Monthly Archives: April 2011

Sharpe’s Rifles

Posted on April 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Rifles© 1988 Bernard Cornwell304 pages Where did Clint Eastwood get that great big sword….? It’s the year 1809, and Richard Sharpe has just survived a slaughter in the wintry wastelands of Spain. Cut off from the army and surrounded … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiasticus

Posted on April 26, 2011 by smellincoffee

Ecclesiasticus or The Wisdom of Jesus, Son of SirachFrom The New English Bible, pp. 158 -251© Oxford and Cambridge Universities 1970 Last week I read the Book of Wisdom, a title within the original Jewish and Christian bibles, but one discarded by Protestants. … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Time Machine

Posted on April 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Accidental Time Machine© 2007 Joe Haldeman278 pages When underachieving-and-mildly-discontent MIT graduate student tested a new calibrator for his professor’s lab work, he didn’t expect it to vanish for twelve seconds. More precisely, he didn’t expect it to jump in time twelve … Continue reading →

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Disaster 1906

Posted on April 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Disaster 1906: the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire© 1967 Edward F. Dolan Jr.172 pages If, as some say, God spanked the town For being over-frisky Why did He burn the churches down And save Hotaling’s whisky? -p. 175 Years ago … Continue reading →

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The Book of Wisdom

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Book of Wisdom, or The Wisdom of Solomonfrom the New English Bible, © 1970 Cambridge and Oxford University Press Christian personification of Wisdom My favorite book in the Judeo-Christian bible is that of Ecclesiastes,  in which a man known as ‘the preacher’ … Continue reading →

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The Stars like Dust

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Stars like Dust (originally titled as The Rebellious Stars)© 1951 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle, pp. 349 – 516. © 1952 Only a few days before his graduation from the University of Earth, Biron Farril awoke in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (20 April)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

I wanted to share something that happened to me today, but it’s a longish story so I found some code for it to hide behind. Wednesday! Library day! A habit of mine since a few years ago when my Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Why Do Catholics Do That?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

Why Do Catholics Do That? A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church© 1997 Kevin Orlin Johnson304 pages Continuing in my newfound curiosity about the oldest extant Christian organization, I accidentally read the book that inspired the … Continue reading →

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The Heart and the Fist

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL© 2011 Eric Greitens320 pages Heart and the Fist is a fascinating and inspirational account of an idealistic young student dedicating to serving humanity across the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (19 April)

Posted on April 19, 2011 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday! I missed last week, so I’m going to cheat more than usual share an extra teasers this week, drawn from one of the quotations I’ve copied in my journal in recent months. Oh,  Mother of God, she prayed, … Continue reading →

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