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This Week at the Library (11 January)
Currently Reading: How the Mind Works, Steven Pinker; The Positronic Man, Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg; The Fabric of the Cosmos, Brian Greene (on hold until I finish How the Mind Works). =============T=H=E===W=E=E=K===I=N===Q=U=O=T=E=S=========== “It’s ridiculous, sir! Getting married.”“Women like it, … Continue reading
Sharpe’s Honour
Sharpe’s Honour© 1985 Bernard Cornwell320 pages In Sharpe’s Enemy, Richard Sharpe vanquished one foe only to create another, this time the subtle French intelligence officer Pierre Ducos. Ducos is an enemy both to England and Sharpe, for with one plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Cornwell, historical fiction, Sharpe's Series, The Napoleonic Wars
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Bowling Alone
Bowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community© 2001 Robert D. Putnam544 pages Every so often I read a book that strikes my brain as lightening, forever altering my thinking and earning a permanent place both on my bedside … Continue reading
The Son of Neptune
The Heroes of Olympus, Volume II: The Son of Neptune© 2011 Rick Riordan521 pages In The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan introduced another epic battle between the gods, forcing three young demigods to free Hera from imprisonment and forestall the awakening … Continue reading
The Week at the Library (4 January)
Pending Review(s): Bowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert Putnam.Currently Reading: The Son of Neptune; Rick Riordian; The Fabric of the Cosmos, Brian Greene (on hold until next week)Potentials: How the Mind Works, Stephen Pinker This blog started … Continue reading
Top Ten Anticipated Reads for 2012
At the start of 2012, the Book and the Brokish are looking forward to this year’s anticipated reads! 1. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes us Human, V.S. Ramachandran This was scheduled to be released in January … Continue reading
The Best of 2011: Annual Year in Review
Previous yearly wrap-ups: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 Ever since I began blogging about books in May 2007, I’ve taken time in early January to reflect on the previous year of reading. There are always stand-out books I … Continue reading
2011 Cumulative Reading List
Earlier in the year I took advantage of blogger’s “pages” function to keep a running list of everything I’ve read, since the blog’s own index tends to become cluttered. Tomorrow the page shall be wiped clean in preparation for 2012, … Continue reading
Sharpe’s Enemy
Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812© 1984 Bernard Cornwell351 pages It’s Christmastime, but winter quarters don’t exist for Richard Sharpe, our tall, scar-faced soldier-turned-officer with flint in his eyes. Deserters from the Spanish, Portuguese, British, and … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Bernard Cornwell, historical fiction, military, Sharpe's Series, The Napoleonic Wars
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The Litigators
The Litigators© 2011 John Grisham385 pages The Litigators may be unique among John Grisham’s work in that from the start, it’s written as a comedy. The lead character (David Zinc) intoduces himself to the story by having a nervous breakdown … Continue reading
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