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

This Week at the Library (16/10)

Posted on October 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

This Week at the Library: I Sold My Soul on eBay, Hement Mehta Last Seen in Masillia, Steven Saylor The Consolations of Philosophy, Alain de Botton Humanist Anthology, ed. Margaret Knight and James Herrick Love and Death, F. Forrester Church … Continue reading →

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Humanist Anthology

Posted on October 14, 2009 by smellincoffee

Humanist Anthology© 1995 ed. Margaret Knight and revised editor James Herrick220 pages Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and … Continue reading →

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Love and Death

Posted on October 14, 2009 by smellincoffee

Love and Death: My Journey Through the Vally of the Shadow© F. Forrester Church 2008145 pages “Want what you have. Do what you can. Be who you are.” – author’s personal motto When typing my comments for Our Chosen Faith: … Continue reading →

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The Consolations of Philosophy

Posted on October 11, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Consolations of Philosophy © 2000 Alain de Botton 278 pages A number of months ago, I stumbled by chance upon a fascinating television series called Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness. Host Alain de Botton addressed the everyday concerns of … Continue reading →

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Last Seen in Massilia

Posted on October 10, 2009 by smellincoffee

Last Seen in Massilia © 2000 Steven Saylor 277 pages When I last visited Rome under the rose, I followed Gordianus as he experienced Rome at war. Pompey the Great fled Rome and then Italy when Julius Caesar crossed the … Continue reading →

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I Sold My Soul on eBay

Posted on October 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

I Sold My Soul on eBay: Viewing Faith Through An Atheist’s Eyes© 2007 Hemant Mehta210 pages, with discussion-group guide. “If Christianity is right in saying God is all-powerful and all-knowing, then God is the ultimate judge of my character and … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (7/10)

Posted on October 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Last Command, Timothy Zahn Beautiful Minds, Maddalena Bearzi and Craig B. Stanford Kokoro, Natsume Soseki This was a quiet week for reading, as most of my energies were committed to a paper for my senior seminar. … Continue reading →

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Kokoro

Posted on October 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

Kokoro© 1957 Natsume Soseki248 pages A favorite history professor of mine typically assigns novels as part of his required reading, and for his Modern Japanese History course, I read a novel set in the last years of the Meiji period. … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Minds

Posted on October 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins © 2008 Maddalena Bearzi, Craig B. Stanford 368 pages As this was a personal reccommendation from a friend, I opted to read it before continuuing in Saylor’s Roma sub Rosa … Continue reading →

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The Last Command

Posted on October 1, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Last Command © 1991 Timothy Zahn496 pages In The Last Command, Timothy Zahn draws the Thrawn trilogy to its close. As the book opens, the Republic is in dire straits: the Empire has been strengthened by both its capture … Continue reading →

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