Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Sex on Six Legs

Posted on January 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life,  Love, and Language from the Insect World© 2011 Marlene Zuk246 pages, not including index. Disclaimer:   I read from an advanced review copy of the book, available through NetGalleys. No compensation for a … Continue reading →

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Redcoat

Posted on January 17, 2011 by smellincoffee

Redcoat© 1998 Bernard Cornwell485 pages Shortly after the capture of Philadelphia in September 1777, General George Washington led his Continental army in battle against the now-defending British army. In the chaos of his opening assault,  brothers Sam and Nate Gilpin … Continue reading →

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To End All Wars

Posted on January 14, 2011 by smellincoffee

To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918© 2011 Adam Hochschild480 pages Disclaimer:   I read from an advanced review copy of the book, available through NetGalleys. No compensation for a review, good or negative, was offered … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (5 Jan – 12 January)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by smellincoffee

Slow week at the library this week, in part because I’m just starting to get over a rather miserable cold and in part because the books I checked out at the library weren’t what I was expecting. I went to … Continue reading →

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Top Tenish Booking Resolutions

Posted on January 10, 2011 by smellincoffee

We’re only in the second week of the New Year, so it’s not too late to make resolutions: the Broke and the Bookish is calling for biblio-blogging-related resolutions this wear. I’m not actually much for resolutions, but the yearly changeover … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of God

Posted on January 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Evolution of God© 2009 Robert Wright576 pages Evolutionary psychologist Robert Wright uses the concepts of natural morality and the ‘moral imagination’ to  understand the growth and (arguably) increasing maturity of the three Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. … Continue reading →

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Reunion

Posted on January 7, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek TNG: Reunion© 1991 Michael Jan Friedman343 pagesOn the cover:  Unknown models as Idun Asmund, Picard’s former human-raised-by-Klingons helm officer and Captain Morgen, who looks rather scary.  There’s also a little quirk on the cover: the Stargazer is depicted … Continue reading →

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In a Sunburned Country

Posted on January 6, 2011 by smellincoffee

In a Sunburned Country© 2001 Bill Bryson352 pages Bill Bryson takes on the largest island in the world in In a Sunburned Country,  traveling its coasts and dashing into the heart of the outback to gaze upon some of the … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (29 December – 5 January)

Posted on January 5, 2011 by smellincoffee

I shifted to doing individual comments back in October 2008, but I still haven’t figured out what to do with this weekly wrap-up.  I tend to share interesting quotations on Teaser Tuesday where a larger audience (I assume) will enjoy … Continue reading →

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Rough Beasts of Empire

Posted on January 3, 2011 by smellincoffee

Rough Beasts of Empire© 2010 David R. George III304 pagesOn the cover: Leonard Nimoy as Spock; Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko Ever since the mass assassination of the Romulan senate in Nemesis, the Romulan Empire has existed in a state … Continue reading →

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