Author Archives: smellincoffee

Unknown's avatar

About smellincoffee

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

Gump & Co.

Posted on June 3, 2009 by smellincoffee

Gump & Co.© 1995 Winston Groom242 pages “Mr. Gump, I want you to meet Tom Hanks,” [the hostess] says.“Pleased to meet you,” I say, an introduce him to little Forrest.“I’ve seen you,” little Forrest says, “on television.”“You an actor?” I … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged | Leave a comment

This Week at the Library (3/6)

Posted on June 3, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Sarek, A,C, Crispin The Hobbit, J.R. Tolkien The Great Transformation, Karen Armstrong The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking I began this week with a little Star Trek literature. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged | Leave a comment

In the Beginning

Posted on June 3, 2009 by smellincoffee

In the Beginning© 1981 Isaac Asimov496 pages Please note that my copy of In the Beginning was in large print, so the page count is very much inflated. Adjusted for fontsize, the actual size of the book should be about … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A Brief History of Time

Posted on June 3, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Brief History of Time from the Big Bang to Black Holes© 1988 Stephen Hawking198 Our minds can play tricks on us: my experience with this book is a case in point. I remember vividly being at a big chain … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, science | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Road Less Traveled

Posted on June 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth© 1978 M. Scott Peck315 pages In February, I read A World Waiting to be Born: Civility Rediscovered by M. Scott Peck, a psychologist who applied the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Great Transformation

Posted on May 30, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Great Transformation: the Beginning of our Religious Traditions© 2006 Karen Armstrong469 pages I looked forward to reading this book, and my expectations were met. Karen Armstrong’s The Great Transformation is a historical narrative detailing the creation of four of … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Hobbit

Posted on May 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again© 1937 J. R. Tolkien. Collector’s edition published 1966.317 pages In the middle of the Earth, in the land of ShireLives a brave little hobbit whom we all admireWith his long wooden pipe,And fuzzy-wuzzy … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sarek

Posted on May 25, 2009 by smellincoffee

Sarek© 1994 A.C. Crisipin437 pages Memorial Day weekend postponed my usual trip to the library, and so over the weekend my attention turned to books I own but have not yet read — which is more that one might imagine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, science fiction | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

This Week at the Library (25/5)

Posted on May 25, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Wisdom of the Ages, Wayne Dyer American Mania: When More Isn’t Enough; Peter Whybrow The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers Magic, Isaac Asimov Selected Essays, Michel de Montaigne Wisdom of the Ages, like Dyers’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged | Leave a comment

Selected Essays

Posted on May 24, 2009 by smellincoffee

Selected Essays© Michel de Montaigne, edited 1943 by Donald Frame364 pages A month or so ago — or perhaps slightly more than that — I began watching videos on YouTube posted by “PhilosophicalMedia“. The host presents a thirty-minute program on … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment