Category Archives: Books

Finding the Orange in the Orchard

Posted on February 24, 2014 by TheJessicaness

I’m on Skype with my dad when Caleb calls to let me know he will be home late because he just got rear-ended at a red light eleven blocks from the house. He makes the bumper seem worse than it is, … Continue reading →

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Reading In A Month

Posted on February 1, 2014 by TheJessicaness

1. Breaking the Maya Code by Michael Coe I had previously read part of this book and was able to reread it. There were, and still are, a lot of people involved in the deciphering of the Mayan language via … Continue reading →

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Summary of Books Read in 2013

Posted on January 29, 2014 by TheJessicaness

How the Scots Invented the Modern World had me wanting more as I recognized certain names and events. I appreciate these hard-working people (a 12 year-old boy works 14-hour days then goes to night classes) being portrayed as more than a lung behind … Continue reading →

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Why I Seem Unread to Some

Posted on January 28, 2014 by TheJessicaness

It looks as if my last bookish review was almost two years ago. I was motivated to read all the moldy books I had rescued from my mom’s house, and all the books I had acquired while traveling, from friend … Continue reading →

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To the Beach Before You Go

Posted on January 23, 2014 by TheJessicaness

  Back to Bruegger’s Bagels for a chocolate chip – no cream cheese – for Mom. My hot coffee would get cold in the cup holder in the backseat of their Prius while we explored the beach of Coronado. We … Continue reading →

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