Travels teach a rekindled self in Europe memoir
Barbara E Runco reports on Alice Steinbach who in 1993 left daily duties as a Baltimore Sun writer and mother to roam Europe for a year. The journey through Paris London Oxford Milan and Italy rekindles the independent self she feared she had lost.
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Memories of Barry and the joy of letting go in Oxford
A postcard note from Oxford to Alice recalls Barry the ballroom instructor who taught a lesson beyond English economic history. It highlights Tre learning the value of fun and the fear and thrill of dancing. The writer urges Alice to remember this insight for future days.
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Without Reservations a travelogue of self discovery
The book blends travel writing with personal pursuit as each chapter opens with a self written postcard note and stamp reproductions. Steinbach reflects on her journeys saying she did not scale mountains but waded into the unknown stream and accepted the offerings of the gods.
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Goblet of Fire review notes darker themes and age shift
The Goblet of Fire is a riotous fast read for all ages but grows darker in its last 200 pages. Voldemort threatens Harry from chapter one, with Triwizard intrigues, Veela, and lessons about friendship and respect.
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Potter Goblet of Fire audio rush fuels summer sales
Audio booksellers mark July 2000 as the summer of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire released in print and audio. Jim Dale voices the American edition while Stephen Fry reads the English version. David Sedaris offers Me Talk Pretty One Day in unabridged essays.
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