Krasnow’s Newest Book is a Marriage Survival Guide By Leah Lancione Annapolis-based author Iris Krasnow tackled the complicated issue of marriage in her New York Times best-seller Surrendering to Marriage: Husbands, Wives and Other Imperfections and does so again in her newest book, The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really [...]
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REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PROUST By Maureen Smith When I was in college, one of my English professors told the class that reading Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past would be life-changing. His comment stuck in my mind and when I graduated, I requested this two-volume tome as a graduation gift. Though I always meant [...]
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The Rock Creek Shaman By Joyce Edelson Bay Media, Inc. (2009) Thirty-five years ago I made an official trip to a Job Corps Center in New Mexico with a large population of Native American trainees. While scanning medical records a notation stood out: “Cause of illness unclear. Recommend trainee be referred to his tribal [...]
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GARDENING FROM THE HEART Why Gardeners Garden By Carol Olwell Antelope Island Press, Berkeley (1990) Since my gardening consists of buying plants and instructing my yardman where to plant them, the book Gardening From the Heart caught my attention. Flowers seem to shrivel and turn brown when I look at them and I was hoping [...]
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SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME By Maureen Smith Where would I be without book clubs? It seems that has been the one constant wherever my travels have taken me. Currently I’m an active member of The Naval Academy Women’s Club (NAWC) First Friday Book Group, which has reached an impressive milestone, celebrating its 30th [...]
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UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption By Laura Hillenbrand Random House (2010) The word ‘unbroken’ conjures thoughts of a wild stallion or a mighty chain, both impossible to break. Hold onto that thought as you begin this book. Laura Hillenbrand, a prominent Washington, DC, author, has brought us a captivating [...]
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