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Lisa

Lisa

An avid reader, blogger and film watcher, I am bit obsessed with storytelling.

I enjoy all sorts of fiction, epecially if there are elements of the historical, inspirational, mysterious, suspenseful, fantastic, and romantic. If it combines all of these, the better!

As you can see from my collection, I was an English Literature... more »
  • Houston, TX, USA
  • member since May 20 2007

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  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Hey Lisa,

    How art thou?

    The DR trip was incredible. My favorite "social justice" trip so far. We did a student trip and then a teacher trip. I posted photos on facebook so my friends could check them out. Not sure if you use that site yet. It's somewhat similar to shelfari.

    As for the book, it seems to be going well. A colleague and I have a table at the Teachers Convention again so we'll see how that goes. Have you had a chance to check it out yet?

    I hope all is well. Any book "must reads" for me? Off to enjoy my three-day weekend.

    ---michael

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Regina L

    Regina L says

    I see you live in Houston. We have started a Shelfari group for Houston members. I hope you will stop in and join us. http://www.shelfari.com/groups/38447/about

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Hey Lisa,

    How goes it?

    Decent here. Last week with the students until break. It was an amazing year and it is going to be tough saying goodbye.

    Heading back to the Dominican Republic this summer for the "Friends Beyond Borders" trip. I cannot wait!!!

    My 3rd book was recently released, "Roam Italy: A Teacher and His Students Take the Ultimate Class Trip." Just thought I would mention it if you were interested.

    Well, I hope that all is well with you.

    Take care, Michael

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    Garcon says

    2008 Gastoni Award Winners
    By Dave Gaston

    4-5 Stars
    China Road / Rob Gifford
    Dual, The / John Lukacs
    Evolution / Jean-Baptiste De Panafieu
    Long Walk, The / Slavomir Rawicz
    Man Who Loved China / S.Winchester
    Only Yesterday / Fred Allen
    Peace Like A River / Leif Enger

    5 Star Audio Books
    Beatles, The / Bob Spitz
    Kill A Mockingbird, To / Harper Lee
    Outliners / Malcom Gladwell
    Reaching For Glory / Michael Beshloss
    Taking Charge / Michael Beshloss

    3+ Stars
    21; Burning Down House / B Mezrich
    Book Thief, The / Markus Zusak
    Beautiful Mind, A / Sylvia Nascar
    Consider The Lobster / David Wallace
    Living Great Lakes / Jerry Dennis
    Looking for Alaska / P Jenkens
    New World Coming / Nathan Miller
    Three Cups of Tea / Greg Mortenson
    When Engulfed Flames / D. Sedaris
    Your Inner Fish / Neil Shubin

    What does it take to win a Gastoni?
    Well, for starters, you better write a book on a topic I love. Next, your writing style has to be exquisite (to the point of awe and envy). Finally, your story telling has to be transporting. To sum it up, I quote Somerset:

    “When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.”

    On a more personal note, the time I spent reading and listening to books this year was pure escapism. It felt like I spent most of it in a hospital waiting room (which is not true). When I’d start obsessing about my girl Gracie’s cancer I’d crack a book and ride it hard to block the worst of my fears. At night, when I needed to find a path to sleep, I’d take the easy road and escape down a story line. A good book is a gift.

    Our family has so much to be thankful for this year. For starters, Carrie and I have our girl back! She now has about an inch of fine blond hair sticking straight out of her 5 year old head. At school they call her Q-tip. Her teachers call her Q-T-tip. I’ll post a couple holiday pictures of the family up on her website: caringbridge.org/visit/gracegaston

    Your friendship is counted among my many blessings. Merry Christmas to you and your family, My best for the New Year, Dave

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jean L

    Jean L says

    Lisa,
    hi, if you are interested i would like to be shelfari friends. i enjoyed looking through your shelf. we have many books in common and i also got some great reading ideas. check my site and see if you would like to be friends. happy reading!
    jean l

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

    Garcon says

    Tiz the Season. I imagine, like me, you give books. My holiday list keeps getting longer and my holiday budget keeps getting smaller. What's a guy to do? Answer: Ask his stellar and sturdy Shelfarians where they place their orders. I order the majority of my books (for my own consumption) via Amazon Used... but I'm not going to gift a used book (tacky, tacky). So, have you found a place that would offer a deep discount for a volume buy? I'd appreciate you passing on the tip. Thanks, Merry Merry, Dave

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Evening Lisa,

    How art thou?

    The trip to the DR was incredible. I just got one of my photos from the trip enlarged and framed and I cannot take my eyes off it. I cannot stop thinking about the experience each day and the fact that so much beauty can be found in some of the most downtrodden places on earth.

    My colleague Kevin, who runs the "Social Justice Tour," put together a web page of our activities if you are interested in checking it out...

    http://web.me.com/lamastra/FBB/Welcome.html

    Anyway, I hope all is well. I have some lesson planning that I have to attend to.

    Ciao, Michael

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

    khabira says

    Good evening Lisa. Have a wonderful day.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Evening Lisa,

    How are things?

    I am doing well. Just got back from a month in South Carolina and I leave tomorrow for a "social justice tour" of the Dominican Republic.

    I totally agree with you about today's lack of female role models. On a side note, during the first week of each school year I share with my 8th grade students that I am a feminist. I am sure you can imagine what sort of answers they give me when I ask if they know what that means.

    Oh, thanks for the tip on the Percy books. They sound familiar but I have never picked any of them up. Hopefully before school begins on September 3rd I will be able to give it a go.

    Take care.

    ---michael

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

    MitchR says

    Hi Lihsa. Sorry I didn't reply before....I hardly ever visit the site now. Since moving to Multiply, I had sort of forgotten about it. Guess I should bring it up to date sometime.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Giles C

    Giles C says

    It'll be a while. the Barack Obama book has had excellent reviews as well.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • elady51

    elady51 says

    If you like mysterious/fantastic you should read The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak it's categorized as YA but it's really ageless. It's hard to categorize but I'd call it historical fiction with a twist.

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

    Garcon says

    Sedaris is much more of a humorist than Burroughs. His writing is much lighter. He is still a very good story teller... but, in skit form. For example, he writes excellent travel shorts. He is best writing about his family and friends, some of it is in the vein of a memoir. An entirely different man and caliber than Burroughs... OK... they are both gay and they are both very popular. If you want the best of Sedaris, listen to his audio books, he has a couple that a live. Best, Dave

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

    Garcon says

    Hi Lisa, Thanks for the invite. Look forward to it. Dave (Garcon)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Giles C

    Giles C says

    I'm still getting a feel for it.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Hey Lisa,

    How art thou?

    Interesting take on Twilight. I definitely didn't feel the "need a male to feel alive" vibe from the book. If you didn't like Bella's character I'm guessing you must have really hated Juliet from that Shakespeare work.

    The reason I read Twilight was because it's rare when my students are excited about a new book. I'm glad I did because I thought it was unique. The only hole I found in the book was when Bella left that terrifying message on her mom's cell and when mom next saw her there was no reference to it. Maybe I'm a picky reader, or just experiencing summer brain because I have been away from the classroom for too long.

    To answer your query about authors having responsibility for their works, I would say there are much bigger fish to fry like the companies that distribute today's video games, music, and movies.

    Your insightful quandary brought up something I have often wondered about - if books should have ratings. But I always come back to the notion that it would likely have an inverse effect and people would gravitate towards the ones with the most controversial ratings.

    I hope all is well.

    ---michael

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

    khabira says

    Lisa
    Thank you for the invitation and I also look forward to getting to know you better.
    Happy reading
    Khabira

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • turtle teacher

    turtle teacher says

    Hey Lisa,

    How goes it?

    Sorry that you didn't care for "Twilight." One of my students wrote me to tell me that she stayed up till midnight to get, and then finish the book. I liked it a lot, and more so because it has my teens excited about reading. Yeah, the ending was sort of blah, and there were a few holes. But I still feel it was above par.

    ---michael

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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