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sthurner

sthurner

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Francis Bacon

I am a retired English teacher, now an artist, and always a reading omnivore.

I belong to a neighborhood book discussion group, and participate in a couple online book discussion groups. Shelfari is where I keep my... more »
  • Janesville, WI, USA
  • member since October 11 2006

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  • Silvana Lowry

    Silvana Lowry says

    Hi Sthurner, My name is Silvana and I am one of the admins of the Bibliophile Club Group. I'd like to invite you to join our group. Our members like to read all sorts of interesting book, from non fiction /fiction books, history, classics, popular books, politics, and mysteries. Our Book of the month for October is `The Elegance of the Hedgehog' by Muriel Barbery. our leader of the book of the month group is Darra. Our other admins are, Earl, Regina, James, Philosophefop, and Punxsutauney. Feel free to visit our cite and if you find our group interesting , then please join us. All the best, Silvana...enjoy our reading.

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Book Dreams

    Book Dreams says

    Hi Sherry, I did like Olive Kitteridge a lot. As I get older, I find books which address how people deal with aging, health issues, changing familial relationships, etc. of great interest. I've been putting off reading Toni Morrision's new book "A Mercy," but since we are discussing it at our book group meeting in two days, I'm off to get a cup of coffee and start reading it right now! (Which means I will have to stop reading a compelling mystery by Attica Locke which I am halfway through...)

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Judy S

    Judy S says

    Hi Sherry, Tracy kidder is one of my favorite authors. Let me know what you think of his latest, please. Thanks Judy

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • A. Michaelson

    A. Michaelson says

    Hi sthurner. I am the author of The Sandal Maker, a new novel about the public ministry of Jesus. You can read the first chapter by going to scribd.com and searching for the title. I am including here the publisher's notes from Amazon.com. Let me know what you think.


    Product Description
    Caleb, an elderly Jew, leaves the safety of his home in Cana on a mission to find a man he believes is in Jerusalem. Miriam, Caleb’s only remaining child, accompanies him disguised as a boy. In the desolation of the war struck Galilean countryside, father and daughter risk their lives to journey south on the Jordan River trail. As they walk, Caleb intrigues Miriam with a captivating story of his youth that will change her future destiny. A story of a time forty years prior when he became a sandal maker in order to observe a man some called the Miracle Worker. Caleb secretly kept notes of the events he saw and heard as he followed the crowds. With his objective, skeptical point of view, he reveals the fascinating ministry of the one he called the “Master.” Heart pounding perils and the threat of death endanger the two travelers, but nothing could foretell the fate awaiting them in Jerusalem!

    From the Publisher
    A. Michaelson's new novel, The Sandal Maker, takes the reader on a fascinating journey back to the year 70 A.D. in worn torn Palestine. The author creatively weaves two stories together, one in the present, the other in the past. Heartwarming, enlightening and tragic, The Sandal Maker paints a portrait of one man's life and his involvement in how the gospel came to be.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cathy R

    Cathy R says

    I see you're currently reading The Help--I've got that on my "to read" list, but haven't talked to anyone who's read it yet. Let me know what you think of it when you're done, if you don't mind. :)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Lindam

    Lindam says

    Wizard of Oz is the only book I've read for myself many,many times. Just finished The Emperor of Ocean Park. What an amazing book!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Auntie Social

    Auntie Social says

    Just dropping in to say Howdy! Hope you are having a wonderful summer and have a happy Independence Day.

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

    tapbirds says

    Earlier this year I read the autobiography ("Your Land and Mine") of Dr. Edgar Wayburn, one of the founding presidents of the Sierra Club. I was surprised at how many times Stegner was mentioned in his book; obviously Stegner was quite involved in the conversation movement.

    Thanks for the recommendation on Stegner's collection!

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

    tapbirds says

    Hi Sharon:
    It has been quite some time since we last corresponded; I trust all is well? I noticed that you just read & rated a Wallace Stegner book, "Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs" - - I assume you would recommend it? I have been intrigued by Stegner since reading "Angle of Repose" and the surrounding debate around authorship. But would also like to read more of his "environmental" writings - - would you could consider "Bluebird" to be representative of his environmental interests?
    Best wishes,
    Scott (tapbirds)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ron W

    Ron W says

    All I can say is "Wow." You have read over 2,000 books! I read 50-60 per year and I thought that I was well-read. Good job!

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Judy S

    Judy S says

    Miss being your friend and checking your shelf and reviews. Saw elsewhere that you had been to Peru! We are going to China for three weeks soon.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jassafari

    Jassafari says

    Thanx for the befriending!

    JASS!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mjacobs

    mjacobs says

    Hi Sherry, I have indeed been to the Antwerp Zoo - at least once a year since grandson Linus has discovered the place! This summer he (4 years old) told his mum and dad that he thought it was time for him to make a long yourney, for instance a long train journey with his grandma, for instance to the Zoo... The train journey from Ghent is only 50 minutes, but quite an adventure for him. He's asked me to take him ago just 2 weeks ago...
    And as a child I used to live only 10 miles from Antwerp, I went to high school there, my family has been living there - alas, we were a small family, and most of them are gone.
    I used to love our visits to the zoo. It has changed a lot of course, there are not so many animals any more but they have a lot more space, and the company has started a new zoo in the countryside, where the rest of the animals are. There there is lots of room, they have tried to create "natural habitats" for the animals and have joined in breeding programmes (Planckendael). It's a lovely place to take children: there is a big island for the gibbons, i.e., and they do very well there, and always put on a wonderful show climbing, jumping, just being gibbons.

    That book about color was recommended to me by a collegue who loved it, but it's been on my "I'm reading" shelf for several months now. It's not that I do not like it, I just don't feel like reading on :-)

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Chaska (formerly Kitty Blu)

    Chaska (formerly Kitty Blu) says

    Did you love it? Where all did you go? I went last May for two weeks and also the year before.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Book Dreams

    Book Dreams says

    I see that you read Johnny Got His Gun. I read it in high school, during the Viet Nam war and it had a PROFOUND impact on me. I've never forgotten it. Pretty intense.

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  • Auntie Social

    Auntie Social says

    Hi! It has been a long time since I have written to ANY of my friends and I want to apologize to you. One of my New Year's resolutions is to stay better in touch with everyone. I have admired your blog on several occasions. You are really a talented person. Hope spring catches up to you in Janesville soon and that the river stays in its banks this year.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Howard N

    Howard N says

    I see that we have over 200 books in common. And I am also a retired teacher. I saw your review of Bang the Drums Slowly, which is one of my favorite books.

    H

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mjacobs

    mjacobs says

    Hi Sherry, Thanks , I'm fine again, after a serious flue a few weeks ago. I hope you are well too.
    I did read The Graveyard Book a few months ago: another book for youngsters, not too scary, but still thrilling enough to keep going well after your bedtime, so perhaps it's better to stick to Pooh. I had a look at your shelves yesterday to see if I shoud add something to my wish list. I was tempted by Evidence of Things Unseen, but I'm still hesitating if it would be my kind of book.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ZORBA THE BUDDHA

    ZORBA THE BUDDHA says

    Hi,Sherry.

    I went through your coherent profile..iI appreciate the precision;aptly echoing the wisdom you have gained wid your age and reflecting the clarity of your purpose being here..Though I had to be patient enough to go through your exhaustive shelf n will take few more days to complete..You had your whole life's reading experience behind you, so kindly give me some referals for mysteries, fictional biographies, non fictions or the books you feel bore an impact on you butressed wid the perpetuance they left on you..May be I just read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch recently so kindaa interested in getting some succinct feedback form the right persons available in the online viscinity..

    Regards,
    Vinay.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • unfinished woman

    unfinished woman says

    What's the pedestrian book by James. I usually love her. Is it her new one? Saw you comment on Sharon's page.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
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