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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Shakespeare and Co.-Paris; Ateneo-Buenos Aires
Two more beautiful bookstores in the world. Shakespeare and Co. (Paris) which specializes in English literature and appeared in the film Julie & Julia and The Ateneo (Buenos Aires) which is located in a theatre. More pictures at this link: Most Interesting Bookstores of the World.Friday, November 12, 2010
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1958)
Watch one of the best and most memorable episodes of Hitchcock's TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
It's an impressive adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" (read the tale first!) and the actress that plays Mary Maloney does a great job (can you recognise her? It's the matriarch in Dallas!!)
Enjoy!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Why Reading Matters (2009)
A BBC documentary in which science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step into other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.Saturday, November 6, 2010
... and the END PRODUCT!
ASBO Fairy Cakes
Dear book clubbers... we are pleased to introduce our group in Ribeira. These photos were taken last Tuesday (November 2nd) during our discussion of The ASBO Fairy Tales.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
Are you ready to enter Dahl's universe? He is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.
Here's the beginning of another episode, in this case The Way Up to Heaven. Enjoy!
All her life, Mrs Foster had had an almost pathological fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat, or even a theatre curtain...
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