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

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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The Tragedy of the Moon

Posted on May 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Tragedy of the Moon© Isaac Asimov 1978224 pages The Tragedy of the Moon collects seventeen sundry Asimovian essays  which will prove a delight to most Asimov fans.  The essays were originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction, but have been … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (3 May)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by smellincoffee

April showers (and tornadoes) bring May flowers (and Teaser Tuesdays). The stranded Riflemen might call him the new Lieutenant, and they might invest the word ‘new’ with all the scorn of old soldiers, but that was because they did not … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Reccommendations

Posted on May 2, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week The Broke and the Bookish are dicussing their favorite books they found through recommendations. Happily I have a ‘reccommended‘ label just for an occasion such as this. 1. Redwall, Brian Jacques (Librarian) My home librarian suggested this book to me many … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Rifles

Posted on April 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Rifles© 1988 Bernard Cornwell304 pages Where did Clint Eastwood get that great big sword….? It’s the year 1809, and Richard Sharpe has just survived a slaughter in the wintry wastelands of Spain. Cut off from the army and surrounded … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiasticus

Posted on April 26, 2011 by smellincoffee

Ecclesiasticus or The Wisdom of Jesus, Son of SirachFrom The New English Bible, pp. 158 -251© Oxford and Cambridge Universities 1970 Last week I read the Book of Wisdom, a title within the original Jewish and Christian bibles, but one discarded by Protestants. … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Time Machine

Posted on April 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Accidental Time Machine© 2007 Joe Haldeman278 pages When underachieving-and-mildly-discontent MIT graduate student tested a new calibrator for his professor’s lab work, he didn’t expect it to vanish for twelve seconds. More precisely, he didn’t expect it to jump in time twelve … Continue reading →

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Disaster 1906

Posted on April 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Disaster 1906: the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire© 1967 Edward F. Dolan Jr.172 pages If, as some say, God spanked the town For being over-frisky Why did He burn the churches down And save Hotaling’s whisky? -p. 175 Years ago … Continue reading →

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The Book of Wisdom

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Book of Wisdom, or The Wisdom of Solomonfrom the New English Bible, © 1970 Cambridge and Oxford University Press Christian personification of Wisdom My favorite book in the Judeo-Christian bible is that of Ecclesiastes,  in which a man known as ‘the preacher’ … Continue reading →

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