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on the night table

When the Diagnosis is Multiple Sclerosis: Help, Hope and Insights from an Affected Physician Kym Orsetti Furney, M.D. Praeger Publishers, December 2007 This morning, I read an article on the Charlotte Observer website about Dr. Kym Furney’s new book,When the Diagnosis … Continue reading

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on the night table

Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri Knopf, available 1 April 2008 I had a note in my inbox this morning from a fellow disclaimer about Jhumpa Lahiri:   Hi, everyone!  I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter weekend.  I just wanted … Continue reading

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on the night table

 A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Eckhart Tolle Penguin, 2008 There are only five people (other than myself) who I trust to choose my books for me. Oprah isn’t one of them, but I’ve heard about this Oprah book for … Continue reading

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on the night table

  The Septembers of Shiraz Dalia Sofer Harper Collins 2007 I’m in four chapters deep and very impressed.

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Anne Rice & Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana

Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana by Anne Rice Published by Alfred A. Knopf Released 4 March 2008  Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana is a meditation: It is a journey through a forbidden grove, a desert, and a … Continue reading

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on the turntable

Michael McDonald   Soul Speak  Motown   Released March 4, 2008   I have always connected with Michael McDonald’s one-of-a-kind,  woo-me-into-the-night soulful voice. Play me a hundred voices, and  I can tell you right away which one is McDonald’s. Maybe that’s because I’ve … Continue reading

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