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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 (5 April)

Posted on April 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

Once again, it’s Tuesday Teaser…time….or it will be at some point. As he walked down the hallway, I remember watching with anthropologist-like fascination and thinking, This is interesting, watching these college kids get indoctrinated in the U.S. military; you can … Continue reading →

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Gallows Thief

Posted on April 1, 2011 by smellincoffee

Gallows Thief© 2002 Bernard Cornwell297 pages It’s the year 1817, and the conflict between England and Napoleon which dominated the minds of Europe for nearly two decades is finally over — and yet, still haunting those who survived it. Captain … Continue reading →

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These Weeks at the Library (15 March – 30 March)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

I picked up a couple of novels from the the library’s bookstore (which sells discarded and donated books) during my visit to the library today; Michael Connelly’s Echo Park,  one of his Harry Bosch mysteries; and Crossover, a Michael Jan … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (29 March)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday again…and for the first time in a long time, I’m almost playing by the rules! 😉 Let us completely drive away foul habits, as we would base men who have done us great harm for a long time.The possession of the greatest … Continue reading →

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Bomber

Posted on March 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

Bomber© 1970 Len Deighton424 pages June 1943. The world is at war. Hitler’s armies have encompassed the bulk of Europe, and the Allies are not yet prepared for a land invasion of Europe. For now,  the United States and United … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Authors Worthy of More Recognition

Posted on March 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week the Broke and the Bookish are speaking up on behalf of authors whom they love, but who no one else has ever heard of… 1. Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit MoserThese two are a married couple who have … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train

Posted on March 26, 2011 by smellincoffee

You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times© 1995, 2002 Howard Zinn224 pages Howard Zinn not only taught history: he helped make it. The product of a working-class family in New York, Zinn left … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library…

Posted on March 23, 2011 by smellincoffee

This Week at the Library began in 2006 when I started keeping track of my reading on MySpace.  Most of my friends are readers, and it allowed us to share recommendations more easily. After a few months I realized I would be … Continue reading →

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A note to WordPress users

Posted on March 23, 2011 by smellincoffee

For the past few weeks I have had a strange and recurring problem with WordPress: when I try to comment on someone’s post, my comments just seem to disappear. I hit “submit”, and the page takes me to the post … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (22 March)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday once again!  …Amanda Hesser, a generally very fine journalist, writing about fleur de sel, had this to say about the sea salt that is harvested in France and available in New York City for $36 a kilo: “As … Continue reading →

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