Name: Nancy Fontaine
Weblog: scrinanbbles.blogspot.com
Articles: 45
First Published: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Last Published: Monday, July 21, 2008
Currently listing articles 45-1:
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Book Review: The Host by Stephenie Meyer— Stephanie Meyer knows how to write a great page-turning summer read, expertly structuring her chapters so each one is a cliff-hanger.
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Two Stories to Restore Your Faith in Commerce— A couple of companies worth doing business with.
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DVD Review: Comic Relief: The Greatest ... and the Latest— Only devoted fans need apply
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Idol Thoughts— How the heck did I get to the point of caring bout David Cook?
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Book Review: Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman— Exercise is good for everything that ails your brain.
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Book Review: Where Did I Leave My Glasses? The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss by Martha Weinman Lear— A must-read for all brain owners.
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Book Review: Another Thing to Fall: A Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) by Laura Lippman— Hollywood comes to Baltimore.
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Book Review: City of the Sun by David Levien— A gritty and suspenseful crime story crackling with energy.
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Book Review: American Cream by Catherine Tudish— If wishes were horses, they'd be American Creams.
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Book Review: Immortal by Traci L. Slatton— A historical trip through Renaissance Florence.
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Book Review: Now You See Him by Eli Gottlieb— A novel that asks: How well do we know anyone? How well do we know ourselves?
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Book Review: The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better by Sandra and Matthew Blakeslee— I feel, therefore I think...
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Book Review: Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age by Matthew Brzezinski— This book focuses on the 1950s Cold War and space race, but the issues of then are not too different from now.
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Book Review: I Never Saw Paris by Harry I. Freund— A pleasant jaunt through death and judgment in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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Book Review: New England White by Stephen L. Carter— Race, politics, and murder in a New England college town.
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DVD Review: Stories of the American Puppet— ... educational and interesting, but the structure of the program is somewhat confusing.
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Book Review: The Spanish Bow by Andromeda Romano-Lax— The story of a boy and his cello in war-torn Spain.
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Book Review: Hooked by Matt Richtel— You may never look at your computer the same way again.
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Book Review: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris— Inside the ad biz at the end of the Internet boom.
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Book Review: How Doctors Think by Jerome Goopman— A must-read for layman and doctors alike.
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Book Review: Survival of the Sickest - A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease by by Sharon Moalem and Jonathan Prince— The authors look at disease through the lens of evolution, asking, "if evolution is all about survival, why would it select for deadly diseases?"
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TV Review: Watching Raines - Or Not— People won't give up a repeat to try something new?
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Book Review: I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown— A book for every women who thinks she is alone when she feels ashamed.
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Book Review: Con Ed by Matthew Klein— With summer coming on, it wouldn't surprise me if Con Ed found its way to many a beach blanket.
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Book Review: Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley— The human brain can change, rewiring itself.
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Book Review: A Form of Optimism by Roy Jacobstein— A man who can write a poem about the Three Stooges and HIV is, at heart, a poet of the people.
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Conference Report: Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Annual Conference and Book Fair— A newbie goes to a literary writing conference.
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TV Review: Raines— A detective who likes to talk... to the dead.
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Book Review: Cholesterol Down by Janet Bond Brill— An apple a day (plus nine other things) keeps the cholesterol away.
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Book Review: Consolation by Michael Redhill— A tale of Toronto, past and present.
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Book Review: The Crimson Portrait by Jody Shields— A beautifully-written historical novel that is ultimately disappointing.
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Super Bowl XLI: The Party's Over— The game, the shows, the commercials, it's all over
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Book Review: A Day of Small Beginings by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum— A book that will make you think and touch your heart.
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Book Review: The Serotonin Power Diet— You snack, you lose (weight).
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Book Review: Lisey's Story by Stephen King— Lisey Landon is a terrific heroine, for although she is subject to human frailties, she is brave.
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Book Review: The Hidden Assassins by Robert Wilson— "Nothing is straightforward in terrorist attacks."
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Music Review: Aimee Mann - One More Drifter in the Snow— Aimee Mann has created an eclectic and satisfying Christmas album. She’s psychologically aware, often melancholic, offering an interesting take on several classics.
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CD Review: This American Life: Stories of Hope and Fear— There is nothing else around like This American Life, and this collection is a wonderful sample.
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Book Review: One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson— One Good Turn is one good book. So sit down, get comfortable, and be prepared to be entertained for a good long time.
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TV Review: Hugh Laurie Hosting Saturday Night Live— Hugh Laurie is funny, but Saturday Night Live isn't.
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Curves: Works for Me— Working out isn't hard to do.
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Book Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield— I ain't afraid of no ghosts.
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Book Review: The Brief History of the Dead— They're not really dead as long as we remember them
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón— Stephen King is quoted as saying this is "one gorgeous read." He's right.
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Book Review: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri— Short stories that are a work of art.
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