Category Archives: history

The Story of the Titanic

Posted on October 10, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Story of the Titanic, as Told By Its SurvivorsEdited by Jack Winocour; 320 pages.Dover Publications, Inc. New York© 1960 The story of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short is is … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (10/9)

Posted on September 10, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Me of Little Faith, Lewis Black When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris Surviving Auschwitz, Primo Levi Carl Sagan: A Life, Keay Davidson I began this week with Me of Little Faith, which is a book … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (24/7)

Posted on July 24, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Personal Memoirs, US Grant The Universe in a Nutshell, Stephen Hawking Asimov’s Mysteries, Isaac Asimov Primates of the World, Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham The Rise of Reason, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser I began this week … 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 (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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