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

Ethics for a New Millennium

Posted on March 22, 2009 by smellincoffee

Ethics for a New Millennium© 1999 Tenzin Gyatso (the XIV Dalai Lama)237 pages Every so often I encounter an author who I find to be delightful, and the Dalai Lama is one of them. I was somewhat dubious about reading … Continue reading →

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Frontiers II

Posted on March 20, 2009 by smellincoffee

Frontiers II : More recent discoveries about life, Earth, space, and the universe© 1993 Isaac and Janet Asimov369 pages Given Isaac Asimov’s deliberate attempt to be famous for sheer volume in terms of books, I think he would be amused … Continue reading →

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Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History

Posted on March 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History© Patrick Hunt 2001226 pages I spotted this while ambling through the history section of the Selma library, and it turned out to be a splendid read. Archaeologist Patrick Hunt takes on a tour of the … Continue reading →

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Real-Life X-Files

Posted on March 18, 2009 by smellincoffee

Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal© Joe Nickell 2001326 pages Joe Nickell is a frequent guest of Point of Inquiry, a podcast I listen to weekly. Past readings have come from Point of Inquiry, and this is another. Nickell examines paranormal … Continue reading →

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The Naked Sun

Posted on March 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Naked Sun© Asimov 1957187 pages A note to readers: I have been avoiding reading science fiction because I don’t like it rivaling my history reading. Being in Selma gave me access to The Naked Sun, though, and so I … Continue reading →

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Mere Christianity

Posted on March 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

Mere Christianity© 1952 C.S. Lewis191 pages This is a little book I have heard an awful lot about. While friends and readers may know of my interest in philosophy, few know that it stems from a period back in late … Continue reading →

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Here If You Need Me

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Here If You Need Me: A True Story© 2001 Kate Braestrup211 pages Here If You Need Me is the story of Kate Braestrup, a Unitarian Universalist minister and game warden chaplain who went into that service after the death of … Continue reading →

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An Open Heart

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life© 2001 the XIV Dalai Lama191 pages Because I enjoyed The Art of Happiness so much, I decided to continue reading the Dalai Lama’s thoughts. An Open Heart is considerably more short than … Continue reading →

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The Wordy Shipmates

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Wordy Shipmates© Sarah Vowell 2008254 pages I am a regular listener of NPR’s This American Life, and one episode a couple of years ago called “What I Learned From Television” featured an author named Sarah Vowell commenting on the … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (16/3)

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update Frank Sinatra: An American Legend, Nancy Sinatra The Sun Shines Bright, Isaac Asimov The Art of Happiness, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Enigma, Robert Harris I to Myself, Henry David Thoreau Friday the 13th began spring break at … Continue reading →

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