Category Archives: General

Mideast Index

Posted on July 28, 2016 by smellincoffee

(The Pyramids, Shah Mosque, Nile River, Ishtar Gate, and Jerusalem) Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Mesopotamia The Near East,  Isaac Asimov The Egyptians,  Barbara Watterson Age of Empires The Lost History of Christianity, Phillip Jenkins The Persians: Ancient, Medieaval, and Modern … Continue reading →

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TBR Bodycheck

Posted on June 20, 2016 by smellincoffee

Another week, more solid progress on the TBR. There are a couple of reviews pending. I plan one more big push this week, then a switch to American lit, then another drive to finish this one off! Taken down! Liberty, … Continue reading →

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TBR Progress Report

Posted on June 13, 2016 by smellincoffee

A few weeks into the new TBR Takedown Challenge (Bigger! Better!), I’m making excellent progress: Taken down!Liberty, Defined, Ron PaulBig Box Swindle, Stacy MitchellSaving Congress from Itself, James BuckleyCyber War: The Next Threat to National Security, Richard ClarkeWhen Asia Was … Continue reading →

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D’oh!

Posted on May 17, 2016 by smellincoffee
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World War 2 Index

Posted on May 11, 2016 by smellincoffee

This index includes only books read during the tenure of the blog, omitting those consulted but not read completely, like Walter Boyne’s Influence of Air Power Upon History,  as well those given only marginal comments, like Primo Levi’s Surviving Auschwitz. … Continue reading →

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The City: the Index

Posted on May 8, 2016 by smellincoffee

Citizen Politics Edens Lost and Found,  Harry Wiland, Dale Bell,  Joseph D’Agnes’ City as Community The Small-Mart Revolution,  Michael Schuman The Great Good Place: Cafés, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and the Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community, Ray … Continue reading →

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New Feature

Posted on May 7, 2016 by smellincoffee

Although frequent visitors here know there is little I will not read about, some subjects pop up more often than others, and I thought it might serve both me and interested readers if I organized things a bit.  I’m an energetic … Continue reading →

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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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