Tag Archives: New York

Book Review: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Posted on August 15, 2013 by booksandbuttons

Why are you so successful at what you do? Can you think of any reasons why you might have had a lucky lift up along the way?  Someone you knew?  Where you went to school?  Because you did your homework? … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life with Mother by Clarence Day

Posted on August 6, 2013 by booksandbuttons

I picked up this book at a bookstore that was going out of business (sniff, sniff) at a nice price, and it’s a first edition. It’s a spinoff on the old “Life with Father” book by Clarence Day and is … Continue reading →

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New York and Mamma Mia!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by booksandbuttons

You were the only one not on the streets of New York on Wednesday!  AND it was one of the hottest days of the summer.  Still, we had fun. You know the storyline for Mamma Mia!, right?  Twenty-year old Sophie … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tales of A Wayward Inn (the Algonquin) by Frank Case

Posted on October 26, 2012 by booksandbuttons

Wasn’t I lucky to find this little gem among the books at the usual bookcase  of library sale items?  For $1.00 I had several evenings of wonderful reading—going back to the glory days when a writer was a writer!   The book  was … Continue reading →

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