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Heard a couple of book recomm. on NPR - "Bringing Down the House" - The inside story of six M.I.T. students who took Vegas for Millions - my son who hates to read, read this in one week ( a record for him) "Honeymoon with My Brother" by Franz Wisner.(I'm not a guy, but I am enjoying this one) It's a memoir but reads like fiction and is going to be made into a movie - see review below: From Booklist Coming soon to a library (and movie screen) near you is this true story of two brothers rediscovering each other and the meaning of life during 24 months of world travel. Jilted by his fiancee mere days before the wedding and demoted at work, Wisner collared his brother, Kurt, a Seattle Realtor, to celebrate his Costa Rican nonhoneymoon. That experience, with the help of a Saab purchase in Sweden, grew into subsequent lengthy trips to Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Sandwiched between the chuckles are letters to their grandmother and short, pointed chapters on best trip advice--for instance, attend a professional soccer match to understand culture--and some good lessons in hustling (bid against yourself, pretend there's a language barrier, among others). Humorous and heartening, it will be fun imagining which Hollywood hunks will star. Barbara Jacobs Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Judy Finucane Library Media Specialist Griswold Elementary School 303 Slater Avenue Griswold, CT 06351 jfinucan@griswold.k12.ct.us Phone (860)376-7610 Fax (860) 376-7610 -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------