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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

Posted on July 10, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The History of Science, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Moser The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom, Elliot Roosevelt Isaac Asimov’s Treasury of Humor by Isaac Asimov Darwin, his Daughter, and Human Evolution, Randal Keynes … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (3/7)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Steel Wave, Jeff Shaara The History of Science in the 19th Century, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Moser Tales of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov No Ordinary Time, Doris Kearns Goodwin The Blank Slate, Stephen Pinker The … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (17/6)

Posted on June 17, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The History of Science in the 18th Century, Ray Spangenburg & Diane Moser More Tales of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov god is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, Christopher Hitchens The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins This … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library

Posted on June 10, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books in this Update: The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin The History of Science from the Ancient Greeks to the Scientific Revolution, Ray Spangenburg Charles Darwin: the Naturalist Who Started a Scientific Revolution, Cyril Aydon I began this week with … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (15/5)

Posted on May 15, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update:– In at the Death, Harry Turtledove– Fatherland, Robert Harris– Garden of Beasts, Jeffery Deaver– Playing for Pizza, John Grisham– The Two Georges, Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss My first read this week was In at the Death … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (2-5-08)

Posted on May 2, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books Included in this Update:– Only Yesterday, Frederick Lewis Allen– Since Yesterday, Frederick Lewis Allen– The Appeal, John Grisham– The Center Cannot Hold, Harry Turtledove– The Victorious Opposition, Harry Turtledove– Return Engagement, Harry Turtledove– Drive to the East, Harry Turtledove– … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (23/3)

Posted on March 23, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books Included in this Update:The Great War: Breakthrough by Harry TurtledoveBlood and Iron by Harry TurtledoveScience Firsts by Robert AdlerDarwin’s Ghost by Steve JonesPalestine: Peace not Apartheid by Jimmy CarterThe Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac AsimovStar Trek Academy: … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library

Posted on March 13, 2008 by smellincoffee

‘Twas in the days of ’76, when freemen young and oldAll fought for independence then, each hero brave and bold…‘Twas then the noble Stars and StripesIn triumph did appear,And defended by brave patriots,The Yankee volunteers. Books in this Update:– 1776, … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (28/2)

Posted on February 28, 2008 by smellincoffee

The History of the S.S. (G.S. Grabel)Washington’s Secret War (Thomas Fleming)The Trial of Madame Caillaux (Edward Berenson)Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. (Christopher Hitchens)How Few Remain (Harry Turtledove)Naturalist (E. O. Wilson)The Great War: American Front (Harry Turtledove) The first book I … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2007:

Posted on February 2, 2008 by smellincoffee

While I do enjoy writing about the books I read (writing in general, really) and sharing my thoughts, the primary purpose I have for this blog is to keep track of my own reading. It occurred to me today that … Continue reading →

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