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About smellincoffee

Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

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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The Thinking Man’s Gangster

Posted on June 28, 2019 by smellincoffee

Meyer Lansky: The Thinking Man’s GangsterRevised and expanded reprint of Little Man: The Gangster Life of Meyer Lanksy 457 pages© 2019 Robert Lacey There’s no such thing as a lucky gambler. There’s only winners and losers, and the winners are the … Continue reading →

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The Lone Warrior

Posted on June 25, 2019 by smellincoffee

The Lone Warrior© 2016 Paul Fraser Collard384 pages The time for grand strategy was over. The moment had come to put faith in an Enfield rifle, a steel bayonet and the exhausted and bloodied soldier who stood behind it. Jack … Continue reading →

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Library Loot Box

Posted on June 24, 2019 by smellincoffee

One of the libraries that I use for occasional nonfiction reads is going through a massive summer discarding, and – though part of my brain is steadily kicking me – I’ve taken advantage of it to acquire a box…or two…of … Continue reading →

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American Detective

Posted on June 22, 2019 by smellincoffee

American Detective: Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations© 2018  Thomas Reppetto312 pages I’ve been playing through L.A. Noire lately, and its use of real-life crime (the Black Dahlia case)  prompted me to look for anything written about it. American … Continue reading →

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AI Spam Comments Volume I

Posted on June 21, 2019 by smellincoffee

I get so many bizaare or uncanny AI comments these days   that I wanted to share a few. I’ve shared a couple before which were spooky — well written, with no links or hooks, making me wonder what the point … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Assassin

Posted on June 19, 2019 by smellincoffee

The Devil’s Assassin© 2015 Paul Fraser Collard336 pages   Jack was filled with the madness. He could feel it searing through his veins. It resonated deep in his soul, every fibre of his being tingling with the insanity of galloping … Continue reading →

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