Joe Sherry at the Adventures in Reading blog has compiled a list of best reads of the previous decade. (I admire his memory!) It is an interesting list. He admits to reading fantasy and sci fi, but the reading here includes some fascinating reads.
<blockquote>Great readers have many skills to help them decode unfamiliar words. The ability to identify rhyming words can help students read more easily and efficiently. Rhyming picture books are a great resource for second language instruction. The easy rhyming text makes it easy to teach reading. Using picture books to teach words that rhyme help […]
Lisa Braithwaite has shared her experiences with panic attacks and anxiety on her blog. I admire her candour, and am thankful she shared her experiences, because this sort of story encourages those who feel trapped by the condition. I went through a similar time - panic attcks and anxiety, and certainly would not recommend it. […]
"The struggle of the mind to keep itself free from every sort of bondage -- to remain curious, open, unsatiated in all its relations with nature -- is tenfold more difficult than the cultivation of a stable, satisfying point of view, but a thousandfold more precious."-- Gardner Murphy ………………………………………………………………………………………………How would YOU like to be the […]
Most of the time, luger Chris Mazdzer can't wipe the Cheshire-cat grin off his face. He's simply a happy guy. Turns out that his positive attitude could be a performance-enhancing drug that, thankfully, is 100% legal. "I'm pretty jolly," says Mazdzer, who has been a national and junior national champion. "I have that type of […]
"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." Abraham Maslow
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Under the Dome: A Novel ~ Stephen King King's return to supernatural horror is uncomfortably bulky, formidably complex and irresistibly compelling. Watch the book trailer for Under the Dome Watch the author Stephen King discuss the inspiration and writing for the book
