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Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

The Earth Shall Weep

Posted on December 7, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America © 2000 James Wilson466 pages Having grown up in Alabama, I don’t know what it’s like to live among buildings that testify to history. I’ve never stepped onto a sidewalk with paving … Continue reading →

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Zero Sum Game

Posted on December 3, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game© 2010 David Mack336 pages ‘I think it’s safe to say that Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, will return.’ – Bashir, “Our Man Bashir” On the cover: Nicole de Boer as Captain Ezri Dax, Alexander … Continue reading →

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The Pale Horseman

Posted on December 3, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Pale Horseman© 2006 Bernard Cornwell349 pages Only the small kingdom of Wessex stands between the Danes and total control of England, and few are convinced that the sickly King Alfred is a man capable of leading the Saxons to … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (24 November – 1 December)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by smellincoffee

Not a bad last week; revisited Shulman in I Was a Teenage Dwarf, which was fairly fun. The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head offered a peek into the life of a psychiatrist,  and I finished off Mapping Human History. … Continue reading →

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Mapping Human History

Posted on November 30, 2010 by smellincoffee

Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past through Our Genes© 2002 Steve Olson292 pages Mapping Human History caught my attention a couple of weeks ago given my interests in evolution and anthropology. Author Steve Olson offers a quick history of human … Continue reading →

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Orion’s Hounds

Posted on November 29, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Titan: Orion’s Hounds© 2005 Christopher L. Bennett400 pagesOn the cover: Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi; Daphne Ashbrook as Melora Pazlar; CGI as Dr. Ree. When Captain William Riker accepted command of the USS Titan, he looked forward to … Continue reading →

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The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head

Posted on November 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases© 2010 Gary Small & Gigi Vorgan267 pages In the summer of 2006 I read a fascinating book by V.S. Ramachandran called Phantoms of the … Continue reading →

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I Was a Teenage Dwarf

Posted on November 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

 I Was a Teenage Dwarf (Wild Adventures of a Pint-Sized Don Juan) © 1959 Max Shulman 182 pages I purchased this book online through a used book store during the summer, and picked it up to read last week when … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (10-24 November)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by smellincoffee

Week before last I fell ill with a sinus infection the day after going to the library, and I didn’t read a thing for nearly a week. Last week’s reading was all carryover. Frank by James Kaplan and The Last Kingdom by … Continue reading →

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Frank: The Voice

Posted on November 22, 2010 by smellincoffee

Frank: The Voice© 2010 James Kaplan786 pages “I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet… a pawn and a king,  I’ve been up and down and over and out, and I know one thing — each time I … Continue reading →

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