Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Grapes of Wrath

Posted on July 13, 2019 by smellincoffee

The Grapes of Wrath © 1939 John Steinbeck 464 pages                                  “I’m just tryin’ to get along without shovin’ nobody around.” When I drew up my list of Classics Clubs entries,  I made sure to include The Grapes of Wrath … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Arms

Posted on July 10, 2019 by smellincoffee

A Farewell to Arms © 1929 Ernest Hemingway 355 pages Beyond The Old Man and the Sea and his short story “The Snows of Kilamanjaro”, I haven’t read very much of Hemingway at all.  A Farewell to Arms seemed like … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Characters I’d Save the World With

Posted on July 8, 2019 by smellincoffee

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is….a character freebie. Okay, fine. I’m Nick Fury and I’m building my own team of Avengers. 1. Richard Sharpe, full stop. Maybe add in Harper so he’d have someone to exchange witty banter with.   Role:   … Continue reading →

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Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder and The Birth of the American Mafia

Posted on July 8, 2019 by smellincoffee

The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia © 2009 Mike Dash 416 pages Although Prohibition is generally blamed for the rapid growth of the Mafia,   First Family demonstrates that America’s  mob problem began … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on July 7, 2019 by smellincoffee

Something I began planning for in  January has come to fruition, and now ReadingFreely has its own home, with a linked twitter account to boot. I look forward to tinkering with the website as I learn more of the new … Continue reading →

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What Einstein Told His Cook

Posted on July 5, 2019 by smellincoffee

What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained© 2002  Richard Wolke369 pages What did Einstein tell his cook?  ..I still don’t know. I have learned, however, that it is possible to make a jello out of champagne;  that concrete sidewalks, … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Meet Thy Doom

Posted on July 5, 2019 by smellincoffee

Prepare to  Meet Thy Doom: And Other True Gaming Stories © 2015 David Kushner  ~ 5 hours, read by Wil Wheaton Masters of Doom enthralled me, covering the genesis of modern  PC gaming through its history of id software.   Prepare … Continue reading →

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Exciting news!

Posted on July 2, 2019 by smellincoffee

By July 9th,  Reading Freely should be available at the domain I purchased a few months back, ReadingFreely.com.     The transition will mark a big change here, as I plan on redirecting site traffic from thisweekatthelibrary.blogspot.com to the “new” site, which … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Childhood Favorites

Posted on July 2, 2019 by smellincoffee

Today the Artsy Reader Girl’s topic is…. top ten childhood favorites! I didn’t realize this before, but boy howdy did I read a lot of science fiction as a kid. 1. The Henry Huggins/Beezus and Ramona books. Beverly Cleary was … Continue reading →

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Progress report

Posted on July 2, 2019 by smellincoffee

Well, dear readers, we’re sixth months in to 2019, and that’s a good time to do a little check up on my challengs.  First up,  Science!    For the past few years I’ve organized my science reading into diverse categories to … Continue reading →

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