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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 (14 September)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by smellincoffee

I would never be so impertinent as to give the Lady Elizabeth only two sentences — even if it is Teaser Tuesday. What of Elizabeth then? She is a dark horse, and I do not trust her. She rarely comes … Continue reading →

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Innocent Traitor

Posted on September 13, 2010 by smellincoffee

Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey© 2006 Alison Weir402 pages I just found Alison Weir this year and have thus far enjoyed her work in history and historical fiction. Innocent Traitor marked her introduction to historical fiction, and since … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (1 Sept – 8 Sept)

Posted on September 8, 2010 by smellincoffee

This week at the library… I began the week with Lost Souls, the outstanding finale to the generally impressive Destiny trilogy. David Mack didn’t disappoint; in fact, he floored me with the service done to this vein in Trek literature. … Continue reading →

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Timeline

Posted on September 7, 2010 by smellincoffee

Timeline© 1999 Michael Crichton444 pages What happens when quantum mechanics and medieval history meet? Specifically, what happens when a team of American archaeologists  excavating the site of a ruined medieval fortress-town  are approached by the techno-firm ITC which is sponsoring … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (7 September)

Posted on September 6, 2010 by smellincoffee

Lo! A traveler from a distant land! I pray thee, sir, willst ye sit down and tarry with me a while? I shall regal you with  tales from mine own adventures in reading……no? Have at you, sir! He watched Chris … Continue reading →

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Empire

Posted on September 4, 2010 by smellincoffee

Empire: the Novel of Imperial Rome© 2010 Steven Saylor589 pages Last summer — strangely enough about a year ago last week —  I had the pleasure of reading Roma: the Novel of Ancient Rome. The novel was a thousand-year epic, … Continue reading →

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Our Oriental Heritage

Posted on September 3, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage © 1935 Will Durant 1048 pages “Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation.”  (Opening sentence.) Our Oriental Heritage is the introductory volume of a greater work, an eleven-book set covering prehistory to the last days of Napoleon. Judging … Continue reading →

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The Spanish-American War

Posted on September 2, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Spanish-American War© 1991 Albert Marrin182 pages While still a sophomore in high school, I spotted a book titled The Airman’s War in my school library and checked it out. It become a favorite, one of the first history books I … Continue reading →

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Lost Souls

Posted on September 1, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Destiny: Lost Souls © 2008 David Mack 453 pages As far as cliffhangers go, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered one as dramatic as the final pages of Mere Mortals,  the second in the Destiny trilogy, but Lost Souls’ conclusion exceeds it … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (25 August – 1 September)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by smellincoffee

This week at the library… The Birth of the United States by Isaac Asimov is second in his American history series, picking up from the end of the Seven Years’ War and following the story of the thirteen colonies through … Continue reading →

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