Category Archives: books
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Banana Peels, White Wings, and Moby Dick
Leave a commentMarch 12, 2022 by libroshombre
Eric Hoffer, the American longshoreman philosopher, noticed that “Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which …
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Comics, Maypoles, and Book Banning
Leave a commentMarch 12, 2022 by libroshombre
Carl Sagan is certainly missed; apart from his glowing cosmological credentials and general brilliance, he was insightful while maintaining his …
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Memories, Rats, and Hair Books
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2022 by libroshombre
P.G. Wodehouse, the greatest humor writer of the twentieth century, claimed that “Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap …
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Conning, Theivery, and Goatish Retribution
Leave a commentJune 3, 2021 by libroshombre
“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication …
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Browsing with Mimi, Trina, and Beverly
Leave a commentApril 8, 2021 by libroshombre
My daughter Mimi was eight the winter of 1997 when she received a letter from Trina Schart Hyman, the …
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Judy’s Bookshelf and the OED
Leave a commentApril 3, 2021 by libroshombre
Where the heck is Judy Woodruff’s copy of “Grant,” Ron Chernow’s excellent biography of the 18th President? I remain …
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Curious Cabinets, Pig Pianos, and Lonesome-Fret
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2021 by libroshombre
“Lonesome-Fret” is a condition described as “the feeling of restlessness or unease that comes from being on your own …
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Tsundoku, Eco, and Antilibraries
Leave a commentFebruary 25, 2021 by libroshombre
“He that revels in a well-chosen library has innumerable dishes, all of admirable flavor,” according to the Victorian writer …
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Stupid Thorns and Sassy Emoticons
Leave a commentFebruary 18, 2021 by libroshombre
Old BBC Britcoms provides excellent escape from the pandemic to carefree, less restrictive times for my cellmate and me. …
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