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

Sharpe’s Escape

Posted on September 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Escape© 2004 Bernard Cornwell357 pages “Lieutenant Slingsby,” the Colonel said, “tells me that you insulted him. That you invited him to duel. That you called him illegitimate. That you swore at him.”    Sharpe cast his mind back to … Continue reading →

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The Red Pyramid

Posted on September 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Red Pyramid© 2010 Rick Riordian516 pages For centuries the gods of Egypt have been removed from the Earth, imprisoned by human magicians in an attempt to put an end to their destructive inter-deity conflicts. But shortly before Christmas, in … Continue reading →

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Booking through Thursday: In Public

Posted on September 22, 2011 by smellincoffee

Booking through Thursday asks: Do you carry books with you when you’re out and about in the world?And, do you ever try to hide the covers?If I’m caught without a book, it was an accident — as I keep books in … Continue reading →

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Dhammapada

Posted on September 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Dhammapada, Annotated and Explained© 2001 translated Max Müller, annotated by Jack Macguire129 pages Yesterday I drove to the state capital, Montgomery, and while there visited the main branch library. I noticed they offered several versions of the Dhammapada, one of … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (20 September)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by smellincoffee

Today I snuck into the children’s section of the library to pick up a Riordian number, and while in the R’s noticed a book I’d not seen before. Naturally I checked it out and read it at lunch, giggling the … Continue reading →

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Tales of Beedle the Bard

Posted on September 19, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Tales of Beedle the Bard© 2007 J.K. Rowling111 pages “Translated from the ancient runes by Hermione Granger. Commentary by Albus Dumbledore Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by J.K. Rowling” If the end of the Harry Potter story this summer has … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (14 September)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week at the library… I’ll be finishing a biography of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the Discourses and Handbook of Epictetus. As it turns out, reading them together gives me a complementary experience, as Epictetus’s philosophy inspired Marcus’ own, … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Gold

Posted on September 14, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Gold© 1981 Bernard Cornwell256 pages Napoleon triumphant! Spain is lost, defended only by partisans fighting a ‘little war’ — and Britain’s peninsular foothold in Portugal is teetering on the edge of an abyss: the army is right out of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books from Other Blogs

Posted on September 12, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week the Broke and the Bookish are discussing books which they encountered first through other blogs and bloggers. 1. Sharpe’s Eagle, Bernard Cornwell Reccommended to me by Cyberkitten of Seeking a Little Truth, this novel introduced me to the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesdayish (13 September)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by smellincoffee

Well, it’s Tuesday in most of the world. Time for a teaser, then. Or three. “Get him out, sir? There’s two regiments there!”“So? That’s only eight hundred men. There are fifty-three of us.” p. 64, Sharpe’s Gold. Bernard Cornwell. Hogan, … Continue reading →

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