Category: Books
“Delicious As The Kisses Of God” Walt Whitman
When researching Walt Whitman’s Missing Notebooks Now Online, the first page I randomly selected for viewing (the notebook contents are not searchable) was Page 22 of the “Perceptions or Senses” Notebook. At the topContinue reading
The Tragedy Of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Novels Quotations: No Funny Stuff
Reading Still Life, the first of Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Coco Éclair came across this literally LOL line and forwarded it to me: Ganache wondered how low the bar was set whenContinue reading
Another Reason I Love Canada: Louise Penny & The Three Pines Gang
After posting 10 Reasons I Love Canada yesterday, I realized I had neglected to include Louise Penny and her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. This is an especially egregious omission given our hope to emigrateContinue reading
Recommended Reading: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Coco Éclair recommended The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts Hardcover by Joshua Hammer. From The Economist book review: JOSHUA HAMMER’S new book, “The Bad-Ass Librarians ofContinue reading
Something You Need To Know — How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
“Usually doctors are right, but conservatively about 15 percent of all people are misdiagnosed. Some experts think it’s as high as 20 to 25 percent” Jerome Groopman How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman (MarchContinue reading
Knowing When Al Franken & I Can and Can’t Tell Jokes – Madeleines From Reading Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
First, here’s the quickie summary: Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken is an entertaining book, rife with humor and insights into how the contemporary political system works – or doesn’t work. But,Continue reading
Christopher Buckley’s Boomsday: A Modest But Wickedly Fizzy Proposal
A Great Summer Read Christopher Buckley has packed his novel, Boomsday, brimful with all manner of fun: An absurd, eminently believable plot (AKA a typical Christopher Buckley plot) A protagonist who is not only smart,Continue reading