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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Two Little Girls on the Prairie.
I read “Confessions of A Prairie Bitch“ in one sitting, because it is that kind of book. “Prairie Life”, which I read earlier this year, is that kind of book, too. If you were a girl growing up in the … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
Tagged a prairie life, alison arngrim, child stars, confession of a prairie bitch, laura ingalls, little house on the prairie, melissa gilbert, melissa sue anderson, michael landon, nellie oleson, stefan arngrim
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A King Among Coots.
Ray Bradbury, the venerable sci-fi titan, and king of all coots turned 90 this week. The guy who started his career with a zine called Futuria Fantasia at age 18 has been enjoying a long overdue renaissance and his birthday … Continue reading
Posted in Authors
Tagged fahrenheit 451, libraries ray bradbury, old coot, ray bradbury 90, ray bradbury birthday
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Read any Good Social Networking Sites Lately?
Book bloggers beware! Facebook is actually suing to protect “the distinctive BOOK portion” of its trademark, starting with sad upstart, “Teachbook.com”. What is “Teachbook”? A social networking site for teachers. Haven’t they suffered enough? I have never been on Facebook. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged teachbook facebook, the phone book
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Revenge of This Nerd.
This past Sunday, NY Times readers were once again subjected to a loathsome Sunday Styles Section. There were many offenses this week; a horrifically written and poorly documented supermodel divorce expose, a snorey (story + so boring it puts you … Continue reading
Posted in New Technology
Tagged bookworms, dead tree books, ereaders, ipads, nerds reading, ny sunday styles, old maids
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Beyond Boiled Meats and Blood Puddings
This Sunday’s Observer Food Monthly features a countdown of the 50 best cookbooks ever. One of them is “Good Things in England” by Florence White. Part cookbook, part historical document, it is described as ‘A marvellous compendium of recipes’ and ‘one of … Continue reading
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Tagged british cookbooks, british food, good things in england
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Tony Judt. 1948 – 2010.
Tony Judt, the British writer, historian and professor who was recently described as having the “liveliest mind in New York” and a public intellectual known for his sharply polemical essays on American foreign policy, the state of Israel and the future … Continue reading
Posted in Authors
Tagged Ill fares the land, postwar, tony judt, tony judt dead, tony judt lou gehrigs disease, tony judt obituary, tony judt rip, tony judt the meriitocrats
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Fine and Fancy First Editions
Attention book collectors and deep pockets! Here are my 1st Edition selections for the month from Abe’s Rare Book Room….. Evelyn Waugh. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. London, Chapman and Hall, 1957, 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt titles to … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Room
Tagged abes books, abes rare book room, collectible horse racing books, dick francis collector, dick francis first edition, dick francis jockey edition, evelyn waugh collector, evelyn waugh the ordeal of gilbert pinfold, first editions abes books, jockey books, mr bridge evan connell, mrs bridge evan connell, mrs bridge first edition, the ordeal of gilbert pinfold first edition, the sport of queens dick francis, the sport of queens first edition
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On the Nightstand
The Faiths of the Founding Fathers By David L Holmes
Posted in On the Nightstand
Tagged church and state, david l holmes, religion founding fathers, the faiths of the founding fathers
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Left to the WOLVES.
Snow lay thick, too, upon the roof of Willoughby Chase, the great house that stood on an open eminence in the heart of the wold. But for all that, the Chase looked an inviting home – a warm and … Continue reading
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Tagged adam taylor-smith waverly council, andrew brown fossway developer, conan doyle development, conan doyle house, down house darwin, english heritage, historic preservation, hound of the baskervilles, jeremy hunt, joan aiken, john gibson, john gibson sherlock holmes, michael wilson architect, save undershaw, sherlock holmes, sir arthur conan doyle, surrey, undershaw, undershaw conan doyle, undershaw in hindead, victorian society, wolves of willoughby chase
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