The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
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The Israel Lobby, hardcover edition
Two interesting pieces on the Walt-Mearsheimer anti-Israel screed, for your reading pleasure. The first is in the WSJ: A crop of Israel’s critics — most prominently Jimmy Carter and now Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, the authors of “The Israel … Continue reading
Walt & Mearsheimer: The hardcover version
The Israel Lobby is so dangerous to America, the authors of the widely-discredited paper have turned it into a book. And they’re taking it on the road. Only the Israel Lobby is preventing them from speaking, because you simply can’t … Continue reading
Harry Potter: More reading material
Sarah has finished book 7, and I said a few days ago that I’d wait until she finished the book before posting about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I guess I should wait for Larry to finish it, though, … Continue reading
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J.K. Rowling reads from The Deathly Hallows
For Harry Potter fans, here’s a video of the author reading the first chapter of The Deathly Hallows. She’s a good reader. Authors used to read their books as a matter of course in the days when authors went on … Continue reading
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A five word review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Really brutal, but worth it. Between that and the second season of Battlestar Galactica, Saturday was a no-posting day. Sleep would be nice now.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The end is online
Someone posted images of the final chapter of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online. I have no desire to read the ending before the novel is published, but be warned. If you don’t want to know, stay away … Continue reading
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For Sorena
Couldn’t resist taking the Harry Potter quiz You scored as Harry Potter. You can be a little reckless and hot-headed at times, but a more brave and courageous friend would be hard to find. Harry Potter 95% Sirius Black 85% … Continue reading
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Sgt. Mom’s fundraiser
Sgt. Mom wrote a book. So far, she hasn’t gotten a publisher, but that’s not stopping her. Now she’s going to try to self-publish, but that’s not inexpensive, either. So go check out Sgt. Mom’s post where she tells you … Continue reading
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Salman Rushdie knighted, Iran insulted
I have to say, this made me smile. Iran on Sunday condemned Britain’s decision to knight Salman Rushdie, the author who was forced into hiding for a decade after the leader of the Iranian revolution ordered his assassination. Iran Foreign … Continue reading
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Things I no longer bother writing about
Well, let’s see. There’s the “Gilad Shalit deal is imminent” stuff. Nope. I don’t bother writing about that, because it’s crap. Israeli reporters know it’s crap, too. Get a load of this lede: A prisoner exchange deal for the release … Continue reading
Kurt Vonnegut: Poo-tee tweet.
There’s a post I never published, written after Kurt Vonnegut’s remarks in praise of suicide bombers. I never published it because I never quite finished it, and I never quite finished it because I couldn’t stand that the man I’d … Continue reading
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Lemony Snicket’s Judaism
An interview with Daniel Handler in Moment magazine, in which we discover the Baudelaires are Jewish. Has the series been influenced by Jewish history? I think there is something naturally Jewish about unending misery, yes. I mean, I guess naturally … Continue reading
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Book reviews worth reading
Christianity today reviews three books on Israel, including Jimmy Carter’s execrable “analysis.” Carter is not an anti-Jewish ideologue. His views are not irrational, they are just unbalanced—driven by an unquenchable private need for vindication. He cannot let go of the … Continue reading
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While googling for something else
A look at 1863 Richmond Continue reading
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I have PTSS
The Hinderaker book poll: Hypocrisy (and bad taste) abounds Continue reading
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