http://www.goodreads.com/ A neat little Stumble. It didn’t interest me at first, but I now find myself trying to think of recent reads to add to my list. Any Stumblers out there with book recommendations to share can ping me here.
Tag Archives: Books
A Walk in the Woods – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_in_the_Woods A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is a book by travel writer Bill Bryson describing his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his childhood friend Stephen Katz. The book is written in a humorous style, interspersed with more serious discussions of matters relating to the trail’s history, sociology, […]
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http://thenonist.com/index.php/thenonist/permalink/hot_library_smut/ Dear Saline sent me this link, and isn’t it strange how someone who’s never met me can know me so well? I’ve got seven double-stacked bookshelves in my 700 square foot apartment, but even those don’t give me a frisson like these pics do. Toronto has some excellent bibliothequerie, but is sorely lacking in […]
Shels Books
http://shelsilverstein.com/html/books.html I stumbled across Shel Silverstein’s books as a kid, so it’s neat to Stumble across them again online. They seem to strike a chord with people, evidenced by the fact that I have never seen one for sale in any of the thrift stores I’ve been to. (And trust me, I’ve been searching!)
Lone Star Statements by Matthew Baldwin – The Morning News
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/reviews/lone_star_statements.php Great concept – searching Amazon for some of literature’s classics, and reading the one-star reviews: Lord of the Flies (1955) Author: William Golding “I am obsessed with Survivor, so I thought it would be fun. WRONG!!! It is incredibly boring and disgusting. I was very much disturbed when I found young children killing each […]
Powells.com Interviews – Sarah Vowell – Powells Books
http://www.powells.com/authors/vowell.html I’ve been listening to nerd-historian Sarah Vowell’s books recently, and have found in her a soul sister – I am also a nerdy history buff with a dark streak. Here’s an interview with her, in which she wins my heart with this fantastic quote: History is full of really good stories. That’s the main […]