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This Week at the Library (4 June)
Summer has arrived with a fury in south-central Alabama, and this past week’s heat and humidity broke several records. Suffice it to say, I’m very glad I’m not working in a factory this summer, but instead am babysitting…usually inside, though … Continue reading
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird © 1960 Harper Lee 376 pages Mark Twain once opined that a classic is a book which everyone praises and no one reads. That cannot be the case with To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic coming-of-age story … Continue reading
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Tagged "classic", American Literature, American South, bildungsroman, Classics and Literary, Harper Lee, Southern Literature
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The Ethical Assassin
The Ethical Assassin© 2006 David Liss336 pages Lem’s just a kid selling encyclopedias so he can go to college, that’s all. He never meant to get involved in a criminal conspiracy, but circumstances spiraled out of his control. He went … Continue reading
Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons© 2000 Dan Brown572 pages There’s a dead body bearing the mark of an ancient conspiracy lying in the halls of Europe’s foremost scientific laboratory. Robert Langdon, who apparently makes a living commenting on corpses with symbolic importance, is whisked … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (25 May)
I’ve yet to write my review of To Kill a Mockingbird (past the first paragraph, anyway), but I loved it. I’m still enjoying The Ethical Assassin: if what I’ve read so far is an indication of what is to come, I … Continue reading
Sharpe’s Tiger
Sharpe’s Tiger© 1997 Bernard Cornwell385 pages Until the birth of modern India in 1947, there existed for many centuries upon the southern tip of the Indian peninsula a kingdom known as Mysore. In the year 1799, the British Empire — … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Cornwell, espionage and commandos, historical fiction, military, Sharpe's Series
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Cave Paintings to Picasso
Cave Paintings to Picasso: The Inside Scoop on 50 Art Masterpieces© 2004 Henry Sayre93 pages I found this book while looking for something else (books on wolves, strangely enough), and its title grabbed my attention immediately. Upon arriving at the … Continue reading
Earth Science Made Simple
Earth Science Made Simple© 2004 Edward F. Albin224 pages Earth science! Fun! I enjoy reading these little guides as introductions to a subject or refreshers on it, and Earth Science Made Simple fits the bill. Four separate sections cover Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Planetary … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (18 May)
I’m still waist-deep in last week’s reading (3/4s done with Earth Science Made Simple, halfway done with To Kill a Mockingbird, which is very readable, ‘classic’ status aside), but over the weekend I took care of some housekeeping business — … Continue reading
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