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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.

This week at the library: politics, Star Trek, a Cold War fantasy for kids, and trains

Posted on July 15, 2013 by smellincoffee

Last week’s titles:  The Price of Everything, Russell D. Roberts  | What It Means to be a Libertarian, Charles Murray |  Star Trek Silent Weapons, David Mack |  Day of Reckoning, Pat Buchanan | Getting There, Charles Goddard Dear readers: … Continue reading →

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The Price of Everything

Posted on July 15, 2013 by smellincoffee

The Price of Everything© 2009 Russell D. Roberts 224 pages The Price of Everything is an economics novel about the virtues of prices and markets, explaining how they work to maximize efficiency and spread goods out among those who need … Continue reading →

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Day of Reckoning

Posted on July 13, 2013 by smellincoffee

Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Greed, and Ideology are Tearing America Apart© 2009 Patrick Buchanan309 pages What’s wrong with America? Change, brown people, and wars, judging by Day of Reckoning.  Published in 2009, presumably to capitalize on the election, Day … Continue reading →

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The Persistence of Memory – Silent Weapons

Posted on July 9, 2013 by smellincoffee

Star Trek TNG Cold Equations, Books 1 & 2: The Persistence of Memory and Silent Weapons© 2012 David Mack400 and 352 pages The last time David Mack penned a Trek trilogy, billions upon billions died (Destiny), the Borg were vanquished, … Continue reading →

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This week at the library: Independence Day, simple living, cities, and the digestive tract

Posted on July 7, 2013 by smellincoffee

Last week’s titles: American Creation, Joseph Ellis | Gulp, Mary Roach |  Jayber Crow, Wendell Berry |  His Excellency, Joseph Ellis | Edens Lost and Found, various authors Dear readers: This past week I finished up my Independence Day tribute with … Continue reading →

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Edens Lost and Found

Posted on July 7, 2013 by smellincoffee

Edens Lost and Found: How Ordinary Citizens are Restoring Our Great American Cities©  2006 Harry Wiland, Dale Bell,  Joseph D’Agnes285 pages I can hear Atlanta crying loud as she looks for hope and change / but we can’t count on … Continue reading →

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His Excellency

Posted on July 6, 2013 by smellincoffee

His Excellency: George Washington © 2005 Joseph Ellis 352 pages Most of the Founding Fathers are exalted, but not quite divine. They are icons not without blemish: John Adams had his temper,   Benjamin Franklin his shameless lechery. But George … Continue reading →

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Jayber Crow

Posted on July 3, 2013 by smellincoffee

Jayber Crow: the Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber of the Port William Membership, As Written by Himself© 2000363 pages “Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always … Continue reading →

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Gulp

Posted on July 2, 2013 by smellincoffee

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal© 2013 Mary Roach352 pages Mary Roach is no stranger to delving into topics which others find icky — like corpses. Even her more conventional works flirt with taboo, and in Gulp she embraces disgust whole-heartedly, by … Continue reading →

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American Creation

Posted on June 29, 2013 by smellincoffee

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic© Joseph Ellis304 pages In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis used a series of nonfictional ‘stories’ about the founding fathers of the United States to illustrate how their personal relationships with … Continue reading →

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