http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/11/16/review-of-the-day-then-to-now-a-short-history-of-the-world-by-christopher-moore/ A School Library Journal Blog Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/11/16/review-of-the-day-then-to-now-a-short-history-of-the-world-by-christopher-moore/#comment-420355 Chris in NY Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:12 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=10475#comment-420355 After reading your entire review I was relieved that you were not recommending a history of the world by that other Christopher Moore. After what he did in "Lamb", the mind boggles at his creation of history of the world for young'uns. Not that it wasn't hysterically funny. (http://www.chrismoore.com/lamb.html ) After reading your entire review I was relieved that you were not recommending a history of the world by that other Christopher Moore. After what he did in “Lamb”, the mind boggles at his creation of history of the world for young’uns. Not that it wasn’t hysterically funny.
(http://www.chrismoore.com/lamb.html )

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/11/16/review-of-the-day-then-to-now-a-short-history-of-the-world-by-christopher-moore/#comment-420310 JMyersbook Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:36:57 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=10475#comment-420310 Clarifications -- By "shelving," I mean informally in my own personal collection, and by "prequel" I mean that, because it is a single volume, a younger reader who is daunted by the multi-volume Hakim series might fiind this an enticing way to get a world overview, and then be interested enough to focus in on the U.S. in the Hakim series. (That's what I get for writing comments before I've had breakfast! lol) Clarifications — By “shelving,” I mean informally in my own personal collection, and by “prequel” I mean that, because it is a single volume, a younger reader who is daunted by the multi-volume Hakim series might fiind this an enticing way to get a world overview, and then be interested enough to focus in on the U.S. in the Hakim series. (That’s what I get for writing comments before I’ve had breakfast! lol)

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/11/16/review-of-the-day-then-to-now-a-short-history-of-the-world-by-christopher-moore/#comment-420304 JMyersbook Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:33:20 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=10475#comment-420304 Intriguing! I will order a copy of this for my own enlightenment, and will probably end up shelving it as a prequel/companion/fifth-cousin to Joy Hakim's ambitious "The Story of US" series. Intriguing! I will order a copy of this for my own enlightenment, and will probably end up shelving it as a prequel/companion/fifth-cousin to Joy Hakim’s ambitious “The Story of US” series.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2011/11/16/review-of-the-day-then-to-now-a-short-history-of-the-world-by-christopher-moore/#comment-419930 Lisa Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:04:50 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=10475#comment-419930 <i>From Then to Now</i> sounds wonderful! I'll be placing a hold for this one today. Thanks. From Then to Now sounds wonderful! I’ll be placing a hold for this one today. Thanks.

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