Showing posts with label Maureen Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maureen Johnson. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Holiday Song & Book Want 3


Instead of an advent calendar, for the holiday season I will share some holiday music and books on my want list for the days before Christmas.

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Baby It's Cold Outside
sung by Lady Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
lyrics

I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice

My mother will start to worry - Beautiful, what's your hurry?
Father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Maybe just a half a drink more - Put some records on while I pour

The neighbors might think - Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink? - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell

I ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the sense in hurting my pride?
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside

I've got to get home - Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your coat - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - Thrill when you touch my hand
Why don't you see - How can you do this thing to me?

There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Think of my life long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside
Oh, baby, it's cold outside
Oh, baby, it's cold outside

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This would be a treat to see under the xmas tree...

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances
by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle
Amazon | Goodreads

Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks.

Thanks to three of today’s bestselling teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses.


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* image source: 1920s xmas card

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Day at the Louvre from AimeeKay


The clock has struck NOON in Paris and we meet AimeeKay at the Louvre.

The Musée du Louvre —in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre—is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet).
-per wikipedia

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Lucky V!!! Getting to see Notre Dame! The Eiffel Tower! The LOUVRE!!!

One of my favorite books that I've read recently, 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, has a great part that takes place in the city of lights. It makes me want to check out the cemeteries as well as the local cafes. Seriously, you wouldn't believe how many famous people are buried in Paris.


So right about the time I heard about V looking for some people to do guest posts about Paris I also found The Anchor Book of French Quotations by Norbert Guterman.


The book itself isn't new, but the quotes inside are timeless. The book is both in English and French, with the French quotes on the left and the English translations on the facing page. Plus the quotes are chronologically as well as by author.

I really enjoyed exploring some of France's most famous writers, even if it was only a small bite at a time. I wanted to share some of the quotes regarding Paris:

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"To Paris no place else compares"
~~~Eustache Deschamps

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"Prince, to the ladies of Paris
For for speaking well award the prize;
Italian women have their points,
But for quick tongues, give me Paris.
~~~Francois Villon

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Paris is surely worth a Mass.
~~~Henri IV

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Outside Paris there is no salvation for a gentleman.
~~~Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin)


There were many other beautiful and insightful quotes in The Anchor Book of French Quotations. However I would have to do at least 3 more posts to share all the ones that I found especially intriguing. I was also toying with the idea of giving away my copy of the book itself to one lucky reader. However my daughter, who has decided to take French next year, has already laid claim to the book. Sorry!

So to make up for it I am going to give away an e-copy of 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson to a lucky winner!

Since the main place I would like to visit in Paris if I was given the chance is the Louvre. I would like you to tell me one thing, be it a painting, sculpture, etc., that you would like to see that is in the Louvre.

If you ever get a chance to pick up a copy of The Anchor Book of French Quotations I definitely recommend it!

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Guest post created by AimeeKay of Reviews From My First Reads Shelf
© 2012. All rights reserved.

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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* giveaway offer ends: July 8, 2012

* image source The Louvre Museum

-*&*- Paris at Noon schedule -*&*-

Sunday, July 10, 2011

In My Mailbox - 7.10.11



Free from Kindle: beware some free offers are limited

A Cold Day for Murder
(Kate Shugak #1)
by Dana Stabenow
-mystery


Free from Dark Regions Press: subscribe to the Dark Regions Press newsletter for offers like this

Story "The Woven Offspring"
from the new book Gathered Dust and Others
by W.H. Pugmire
- horror
download a free pdf copy for yourself



For Review:
Hatter
by Daniel Coleman
-fantasy
courtesy of author
Thanks Daniel!


Nikolas and Company:
A Creature Most Foul
by Kevin McGill
-fantasy
Released date: September 2011
read the first 100 pages here


PeekAbook:



For Review and giveaway:

Dark Corners
by Liz Schulte
-thriller
courtesy of author
Thanks & Bels!
signup for giveaway


Hunted By The Others
by Jess Haines
-paranormal
kindle version currently free
signup for giveaway
-ends Aug 31


Kept
by Zoe Winters
-paranormal
courtesy of author
Thanks Zoe!
get your free copy here


Free from Netgalley: got mine, get yours!

The Name of the Star
Shades of London - Trilogy
-thriller
by Maureen Johnson
oops, just found out they are only sending review copies to Australian reviewers


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Now follow me to the first Bookie Brunch for a bit of chit chat at Songs and Stories...



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* get a heads up on free or discounted ebooks from Books on the Knob

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways to you

* image from Leafcutter Designs - world's smallest postal service and you can get a letter kit at Chronicle Books

* In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.

Summer Sizzler Scavenger Hunt - Imajin Books


 
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