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If you are itching for a book to read and want more options be sure to check out Amazon’s picks for April. There are also seven on the side cause when you think about just picking seven it is a very hard choice so they have squeezed in fourteen for your consideration.
Even if these don’t spark an interest for you they might take you to other selections that do jump off the pages. Why not plan to read something out of your comfort zone and see how it feels.
To see what is on the folks at Amazon’s mind check out, http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_6646102_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000061771&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=018R0DVGNDFSREV7S2XX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=384521001&pf_rd_i=283155
There is a rumor, that Spring has arrived in Chicago, but the language of this season is still depressing.
In a new biography of Mark Roget, by Joshua Kendall, The Man Who Made Lists, www.us.penguingroup.com it revealed that Roget suffered greatly from depression. His extraordinary work was an outcome of his learning to cope with his melancholia. “As a boy he stumbled upon a remarkable discovery-that compiling lists of words could provide solace, no matter what misfortune may befall him.”
The lists gave him an alternative world in which to repair,” said Kendall.
Words do heal, as do new seasons.
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by Kim Edwards tune in to Lifetime tonight as it premieres starring Dermot Mulroney (“The Wedding Date”), Gretchen Mol (“3:10 to Yuma”) and two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson (“Angela’s Ashes”). The New York Times Bestseller has been adapted for the small screen with actors that are sure to deliver powerful performances. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/memory-keepers-daughter
Come back to the site and tell us how you liked it. If you have read the book, provide your thoughts on the tv version to the book. Con’t forget if you did not read this book and you like the tv version buy the bookbecause it is very rare that a screenwriter can mirror the subtitles of a book in an adaptation. Kim if you are out there, tell us what you think.
One of the most powerful and haunting novels that I ever read is A Thread Of Grace by Mary Doria Russell. www.literati.net/Russell.com I still carry the story and the characters in my heart, and ever so often think of them with longing. With the Jewish Holidays approaching, the story becomes even more alive for me. As it is a fictional account
( based on actual recollections) of how everyday heroes in Italy worked to keep the Italian Jews from the camps during the war. Russell, will be at Andersons Book Shop in Naperville tomorrow, Tuesday at 7pm. www.andersonsbookshop.com with new novel Dreamers of the Day.
JSG
It’s April in Chicago, and that means Baseball and Poetry.
Reread Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Thayer, and join everyone at Daley Plaza on April 8th for PLAY BALL, CHICAGO from 10 am to 3 pm. Along with special appearances by players from the Chicago White Sox and The Chicago Cubs, there will be batting cages, and lots of giveaways. Make sure to grab a hot dog, and start singing, ”Take Me Out To The Ball Game.” ( it’s the 100th anniversary)
I’d call that a Grand Slam
Celebrate The Grand Centennial Opening for the Garfield Park Conservatory on April the 13th from 9am to 5pm. If you can’t get there for the party, order the book, Inspired By Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago’s West Side written by Julia S. Bachrach and Jo Ann Nathan and published by the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance. It is available now at the Gift Shop ( 312- 724 4147) and all bookstores. Think part history of the park, history of a community, and all Chicago. The gorgeous photos really show off the jewel that Jens Jensen planned and created.
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Little darling I feel that ice is slowly melting,
Little darling it seems like years since it’s been clear,
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,And I say it’s all right. Here Comes the Sun The Beatles
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