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pen4hire on May 10th, 2010

Announcement: We have our First Winner: Edie Jarolim, who blogs about dogs, has chosen Dogtown. (Boy is SHE going to be surprised!) Odds of winning a fabulous book in the third drawing are really good today, as few left comments over the weekend and NOBODY tweeted. See the list of books you can choose and [...]

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pen4hire on March 12th, 2010

Destination: Provençe, France Movie: The Grocer’s Son (Les Fils de l’epicier)(2008)

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pen4hire on August 17th, 2009

Destination: Paris Book: Paris Movie Walks: Ten Guided Tours Through The City of Lights! Camera! Action!, by Michael Schurmann I was going to say “You don’t have to be a movie fan to enjoy this book.”  But who among us is NOT a movie fan? And who has seen a movie set in Paris and [...]

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pen4hire on July 19th, 2009

Destination: Australia Movie: Australia (2008) Stars: Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackson and AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE Rather than talk about this movie which was released last year, let me instead just suggest that if you have not seen it,   To comment and

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pen4hire on March 23rd, 2009

Destination: Israel Books: The Bible; From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Freidman; Exodus by Leon Uris Whether your interest runs to history or contemporary geo-politics, Roman ruins or Medieval times, when you travel to Israel, you will find a country that is exasperating, beautiful, inspiring, welcoming and off-putting all at the same time. Conflict between [...]

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