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A Dictionary Into Which a Left-Handed Monkey Wrench Has Been Thrown

The Left Handed Dictionary by Leonard Louis Levinson

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Thursday July 30 is “Paperback Book Day,” celebrating the first books published in paperback by Penguin Publishing Co. back in 1835. Many years ago (but not as far back as that) when I was in 8th grade, I received this gem of a paperback from the assistant principal of my middle school. The Left Handed Dictionary is a slim little volume filled with quotations and organized in dictionary format. The cover descriptions say it comprises: 5,000 hip definitions that once tripped gaily off the slightly forked […]

Collecting inspirational thoughts

Inspiring Quotes from Children's Classics: For Growing Up by Hannah Barnaby

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While there are mostly uplifting and positive quotations fill Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Classics: For Growing Up, there are one or two silly or maybe a bit not so “uplifting” ones that will make you chuckle. From classic quotes (Moby Dick) to contemporary reads (Princess Academy), there is a little bit of everything included. Therefore you can find Moomins and Christopher Paolini next to CS Lewis and Ramona the Pest. Sometimes, the phrase is not necessarily something I would consider “inspirational” or even has a […]

Groovy kind of love

Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Love by James Dean

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I probably should not admit to this, but I am not a Pete the Cat fan. I know I am in the minority there as James Dean’s books fly off our selves at work. There seems to be one for every holiday. We even had a plush Pete doll before the holidays this year. Therefore, I must admit I was not expecting a lot from Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Love. I thought perhaps it might be a fun Valentine’s Day gift for a […]



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