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Category Archives: reading
The newest entry in the eBook Martket: Kobo, from Borders
Borders is now taking pre-orders for the Kobo e-Reader, the newest entry into the eReader market. It’s just like every eReader you’ve admired so far — except this one costs only $149. To reach that point, Kobo has cut (or … Continue reading
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Tagged borders ereader, ereaders, ereaders compared, kindle, kobo reader, nook, sony ereader
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Library victory: Four new mysteries, one low price
I have been reading my way, out of order, through Henning Mankell’s Wallander series, as I’ve noted elsewhere. The mysteries are a striking combination of the usual detective tome — crimes are committed and investigated — and social commentary literature, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, faceless killers, henning mankell, kurt wallander, library, reading
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Pre-Order the New George W. Bush Disaster
I get the mass e-mails from Borders about upcoming sales. This just came through: I don’t even know what to do with this. It’s like the rumored Dick Cheney autobiography. Do I want to read it? Yes, yes, a thousand … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography of george w. bush, books, decisions book, george w. bush, reading, w. memoir
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Book #1: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The problem with blogging about mystery books, of course, is that it’s too easy to spoil them. So I’ll try and use the handy “jump” here to make it less likely that I’ll spoil absolutely everything. That being said, I … Continue reading
And on the non-film front
So, 2008 wasn’t the best reading year for me. I read quite a bit, but much of it was required (I did take that good old master’s exam in April, after all), and after that I just completely went blank … Continue reading
Ignorance makes the heart grow fonder
No, that’s not a line about the election, though it could be. Today I’m finishing David McCollough’s masterful biography, John Adams. I have found the book almost wholly captivating, particularly in the interactions between characters — PEOPLE — that aren’t … Continue reading
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Communicating My Sentiments To Your Excellency
It seems like I’ve been quiet, but that’s not entirely true. The trip to Kansas took me out of my usual routines, mostly for the better. I spent a lot of time hanging out with my immediate family and a … Continue reading
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Readings of the week
Finished (finally) Fiasco by Tom Ricks, and yeah, it’s just as depressing and just as well-done as you’ve heard. Guess what? The Iraq war is going badly. It’s been going badly from Day One! It’s been going badly since before … Continue reading
The non-fiction brigade, apparently.
Over the weekend, while traveling, I read Mohammad Yunus’s book Banker to the Poor. It’s about, roughly, how he grew up and started the Grameen Bank. Grameen gives very small loans to very poor individuals, mostly women, with no collateral, … Continue reading
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