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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 (5/1)

Posted on January 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordian The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn Great Books, David Denby I began this week with a recommended book by Rick Riordian, called The Lightning Thief. … Continue reading →

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Great Books

Posted on January 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World© 1996 David Denby491 pages + bibliography and index My local library has display shelves attached to the end of book cases, and the books … Continue reading →

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Darth Bane: Path of Destruction

Posted on December 30, 2008 by smellincoffee

Darth Bane: Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic© Drew Karpyshyn 2006324 pagesThe Star Wars story is not limited to the two trilogies: books, video games, and other media create an Extended Universe deemed canon by LucasArts. People … Continue reading →

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The Four Agreements

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book© 1997 Don Miguel Ruiz15o pages The Four Agreements is one of those books I discovered rather randomly while clicking about in my public library’s category system. My curiosity was piqued by the TOLTEC … Continue reading →

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The Lightning Thief

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Lightning Thief© 2005 Rick Riordan375 pages I began this week with Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, a recommendation from a friend. The Lightening Thief is work of fantasy-fiction, set in a world where the Greek gods are real and … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (29/12)

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov Asimov’s Guide to the Bible Volume I, Isaac Asimov The Echo of Greece, Edith Hamilton Science Frontiers, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser Where Do We Go From Here?, ed. Isaac … Continue reading →

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The Pinball Effect

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made the Carburetor Possible and Other Journeys Through Knowledge© James Burke 1996277 pages plus index and bibliography This latest book is a bit hard to comment on, and harder still to classify. The … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on December 27, 2008 by smellincoffee

Where Do We Go From Here?ed. Isaac Asimov, © 1971 Where Do We Go From Here, a short-story collection assembled by Isaac Asimov, is more than the usual collection of short stories. Asimov introduces it in this way: “I have … Continue reading →

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Science Frontiers

Posted on December 26, 2008 by smellincoffee

Science Frontiers: 1945 –Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser © 2004246 pages including indexThis week I resumed my reading of Spangenburg and Moser’s updated “History of Science” series, finishing it off with Science Frontiers, which examines science since 1946. After … Continue reading →

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The Echo of Greece

Posted on December 22, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Echo of Greece© Edith Hamilton 1957224 pages About two years ago I read The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton, which was an exploration of the Greek mind as reflected in law, philosophy, art, and more. The book introduced me … Continue reading →

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