Subject Tag: adaptations/abridgments

Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Nonfiction, Reviews

I like history and I always want to know more about American History. But in all the nonfiction and fiction about the Revolutionary War, it’s rather limited to dead white guys who fought the battles and otherwise founded our nation.
Enter: Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts. In a conversational tone, Roberts shares some of the stories [...]

Robinson Crusoe Adaptations for Children

Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Fiction, Reviews

In Chapter 6 of my history of children’s literature textbook, Children’s Literature, Seth Lerer indicates:
Almost from its original publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe had an immense impact on literature for children and adults. It has been widely seen as one of the first major novels in English; as the stimulus for a range [...]

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

Filed under: Nonfiction, Reviews

What is Wealth?
At my mother’s suggestion, I listened to the abridged version (144 minutes) of The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William D. Danko (published 1998) rather than the 18-hour version. In some ways, it still was too long. You get the main idea from the beginning.
Since, like most people, I wouldn’t mind [...]

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