Wednesday, January 18, 2012

"By Their Books Ye Shall Know Them"

My daughter keeps a list of books read and my mother has recently done the same (a great reader of books), so I thought I would do the same.  Here goes my list, a work in progress:

Religious Books

Bible
Book of Mormon
Doctrine & Covenants
Pearl of Great Price
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by LeGrand Richards
The Messiah by Bruce R. McConkie (bits and pieces)
Cleansing of America by Cleon Skousen
The First 2000 Years by Cleon Skousen
The 3rd Thousand Years by Cleon Skousen
The 4th Thousand Years by Cleon Skousen
The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball

Historical, Biographical

Emma and Joseph:  Their Divine Mission by Gracia N. Jones
The World of George Washington by Richard M. Ketchum
The Biography of Doris Day
The Rothschilds
The 5000 Year Leap
The Biography of Spencer W. Kimball
The Biography of Ezra Taft Benson
The Biography of Howard W. Hunter
The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley
To The Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson
Charles and Diana by Martin
"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
Hillary's America by Dinesh D'Souza
Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly
Ameritopia by Mark Levin
Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly


Fiction and Historical Fiction

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (I didn't like it)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
the two sequels to Pride and Prejudice
Emma by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Children's Books

Amelia Bedelia and series
The Polar Express
Goodnight, Moon

Dr. Seuss books

The Foot Book
Oh, the Places You'll Go
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Do you Like My Hat?
Are you my Mother?
10 Apples Up on Top
Dr. Seuss's ABC
The Tooth Book
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Lorax
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Hop on Pop
Green Eggs and Ham
Yertle the Turtle
Horton Hears a Who
The Sneetches
Sleep Book
If I Ran the Zoo
If I Ran the Circus
There's a Wocket in my Pocket
Horton Hatches the Egg
Fox in Socks
Happy Birthday to You
I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew
The Butter Battle Book
Wacky Wednesday
Mr. Brown Can Moo!  Can You?
Go, Dog, Go!
And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Daisy-Head Mayzie
The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Great Day For Up!
Hunches in Bunches
I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!
I Can Read With my Eyes Shut!
McElligot's Pool
Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now
Oh, Say Can You Say?
Oh! The Thinks you Can Think!
Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose (my favorite!!!)

There are a few that I missed, but not many, and as I read them to my children, I realized that Dr. Seuss was a remarkable man.  Click on the link below and read how he came to write children's books.  His real name is Theodor Geisel, but I've also heard him go by Theodor LeSieg, which is Geisel backwards.  What a character!

http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm

"The Pursuit of Happyness"

This is a song one of my SLCC students introduced to me.  It's called "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.  Metallica is a heavy metal band, but this music represents a departure from that style.  My dad would have loved the orchestra in this song. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAsA00-5KoI

I don't know specifically what the author had in mind by the words, but I can interpret the title for myself.  Even though I would like my kids to be involved in things like music lessons, dance lessons, sports, etc., making sure they are faithful members of the church is what is important, and Nothing Else Matters. 

The lyrics are as follows:

So close no matter how far
c So close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
ouldn’t be much more from the heart
forever trust who we are
and nothing else matters.

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don’t just say
and nothing else matters 

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters 

never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I knownever cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I knowSo close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else mattersSo close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

Monday, January 2, 2012

"First Time" - the name of the first "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" episode

To introduce, this blog will be the recipient of music and personal musings.