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  • Shelf Pleasure Book Club – Week of March 31

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    Hi Fellow Readers!

    Spring fever is in the air over at Shelf Pleasure! We’re ready to throw off the winter gear and head out on vacation—or just the local park!—armed with a great new read. If you’re in need of some inspiration, check out our top 5 contenders for a spring break book pick or our list of this week’s hot new releases. And please don’t forget to share your next pick in the comments!

    If all this talk of spring has you dreaming about a spring fling, you’ll enjoy our piece on an annual matchmaking festival in Ireland and how it plays a part in author Lisa Alber’s new novel.

    Here are the Shelf Pleasure stories not to miss this week:

    Shelf Pleasure Radio

    Shelf Pleasure is hitting the air waves, starting with our first tremendous show on April 16th featuring bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford and literary critic/librarian Nancy Pearl. We hope you tune in!

     

    Newport, Rhode Island: A Love Story!
    Alyssa Maxwell fills us in on her love for Newport, the setting for her fun and fabulous new mystery. Plus, a giveaway!

    Mother/Daughter Book Club: Spring Break Books
    Reader Carlene Moore on the spring break road trip she’s taking with her mom…and their mother/daughter reading list.

    A Matchmaking Festival: Reality vs. Fiction
    Author Lisa Alber on her fictionalized version of an Irish matchmaking festival.

    New Releases
    Spring break is finally here! Here are the new titles we’ll be enjoying during our time off.

     

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    Trailer: Midnight Crossroad
    Missing Sookie? Charlaine Harris is back with a brand new gothic trilogy.

    Read Along With Us
    In case you missed it, here are all the details for our latest book club discussion of Melissa Foster’s Have No Shame.

    For our personal reading this week:
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    Kristen is reading bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s latest thriller, Killer. It’s always a treat to hang out in Los Angeles and follow series hero Dr. Alex Delaware along on twisty capers.

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    Stacy is reading Jen Lancaster’s Here I Go Again about a 37-year-old woman who is back living with her parents as she attempts to understand how her glory years were in high school. If she can only figure out a way to fix her past…she just might be able to save her future.

     

     

    If you have something to say on books or reading, we want to hear it! Learn more at ShelfPleasure.com.

    Happy reading!

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  • Messy Nessy chic, craftsman kitchen, Salzburg Austria, healthy nutrition and book club! Week of March 24 th!

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    Salzburg, Austria-the sound of music, and more

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    Blogger-shout out: Chaotic Nessy chic!

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    Regal pleasure Book Club week of March 23

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  • Regal pleasure Book Club week of March 23

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    Hello colleagues and readers!

    Exciting news! Regal pleasure is team up with the daily basics for a new series of Book Club chat on Google plus enthusiastic. Our first choice is the award-winning New York Times and United States today bestseller have no shame by Melissa foster. More information- and make sure that you follow shelf pleasure on Facebook and Twitter , a free copy to see how you can win. We hope that you get us!

    Also, pleasure, carries on the shelf Carlene Moore back with a fascinating idea on how background music can enhance your reading experience. Music perhaps not the first thing that comes to mind if you want a book to open but Carlene's playlist check out, if you optimize to optimize the world.

    And for lovers of our colleagues library Karen A. Chase of will travel for words column explains the wonderful concept of small free library, a "take a book, return a book" meeting place for communities to share their favorite stories.

    Here are the shelf pleasure stories not to be missed this week:
    For our personal reading this week, Kristen and Stacy are giggling through Chelsea Handler’s Uganda Be Kidding Me. The comedian and late night talk show host is back in fine form as she recounts her hilarious travel adventures. Although not as funny as her previous classics, this is still a must for any die-hard Chelsea fan.

    For our personal read Kristen are this week and Stacy by Chelsea handler Uganda be kidding ME giggle the comedian and late-night talk show that host is back in fine form as she tells her fun travel adventure. Although is not as funny as her earlier classic, this is still a must for any die-hard Chelsea fan.

    To read, great music to

    About reader Carlene Moore compiled to enhance the ultimate list of music on the reading.

    Around the world
    Travel writer Karen A. Chase on the magic of the small free libraries.

    News
    A few secrets of page turning plus some lighter fare make list of hot new releases this week.

    Trailer: The dealer
    Have you seen the trailer for the long-awaited adjustment yet?

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    Read along with us
    Here are the details for the participation to the shelf pleasure / daily basics book club discussion of Melissa foster have no shame.

    Have to say something on books or read, we want to hear it! Learn more at shelfpleasure.com.

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  • How Science Can Help You Win Your March Madness Pool

    Kentucky forward Julius Randle shoots over Florida forwards Will Yeguete and Casey Prather during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Championship, March 16, 2014. Image: John Bazemore/ AP Photos

    Kentucky forward Julius Randle schießt über Florida vorwärts Will Yeguete und Florida forward Casey Prather im ersten Halbjahr eine NCAA College-Basketball-Spiel in der Meisterschaft, 16. März 2014. Bild: John Jones / AP-Fotos

    March Madness ist endlich da, und ich bin ganz abgesehen von viel Arbeit darauf konzentrieren, was wirklich wichtig ist: mein Büro-Pool-Halterung.

    Für jede von den letzten vier Jahren habe ich eine Möglichkeit, ein wenig Mathematik verwenden, um den Wert Ihrer holt eine NCAA men's Basketball Turnier Pool optimal skizziert. Hier ist das diesjährige Update mit einigen neuen Zahlen und ein wenig Umdenken.

    Die große Neuigkeit in Klammer-Pools ist in diesem Jahr den Preis von $1 Milliarde , die Yahoo anbietet (von Warren Buffett versichert!), wer eine perfekte Klammer nimmt das Ergebnis alle 63 Spiele nageln. Buffett wahrscheinlich muss nicht Up–the zu zahlen, Quoten der Kommissionierung einer perfekten Klammer, nach unseren Freunden bei FiveThirtyEight.com, etwa 1 in 128 sind, Milliarden.

    Was können Sie tun, ist versuchen, optimieren Ihre Wahrscheinlichkeiten des Gewinnens des Pools, die, den Sie eingeben. Um dies zu erreichen, müssen Sie für Teams zu sehen, dass andere in Ihrem Pool über - oder unter-Bewertung sind.

    Im allgemeinen sehen die meisten Menschen nimmt in Turnier-Pools ziemlich ähnlich. Nach einer Weile sehen Sie einen Konsens. Beispielsweise glauben für die Millionen von Menschen im ESPN online Pool fast überall, dass die ersten vier Samen (sie sind fast immer Recht, wie ein Top-gesetzten nie zu einem 16 Samenkorn in der ersten Runde verloren hat) ihr erste Spiel gewinnen.

    Aber Sie können jeder Runde und jedem Spiel und den Prozentsatz der Spieler, die die Gewinner ausgewählt haben. Nennen sie die Weisheit der vielen, was verdammt gut ist. Auch mit der Unberechenbarkeit des Turniers beenden die Menge Konsens nimmt in der Regel in der 80. Perzentil oder so.

    Aber wenn Sie mit dem Publikum ausführen, es ist schwer, sie zu schlagen. Hier ist eine andere Möglichkeit, Dinge betrachten:

    Hier ist, was diese Zahlen bedeuten. Sie sind der Unterschied zwischen der Menge Pick bei ESPN, und die statistische Vorhersage des oberen College-Basketball-Analyst Ken Pomeroy und das Team von FiveThirtyEight.com.

    Ich habe den Durchschnitt der diese statistischen Prognosen mit den ESPN-Prozentsätzen verglichen. Eine positive Zahl bedeutet, dass die Statistiken sagen, dass ein Team gewinnt eher als die Menge ist meint; negativ bedeutet, dass die Statistiken, dass sie wahrscheinlich mehr sagen zu verlieren als das Publikum denkt.

    Spiele, die haben mehr als 10 Prozent Unterschied werden hervorgehoben — grün zeigen Teams, die gut sind Wetten im Vergleich zur Masse und rot zeigen schlechte Wetten.

    Die größte Sache, die auffällt? Das Publikum hat die Florida Gators massiv zu viel geschätzt. (Interessanterweise die Gators unterbewertet wurden durch die Menge im vergangenen Jahr). Die Statistik-Jungs haben sie in dem, was im Wesentlichen eine drei-Wege-Krawatte (mit Arizona und Louisville) als das Team am ehesten den nationalen Titel zu gewinnen, doch eine massive 27 Prozent der ESPN-Nutzer haben sie gewinnen ausgesucht. Das ist rund 14 Prozent mehr als man erwarten würde. Wenn Sie Florida gewinnen wählen, haben Sie eine Menge von Unternehmen in Ihrem Pool. Arizona ist der beste Wert-Pick zu diesem Zeitpunkt als das National Champ.

    Sehen Sie sich auch bei den ersten Runden spielen. Die Spannung des Turniers gehören die frühe Runde stört, aber die Menge nimmt keine Menge von ihnen im Moment. Teams, die die Statistiken argumentieren haben eine Chance von einer Upset–Harvard, Providence, Dayton (New Mexico) State–are deutlich unterbewerteten durch die Menge abziehen. Davon würde ich sagen, dass Harvard und Providence sind der am meisten unterbewerteten, wie sie sind die einzigen beiden Teams in das Feld werden unterbewertet von mehr als 10 Prozent in den beiden ersten und zweiten Runden.

    Natürlich, Dies ist eine Strategie mit hohem Risiko, hohe Belohnung. Brad Null, wer eine Website namens Klammer Voodoo , mit denen Ihre Halterung für Sie analysiert wird, stellt fest: "bestimmen über und unter gepflückten Teams gegen Gewinn-Wahrscheinlichkeit ist eine gute Grundlage auf dem Bau Ihrer Halterung zu beginnen, aber Sie müssen auch ein paar andere Faktoren, wie wie groß Ihr Pool ist und Ihre scoring-System entfallen. In einem wirklich kleinen Pool kann es noch Sinn, mit einer der Favoriten wie Arizona oder Louisville zu haften. In einem größeren Pool müssen wahrscheinlich Sie das richtige Gambit zu finden, das Kommissionierung eine verschiedene Meister, wie Virginia oder Villanova betreffen könnte ein wenig tiefer zu graben."

    Viel Glück an euch alle. Wenn Sie den vollständigen Satz von Daten suchen, finden Sie es auf Google Docs. Wenn Sie mich entschuldigen, muss ich meine Klammer abgeschlossen...

    Dieser Eintrag über die Volltext-RSS-Dienst übergeben — wenn dies Ihre Inhalte und du es auf ein fremdes Website liest, lesen Sie bitte die FAQ auf fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.


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  • Shelf Pleasure Book Club – Week of March 17

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    Hi Fellow Readers!

    Ever since we were kids, the library has been one of our favorite places. And though technology has changed the way many of us read and get our book news, the library remains a place to find fellow book lovers, get recommendations and try out new books—for free! Fellow library lover—and Shelf Pleasure contributor—Carlene Moore sums up why you shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss your local library. Tell us, when was the last time you rented a book?

    If you’ve ever dreamed of working from home, make sure to check out a day in the life of author Julie Mayerson Brown as she attempts to avoid all distractions to write her next novel. Much easier said than done!

     

    Here are the Shelf Pleasure stories not to miss this week:

    On Writing from Home
    Author Julie Mayerson Brown fills us in on why writing from home isn’t as dreamy as it appears.

    Why I Still Love the Library
    Reader Carlene Moore’s passionate defense on why the library is as vital as ever.

    New Releases
    Edge-of-your-seat suspense stories are our picks for the best of this week’s new releases.

    Trailer: Paddington
    Remember the bear from Peru? He comes to life in this trailer for his new movie.

     

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    For our personal reading this week, Kristen is spending time with Laura Lippman’s haunting crime novel After I’m Gone. While Kristen still hopes Lippman will bring back beloved series character Tess Monaghan one day, at least Tess has a cameo in this book. And it is hard to put down regardless, exploring how one man’s disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind.

    For our personal reading this week, Kristen is spending time with Laura Lippman’s haunting crime novel After I’m Gone. While Kristen still hopes Lippman will bring back beloved series character Tess Monaghan one day, at least Tess has a cameo in this book. And it is hard to put down regardless, exploring how one man’s disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind.

    Stacy is just beginning The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. The novel follows six friends, who meet in summer camp as teenagers, as they move from youth to middle age, seeking successful careers and romances—and realizing that life does not always work out the way you imagine.

    Stacy is just beginning The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. The novel follows six friends, who meet in summer camp as teenagers, as they move from youth to middle age, seeking successful careers and romances—and realizing that life does not always work out the way you imagine.

     

     

    If you have something to say on books or reading, we want to hear it! Learn more at shelfpleasure.com.

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  • Shelf Pleasure Book Club – Week of March 10

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    Hi Fellow Readers!

    Fan fiction may have been around for decades but the term has become huge in the book world in the past few years. If you’re not familiar with it, fan fiction simply means written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, book, etc. In case you weren’t aware of how big a phenomenon it has become, the mega-bestselling 50 Shades of Grey trilogy derives from fan fiction featuring the Twilight series. Whether you love it or hate it, agree or disagree with the concept, find out why it has such a devoted following—and you just may realize how many of your favorite reads have its roots in fan fiction.

    Also on Shelf Pleasure, author Laura Barnard shares her fabulous chick lit reading list—including one that’s tapped to be the next Bridget Jones! What better way to celebrate that spring is (finally!) in the air than with a couple of hot reads? Check out the list and don’t forget to let us know you’re favorites.

     

    Here are the Shelf Pleasure stories not to miss

    (hint: if you’re looking for a laugh, you must watch our pick for trailer of the week):

    Laura Barnard’s Picks
    Chic-lit author Laura Barnard shares her sexy spring reading list, many of which we can’t wait to add to our own nightstands!

    Fan Fiction: You Know You Love It
    One reader’s fierce defense of her love of fan fiction.

    Love Is Murder in Chicago
    Author Julie Anne Lindsey takes us inside this crime fiction convention.

    New Releases
    Here are the new books we’ll be adding to our reading list!

    Trailer: Dancing with Cats
    This is one book trailer we could never make up!

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    For our personal reading this week, Kristen is revisiting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The story of Scout and Jem and their innocent obsession with their neighbor while so many truly scary things are going on in their hometown is one of her touchstones…and she likes to reread it every year or so.

    For our personal reading this week, Kristen is revisiting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The story of Scout and Jem and their innocent obsession with their neighbor while so many truly scary things are going on in their hometown is one of her touchstones…and she likes to reread it every year or so.

    Stacy is finishing up Donna Tart’s phenomenal book, The Goldfinch. After a traumatic childhood, Theo Decker is now an adult who is drawn into a dark and dangerous underworld, the consequence of events that began on that fateful day when he was 13 years old and his mother is killed.

     

     

    If you have something to say on books or reading, we want to hear it! Learn more at shelfpleasure.com or email us at info@shelfpleasure.com.

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