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Date Posted: 12:04:14 03/09/08 Sun
Author: Joan
Author Host/IP: ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net / 68.0.253.131
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Another lucky book find

Again, I'm sure this find is worthless, but I think it's really neat.

I check the religion section out at a local used book store, and sometimes I find something worthwhile. A few weeks ago, I found a 1965 Jerusalem Bible--new in the box!

Yesterday, I found another autographed book.

Leslie R. Severinghaus wrote "Religions and History", which is meant to be a textbook for public school students, that integrates political history with the history of religions. He had a really interesting life. had an advanced degree from Columbia. Spent time in the orient, and apparently collected quite a few rare texts in his travels. He opened an English language lab while there, too. He was first a teacher, and then a headmaster. He married the sister of Henry Luce, the publishing giant, who married Clare Booth Luce, the Catholic convert who either won or was nominated for an Academy Award for one of her screenplays.

Anyway, that's my latest "find". Have any of you found any treasures lately?

What are you reading? I'm just finishing "The Captured" about kids who were captured by Indians (Native Americans) and then rescued or returned. Their stories are interesting, but ultimately very sad.

Joan

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[> Very cool finds, Joan! :-)..................... -- Barb, 12:11:17 03/09/08 Sun [1] (clgrtnt2-port-158.dial.telus.net/161.184.42.158)

I just found a 1985 children's book, "Fraggle Rock" for granddaughter Kayla...who is right now crazy about the show...as was once her mama. It's not religious of course, but...the show did play on a Sunday in Canada. lol
Currently I am reading a series of novels by the British author "Miss Read." Her novels were set in small English villages in the mid 20th century. I have been scouting them out on the net because they are mainly out of print...and there are several books and two individual series written by the same author. I intend to read the lot of them! :-# :-)

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[> [> Re: Very cool finds, Joan! :-)..................... -- Joan, 05:16:03 03/10/08 Mon [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

What are Miss Read's stories about?

Joan

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[> [> [> Joan, Miss Read........... -- Barb, 08:31:04 03/10/08 Mon [1] (clgrtnt3-port-240.dial.telus.net/161.184.44.240)

Dora Saint who wrote under the name "Miss Read," (still alive and elderly) was a teacher by profession. She wrote a few series of books centered in fictional villages (but in the real Cotswolds) in England during the mid 20th century. They are very authentic of place and character...and most charming. :-)

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