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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 (24/6)

Posted on June 24, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Jesus, Deepak Chopra Bagombo Snuff Box, Kurt Vonnegut Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, Stephen Hawking Medical Firsts, Robert Adler I started the week off on a fictional note with … Continue reading →

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Medical Firsts

Posted on June 24, 2009 by smellincoffee

Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome © 2004 Robert Adler 232 pages A little over a year ago, I read Science Firsts, a fairly enjoyable book that prepared me well for a summer focusing on the history of … Continue reading →

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Blue Like Jazz

Posted on June 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality © 2003 Donald Miller 243 pages In addition to my comparative religion and philosophy studies, I’m also trying to get a handle on why one religion in specific — Christianity — matters … Continue reading →

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Black Holes and Baby Universes

Posted on June 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays © 1993 Stephen Hawking 182 pages Well, this is one book that recquires very little explaination. It’s a book of essays written by Stephen Hawking, most of them being on scientific topics. … Continue reading →

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Bagombo Snuff Box

Posted on June 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Fiction © 1999 Kurt Vonnegut 295 pages For some reason, I enjoy reading Kurt Vonnegut. I find his novels and most of the short stories I’ve read of his hard to follow, but I enjoy them … Continue reading →

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Jesus

Posted on June 18, 2009 by smellincoffee

Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment © 2008 Deepak Chopra 273 pages Yesterday I wandered about in my library’s fiction section with the intention of letting something capture my eye. This “when the reader is ready, the book will come” approach … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (17/6)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update Third Degree, Greg Iles Turning Angel, Greg Iles God’s Problem, Brad Ehrman The Third Jesus, Deepak Chopra Further Along the Road Less Travelled, M. Scott Peck Sleep No More, Greg Iles Boss of Bosses, Joseph O’Brien and … Continue reading →

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Boss of Bosses

Posted on June 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

Boss of Bosses — the Fall of the Godfather: the FBI and Paul Castellano © 1991 Joseph F. O’Brien and Andris Kurins 364 pages A number of years ago I had a considerable interest in the Mafia, from an adolescent … Continue reading →

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Sleep No More

Posted on June 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Sleep No More © 2002 Greg Iles 382 pages Circumstances warranting my reading a third Greg Iles this book , which is a bit unusual. I have in times past read two books in one week by the same author, … Continue reading →

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Further Along the Road Less Travelled

Posted on June 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Further Along the Road Less Traveled: The Unending Journey Toward Spiritual Growth © 1993 M. Scott Peck 255 pages Peck is always an interesting author for me to read. He and I typically do not see eye to eye on … Continue reading →

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