Category Archives: books

  1. Abhorring Information Banning

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    April 24, 2017 by libroshombre

      A recent round of reading has left me ready to revive the seventeenth-century British political party known as “the …
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    Category: banned books, book burning, books, censorship, librarians, libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Service Animals, Sheepskins, and Marc Antony’s Gift

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    March 23, 2017 by libroshombre

      No one at my library school ever mentioned a number of items that would later loom large. For example, …
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    Category: books, history, libraries, library history, Uncategorized, writing | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. Old Books, New Books, and Guys Read

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    January 16, 2017 by libroshombre

      Most booklovers enjoy the fragrance of old books, and many also like the odor of new books. A local …
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    Category: books, candles, chemicals, odors, smells, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

  4. Brand, Fangled, and New

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    January 16, 2017 by libroshombre

    The sun shines constantly on new vistas for those on the lookout, and even heavily-trodden paths.   I’ve lost count of …
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  5. Sagan, Occam, and the Muse of Curiosity

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    December 16, 2016 by libroshombre

      “All About Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building” is a solid additional to any bathroom’s library. Mine, for …
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    Category: books, catalogs, curiosity, public libraries, sleep, Uncategorized, vocabulary | Tags: , , , , ,

  6. Strange Catalogs, Labyrinthine Libraries, and Bookmobiles

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    December 6, 2016 by libroshombre

    Once I visited merry England and unexpectedly found myself inside Chetham’s Library, the first English-language public library in the world. …
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    Category: bookmobiles, books, catalogs, libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

  7. Sherman, Grant, and the Library of America

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    September 27, 2016 by libroshombre

      A 1990 New York Times review of “Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman” spoke of how “Ulysses S. Grant and …
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    Category: autobiography, books, generals, language, presidents, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  8. Deep Reading, Lizard Feet, and Tough Cookies

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    August 30, 2016 by libroshombre

      Those immersed in the reading life know an engrossing dance of words and concepts can induced by good writing, …
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    Category: books, reading, reading well, Uncategorized, vocabulary, word origins, words, writing, writing well | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  9. Smelly Books, Double Falsehoods, and Categorical Thinking

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    February 16, 2016 by libroshombre

      Science fiction legend Ray Bradbury once wrote, “A book has got smell. A new books smells great. An old …
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    Category: books, old books, shakespeare, smells, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  10. Essays, Agnotology, and Ignorance

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    February 8, 2016 by libroshombre

      I’ve been thinking about Michel Montaigne, the 16th century writer, wine grower, and counselor to kings, even more than …
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    Category: books, essay, Michel Montaigne, print, publishing, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

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