Category Archives: General

Teaser Tuesday: Murder on the Moor?

Posted on April 26, 2016 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday bids participants to share a two-sentence excerpt from their current read.  It’s hosted by Books and a Beat. I stopped dead the other afternoon in my walk across the moor, where once the dismal outskirts of Swathinglea straggled … Continue reading →

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Read of England 2016

Posted on April 1, 2016 by smellincoffee

WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte  of Marche hath perced to the roote,.. (The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer) It’s April, everyone, and that means it’s time for this year’s tribute to merrie old England, in which I read … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Historical Fiction, Half Off!

Posted on February 2, 2016 by smellincoffee

This week, the Broke and the Brookish inquire: what are your favorite settings for historical fiction? 1. Medieval Castles, lyres,  armies of armored men on horseback,  columns of swords-, spear- and bowmen…what’s not to like? Besides plagues, I mean. And..the … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 2, 2016 by smellincoffee

Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves© 2015 Adam Levin288 pages  Looking for a growth industry? Try identity theft. Over a third of Americans have experienced some degree of outside use of … Continue reading →

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Fresh Air and a Fresh Look

Posted on January 27, 2016 by smellincoffee

It’s a new look for This Week at the Library! I’ve been yearning to get away from that dark theme for nearly two years now, but just couldn’t find the quintessential background. Then I realized: my old philosophy blog has … Continue reading →

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Warriors of the Storm

Posted on January 24, 2016 by smellincoffee

Warriors of the Storm© 2016 Bernard Cornwell320 pages “May God strike me dead this moment if I lie!”I drew Serpent-Breath, her blade scraping loud and fast on her scabbard’s throat.“Lord Uhtred!” Æthelflaed called out in alarm. “No!” Uhtred of Bebbanburg is … Continue reading →

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Future Crimes

Posted on January 24, 2016 by smellincoffee

Future Crimes; Everything is Connected, Everyone is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About ItPaperback subtitle: Inside the Digital Underground and the Battle for Our Connected World © 2015 Marc Goodman608 pages “It’s not safe out here. It’s wondrous, with treasures to … Continue reading →

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Data and Goliath

Posted on January 20, 2016 by smellincoffee

Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World© 2015 Bruce Schneier400 pages, including 160 pgs of citations. You’re being watched — all the time, no matter where you go or what you do. Not … Continue reading →

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Reads to Reels: The Last Kingdom

Posted on January 16, 2016 by smellincoffee

Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories series begins with a young boy losing his father and brother to a Viking raid.  Incensed, the child attacks them on his own – and as amuses the lord leading the invasion that he adopts the … Continue reading →

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Picking Up

Posted on January 11, 2016 by smellincoffee

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City© 2014 Robin Nagle304 pages When young Robin Nagle stumbled upon a communal dumpsite in the middle of an otherwise picturesque meadow, she was … Continue reading →

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