i had to start with the above title b/c billy apparently can’t spell Bibles – see previous blog comments from last week – so i figured maybe this would help lead him in the right direction if i used exclamation points

you can see from the below that i read a bit last week

“the dogma of cats for kids” by Snyder – wonderful small-ish book for kids about how to apply the learning of people to the learning of cats – good elem book – good one for my middle school when we work with special needs kids

“cat sense” by bradshaw – great read – I talked my sister to death on our run this morning about it – great for my middle school cat lovers – I wish i’d had this book at my students’ age – i’d have cared and understood my cats better – anyway, great practical book about cats – what makes them tick – what makes them unique from dogs (HINT: they’re not small dogs:)

“opera A to Z” by Lindsay – this should be on our required list for BOB next year – a book about the great operas of all-time – complete with a beginning to what the heck is opera in the first place and with an index in the back to help you go forward for more after reading it – from a non-opera person, I learned so much – my kids would too that I teach – great introductory book – really for all ages

“Birmingham then and now” – this was actually two books – a book on the shopping district and a book on the TV stations – read quickly – lots of photos – I enjoyed learning about the buildings I fly by for Mercedes

“Alabama legends” – mr scott’s book – interviews with Tide legends – i guess the takeaway i had from the book this time was that it really was an interview driven work – you could tell mr. scott didn’t spend his time in books for this book – he was on the phone talking to people – which is something i think most people wouldn’t have thought about his book

“Running Tide” – best named running book ever:) joan benoit samuelson was an elite marathoner in the 1980s – the book came out in 1987 – interestingly enough, she’s still elite at the 50-over female group – she could beat me in a marathon – so the fact that she’s remained so strong for so long, it made the book even better – from a teaching standpoint, she spent like a chapter on her junior high – which was funny – only biography I’ve read recently where someone did that

stay cool

maf