Category Archives: General

Teaser Tuesday (8 May)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by smellincoffee

“Under this system, an unmarried woman who offers food to a man is effectively flirting, if not offering betrothal. Male anthropologists have to be aware of this to avoid embarrassment.” p. 164, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human, Robert Wrangham Just … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (1 May)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book-related event in which we share tidbits from our current reads. Play along at Should Be Reading! “I admit only in seeing beauty where there is beauty and finding it a sad thing when it … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (24 April)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book-related event in which we share tidbits from our current reads. Or..a bit more. Play along at Should Be Reading. “These are the tales of the land we call Lloegyr, which means the Lost Lands, … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (3 April)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book-related event in which we share tidbits from our current reads. Play along at Should Be Reading! Crossing his arms over his chest in what Tom sensed was feigned annoyance, Cambridge said, “I don’t recall … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (27 March)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish event in which people share tidbits from their current reads. Play along at ShouldBerReading! “Oh, lord, I am so many things! A scholar, a priest, an eater of cheese, and now I am chaplain … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (28 February)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by smellincoffee

The last teaser of February? Time flies! “Anthropologically speaking it was only yesterday that men ceased to club and ravish on the spot any female that attracted their passing whim.”“Yes, I suppose, Doctor”, I said, “Life must have been one … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (14 Valentine)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly event in which participants share a tidbit from their current reads; play along at Should Be Reading. It did something to the watchers. The power of the thundering rocket, the knowledge that had gone into … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (7 February)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly event in which people share tidbits from their current reads, hosted by Should Be Reading. Down at the beginning of the new road, at park headquarters, is the new entrance station and visitor center, where … Continue reading →

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Outbound Flight

Posted on February 6, 2012 by smellincoffee

Star Wars: Outbound Flight© 2006 Timothy Zahn464 pages Five years after his ascendacy to leadership of the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine endorsed an extraordinary project: the launching of a flotilla of ships into the far expanses of space, on a … Continue reading →

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Do One Green Thing

Posted on January 27, 2012 by smellincoffee

Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth through Simple, Everyday Choices© 2010 Mandy Pennybacker270 pages Environmentalism, once the province of hippies and college students on the fringe in the 1970s, is finally percolating into the national consciousness. It’s never been more … Continue reading →

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