Jeremiah

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Daniel N

    Daniel N says

    dear friend i wish you all the best reading grapes of wrath, i will read it again so we could share some of its insights have a good fall looking at the leaves change with the new season. greatings from a mountain side haven on the atlantic coast of Africa.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Énnas

    Énnas says

    dear friend .thanks for your Friendship Request...i hope we can have good discussion about books thar we have read

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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