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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.

Teaser Tuesday (30 August)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by smellincoffee

The last Tuesday of the month already? Oy, the time flies. Civilization is the union of soil and soul — the resources of the earth transformed by the desire and discipline of men. Behind the facade and under the burden, of courts … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Autumn TBRs

Posted on August 29, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week the Broke and the Bookish want to know: as school resumes and the trees begin their autumnal parade, what will you be reading? 1. The Age of Faith, Will Durant “Oh, pshaw,” you say? “You’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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Google Changing Blogger

Posted on August 26, 2011 by smellincoffee

This has nothing to do with books, but seems pertinent enough to share.  From Mashable.com: Say goodbye to the Picasa and Blogger names: Google intends to retire several non-Google name brands and rename them as Google products, Mashable has learned.The … Continue reading →

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Booking through Thursday: History

Posted on August 25, 2011 by smellincoffee

Booking through Thursday says: Sometimes I feel like the only person I know who finds reading history fascinating. It’s so full of amazing-yet-true stories of people driven to the edge and how they reacted to it. I keep telling friends that … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (24 August)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Yesterday I finally — and grudgingly — accepted the suggestion that I visit the doctor’s office, where I was given pills. The prescription appears to be working, and so today I managed to go into town and pay a visit to the … Continue reading →

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Isaac Asimov’s Caliban

Posted on August 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Isaac Asimov’s Caliban: A New Robot Novel© 1993 Roger MacBride Allen312 pages The planet Inferno is slipping toward ecological disaster, and the only woman with the wisdom to save it has just been attacked and left lying in a pool … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (23 August)

Posted on August 22, 2011 by smellincoffee

(Hrrmm, I really should finish my review of The Big Rock Candy Mountain!) Teaser Tuesday is a bookish thing hosted by Should Be Reading, in which people share an excerpt from their current read. “Attack now or never; with a … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (16 August)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a bookish sharing experience hosted by ShouldBeReading, in which participants share two sentences from their current read(s) — or more, if they’re not much for rules. His mind was whitehot with visions, and he vibrated like a harp to … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Firsts

Posted on August 15, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week the Broke and the Bookish‘s top ten list is a free-for-all. I decided to go with a theme of ‘firsts’. 1. First Book I Remember Reading:  The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss. I recently reread this, and I … Continue reading →

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Unfamiliar Fishes

Posted on August 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Unfamiliar Fishes© 2011 Sarah Vowell238 pages For those accustomed to Sarah Vowell’s usual approach to history — one offering contemporary political allusions and biting wit — Unfamiliar Fishes will seem decidedly straightforward. Her introduction describing 1898 as a perhaps more pivotal … Continue reading →

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