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Teaser Tuesday (15 May)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book event in which we share excerpts from our current reads…or in today’s case, two recently-completed reads. Play Along at Should Be Reading! During the 1920s “stag nights” — gatherings at which hard-core films were … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Teases

Posted on May 8, 2012 by smellincoffee

Top ten all-time favorite quotations from books? Talk about an overwhelming subject! I’ve decided to narrow the field a bit. Since I participate in another Tuesday book-game, Teaser Tuesday, and since it involves quotations, I’m going to post my ten … Continue reading →

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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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