http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/07/05/sweet-home-chicago-part-deux/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/07/05/sweet-home-chicago-part-deux/#comment-192 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » Background Research Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:48:29 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/07/05/sweet-home-chicago-part-deux/#comment-192 [...] Well, I got my reviews filed on time last Thursday (there were six in all-I forgot to mention The Science of Parenting, by Margot Sunderland). I haven’t read all that much since then. No matter how much I love reading, the rush to finish books in time for deadline often leaves me with a craving for low-mental-effort activities like watching TV. Or maybe just staring blankly into space as my two-year-old does chin-ups on the tray of my CD changer. [...] […] Well, I got my reviews filed on time last Thursday (there were six in all-I forgot to mention The Science of Parenting, by Margot Sunderland). I haven’t read all that much since then. No matter how much I love reading, the rush to finish books in time for deadline often leaves me with a craving for low-mental-effort activities like watching TV. Or maybe just staring blankly into space as my two-year-old does chin-ups on the tray of my CD changer. […]

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