Posts Tagged ‘Good word’

Anancy News: Staff Picks: The Best Music Books Of 2011

Posted by admin on December 29th, 2011

Anancy News: Staff Picks: The Best Music Books Of 2011   The NPR Music staff presents 12 titles that range from the art of album covers to disco to Def Jam to metal to MTV. This year, our favorite music reads were mostly revealing biographies and wide- spanning analyses.    

Anancy News: The Book of Books: What Literature Owes the Bible

Posted by admin on December 28th, 2011

Anancy News: The Book of Books: What Literature Owes the Bible By MARILYNNE ROBINSON A number of the great works of Western literature address themselves very directly to questions that arise within Christianity and test doctrine by means of dramatic imagination.

Anancy News: ‘Jewish Treats Complete Guide To Chanukah’ Is Free eBook Today

Posted by admin on December 27th, 2011

Anancy News: ‘Jewish Treats Complete Guide To Chanukah’ Is Free eBook Today In honor of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, today’s Free eBook of the Day is Jewish Treats Complete Guide to Chanukah! Here is more about the book: “The Discover how gelt became gifts, the enduring dreidel game and menorah lighting methods. You will [...]

Anancy News: 5 Free eBooks For Christmas

Posted by admin on December 22nd, 2011

Anancy News:   5 Free eBooks For Christmas Christmas is almost here and to celebrate the festive holiday, we’ve put together a list of 10 free eBook classics that are sure to warm your heart. All of the books are available for free download on Project Gutenberg. We’ve listed the book, author, an excerpt from the book [...]

Anancy News: News Literacy Project Helps Students Sharpen Critical Thinking Skills

Posted by admin on December 21st, 2011

  Anancy News: News Literacy Project Helps Students Sharpen Critical Thinking Skills Founded in 2008 by 29-year veteran journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Miller, the project reaches out to young people in middle and high school by bringing seasoned journalists into classrooms.

ANANCYBOOKS’ DECEMBER NEWSLETTER: NL – 122011

Posted by admin on December 20th, 2011

ANANCYBOOKS’ DECEMBER NEWSLETTER: NL – 122011 Greetings from Anancy Enterprise! Free shipping: Books, eBooks, Music and DVDs Thank You for Your Patronage. Proverbs/Quotes When your mouth stumbles, it’s worse than feet.             Oji The drowning man is not troubled by rain.                          Persian Change yourself, change your fortunes.                              Portuguese When it is dark enough, you can see [...]

Anancy News: eBook Average Check Out Time At Library Is 8 Days

Posted by admin on December 19th, 2011

Anancy News:   eBook Average Check Out Time At Library Is 8 Days: ebrary Report Library patrons are using their eReaders to check out books. According to a new report from ebrary, 92 percent of librarians find giving offline access to eBooks more or equally important than providing online access. The report, which surveyed primarily [...]

Anancy News: The 10 Best Books of 2011

Posted by admin on December 18th, 2011

Anansi News:    The 10 Best Books of 2011 The Book Review picks the year’s best fiction and nonfiction.    

Jamaican Proverb: Chicken deh merry, Hawk deh near.

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2011

 Jamaican Proverb:           Chicken deh merry, Hawk deh near. Possible meaning:             Where there is too much merriment and excitement, danger lurks near. At the height of achievements – in private or public life – great troubles sometimes suddenly appear. Have fun, enjoy life’s pleasures and successes, but be mindful of your weaknesses, your shortcomings, [...]

Anancy News: ‘Day One’ Is Today’s Free eBook Of The Day

Posted by admin on December 16th, 2011

Anancy  News:  ‘Day  One’ Is Today’s Free eBook Of The Day Day One by Bill Cameron is today’s Free eBook of the Day. The detective novel is about a woman on the run and a teen runaway. Here is more from the book’s description: “Born and raised in southern Oregon farm country, Ellie Spaneker flees her [...]