By David Stilwill on Dec 10, 2007 | In Featured, Uncategorized, Writer's Resources | 1 Comment »
“Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?”
-Henry Morton Stanley
As our faithful readers are aware, we preface many of our postings with a quotation that feels appropriate to the subject matter. Our critics scoff, claiming the practice to be one of smoke and mirrors, done only to associate our humble scribblings with the words of much greater men and women. We prefer to think of it as a tip of the hat as it were, to the spirit of so many personalities that live on within the simple combinations of sound and word.
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By David Stilwill on Dec 10, 2007 | In Featured, Global Travel, Non-Fiction, Web Sites | 1 Comment »
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. “
T.S. Eliot
The staff at Adventure Bookshelf has recently started reading The Adventure Blog. Yeah, were easy - just tack the word adventure to a decent amount of writing and we’ll come shuffling around, like a kid in bunny slippers asking for a bedtime story.
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By David Stilwill on Dec 5, 2007 | In Children's Books, Featured, Young Adult | No Comments »
” I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”
Anna Quindlen
Technology everyday is becoming more pervasive in children’s lives. While this is not necessarily a bad thing - movies, television, video games & communication devices all compete for a child’s time besides the busy schedule of the average modern family.
We here at Adventure Bookshelf believe strongly in the many benefits of reading and encourage it as one of the great gifts to give your kids.
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By David Stilwill on Dec 4, 2007 | In Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.
Ernest Hemingway
Though a fan of Royal Typewriters, if alive today perhaps Hemingway would have endorsed this rugged computer:
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By David Stilwill on Nov 30, 2007 | In Author Feature, First Person Narrative, Libraries | No Comments »
There is a nice essay in the Washington Post by Garrison Keillor revealing the genesis of his lifelong love of books.
“I plopped down and read them, one after the other. Nobody yelled at me, nobody told me to stop reading and sit with my feet up and not move….I chose to enter a privileged world (open to all) in which Twain, Stevenson, Thurber, Dickens and other strangers confide in you and tell you their stories.”
Read it here:
The Reading Life by Garrison Keillor - Washington Post
Garrison Keillor at Amazon.com
