

Golden Buddha is the first book of the Oregon File series. The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. The books follow the mysterious “Corporation” and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The “Oregon Files” come from the name of the boat on which the series is based—The Oregon.
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Roald Dhal is one of my favorite authors and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite Dhal book. I finished reading it to my nephew and niece a couple of days back. I think this is one book that they have enjoyed very much. Reading the book again after all these years was fun.
I recommend reading this book to your kids as it will transport them to the magical land of chocolate. But don’t forget to have a stock of chocolates and ice creams as reading the book will make them want to have either of them and it is too cruel to deny them of that pleasure!
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Last week I saw the beautiful movie Julie & Julia, which was based on two books—My Life in France by Julia Child (with Alex Prud’homme) and Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell.
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