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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 (17 May)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by smellincoffee

I fell asleep reading a book, and when I awoke…it was Teaser Tuesday! The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb’s leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Miner Characters

Posted on May 16, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week, the Broke and the Bookish are covering…Top Ten Miner Characters! 1. Des, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Drew Karpyshyn) It’s a hard life being an abused miner’s son, forever trying to work off your father’s debt  and getting nowhere. … Continue reading →

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Guns

Posted on May 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Guns © 1976 Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) 213 pages Summer. It’s too hot for a job like this. Day like this, anything could go wrong. Doesn’t help that this is the thirteenth job Colley has done with this crew.  They … Continue reading →

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City of Bones

Posted on May 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

City of Bones© 2002 Michael Conelly464 pages High in the Hollywood hills lies the body of  a young boy, buried for two decades, whose bones bear the scars of a lifetime of abuse. When a dog finds the bones, Hieryonymous … Continue reading →

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Welcome…back?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

The past couple of days have been a little strange, not being able to read any blogs. While I don’t post every day,  there are a number of blogs (book-related and otherwise) I visit several times a day. Since Blogger’s … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (11 May)

Posted on May 11, 2011 by smellincoffee

My home library sits next door to City Hall on Selma’s downtown thoroughfare of Broad Street. Today I parked closer to City Hall than I usually do, and looked up at a lamp post to see a peculiar sign hanging on it. … Continue reading →

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The Undiscovered Country

Posted on May 10, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek VI:  The Undiscovered Country© 1992 J.M. DillardAdapted from the movie, © 1991. Screenplay and story by Leonard Nimoy, Denny Martin, and Nicholas Meyer. “I give you a toast: to the undiscovered country — the future.” Some nights I … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (10 May)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday again, from Should Be Reading. The past had a way of coming back up out of the ground. Always right below your feet. p. 199, City of Bones.  Michael Connelly

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The Coming

Posted on May 8, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Coming© 2000 Joe Haldeman217 pages 2054. Earth. The future isn’t what it used to be. The seas are rising — Florida cities are frantically trying to build seawalls for protection — and the outlook is deteriorating.  The United States … Continue reading →

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These Weeks at the Library (20 April – 4 May)

Posted on May 5, 2011 by smellincoffee

The last two weeks have been rather enjoyable, reading-wise. I’ve been reading from the lost books of the Septuagint — books which were in the original Jewish and Christian canons, but discarded by Martin Luther —  and  finding them interesting … Continue reading →

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