Missy Kane: Hey From Missy

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The Walk and Read Club encourages two great habits at the same time: exercise and literacy! The Goal: walk 150 minutes a week (that's just 30 minutes 5 days a week) for 6 weeks. To make the time go faster and build your brain, listen to a book or podcast as you walk. It's easy. Just register in the club and keep track of your progress as you go. You could be the big winner of a Gatlinburg getaway or other great prizes.
Get your library card handy and download a free audiobook of a hot new title, check out your favorite author on CD or cassette, or check out our free podcasts of community events and Knoxvillian history. Or download a suggested "listening" list to get you started. It's all available through Knox County Public Library.
Check out local parks here, and find a list of Knoxville's beautiful greenways here.
Walking is great for you. It's a gentle, low-impact exercise that can ease you into a higher level of fitness and health. Walking can help you lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, lower your blood pressure, reduce your risk of or manage type 2 diabetes, manage your weight, improve your mood, and stay strong and fit.
The grand prize is a Gatlinburg Getaway Package including passes to Ripley's Aquarium, dinner at the Hardrock Cafe, and a $50 gift certificate at NOC's Great Outpost. Finishers also have the chance to win a pair of shoes from The Runner's Market or a $25 gift certificate at McKay's used bookstore. Learn more here.

07/30/2010

I am big reader and just finished The Girls from Ames and loved it. True story about dozen ladies in mid 40’s who grew up in Ames, Iowa and have kept in touch all these years w/ yearly reuinions and now email etc. They share with a good writer all about their interaction w/ each other. The good, bad, naughty, endearing things they did in highschool, college and how even w/ their differences (religion, politics etc) they have a special bond different from family bonds or other friends they have had etc.

I also like books on tape and listening to one of Dr. Bass books new Body Farm books. (in my car but can’t think of exact title)

I am really a big biker in summer and just did 60 miles on Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday w/ group of 6 friends (all 40-60 years old) so I can’t listen to books and be safe doing that but find listening to good book on drive home is really neat way to stay awake and enjoy good book.

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Missy,
Your first post mentioned Blood Root (local author from Morristown.) Who is the author and is Blood Root the full title.
Thanks
Kathy

Posted by: K Ossi | 07/30/2010 at 05:22 PM

It's Bloodroot by Amy Greene. The Library has the CD recording.

Posted by: Melissa | 08/02/2010 at 09:19 AM

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