Reading responses and book notes from Kansas readers
P J Moon, bus driver in Lawrence, discusses Philip K Dick. Zack Hall of Boys and Girls Club cites Christopher Hitchens in atheist debate. Robert Darnton’s Great Cat Massacre praised for history but sad. Maddie Ballou from Topeka on Life of Pi as survival tale revealing life truths. Daniel Coonfield, Kansas City artist, praises Gone to Soldiers about wartime life.
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P.J. Moon
Lawrence
Clans of the Alphane
Philip K. Dick
Zack Hall
Boys and Girls Club
Christopher Hitchens
Robert Darnton
Maddie Ballou
Topeka
Yann Martel
Daniel Coonfield
Kansas City
Kan
Marge Piercy
America
Accentuate the negative in The Antidote by Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman offers a sharp critique of positive thinking in The Antidote. He questions the self help boom, argues for a negative path to happiness, and visits Kenya Kenya Kibera and a Massachusetts retreat to reveal that embracing failure and insecurity can yield insight and relief.
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Oliver Burkeman
Burkeman
Texas
George W. Bush
Robert H. Schuller
Crystal Cathedral
Schuller
The
Guardian
Kenya
Massachusetts
Britain
Mount
Everest
J.K. Rowling
Rowling
Buddha
Seneca
Greece
Nairobi
Kibera
Poet's Showcase Submission Note
Writers are invited to submit poetry to the Poet's Showcase at kcallahan ljworld com. Include hometown and contact information in the email and use Poet's Showcase as the subject line.
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Kcallahan
Ljworld. Com
Mankind companion explores world culture and history
Pamela D. Toler presents Mankind The Story of Us All a companion to the History Channel series that surveys global cultures and pivotal events. It links early tools Neanderthals and Homo sapiens to later empires like the Mongol horde and the spread of ideas via printing and trade, stressing interconnections across eras.
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Pamela D. Toler
History Channel
Toler
Africa
Lucy
Europe
Best Seller List Highlights Top Books of December Week
The week ending December 1 features thrillers and mysteries from Michael Connelly and John Grisham, plus bestsellers by Janet Evanovich, Jim Butcher, David Baldacci, and Gillian Flynn. Also listed are non fiction titles by Ina Garten, Jon Meacham, and Mark Owen, with Stephen Colbert and J.K. Rowling among noted authors.
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Black Box
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown
Janet Evanovich
Bantam
Jim Butcher
Roc
The
Forgotten
David Baldacci
Grand Central
John Grisham
Doubleday
Glenn Beck
Threshold
Alex Cross
James Patterson
Vince Flynn
Atria
Gillian Flynn
Crown
J.K. Rowling
Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly
Henry Holt
Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter
Thomas Jefferson
Jon Meacham
Random House
Mark Owen
Dutton
J. J. Virgin
Harlequin
Timothy Ferriss
New Harvest
America
Stephen Colbert
Smitten Kitchen
Deb Perelman
Knopf
Joel Osteen
FaithWords
Oprah picks debut novel for Book Club 2.0
Oprah Winfrey announced Ayana Mathis's The Twelve Tribes of Hattie as the new selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. The debut novel follows a Mississippi teen's journey to Philadelphia in the 1920s and the family she builds, with an interview airing February 3 on OWN, and Winfrey likening it to Toni Morrison.
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New York
Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey
Hattie
Ayana Mathis
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Oprah's Book Club
Cheryl Strayed
First Lady Donates 500 Books to Toys for Tots
Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback donated 500 books from the Kansas Book Festival to the Toys for Tots drive. She presented them to two Marines at Cedar Crest, the governor’s residence in Topeka, highlighting her support for literacy programs in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mary Brownback
Marine Corps
Brownback
Cedar Crest
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