Category Archives: books
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Musical Compulsions, Analog Reading, and Smelly Books
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2014 by libroshombre
“Preference” is defined in Ambrose Bierce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary” as “a sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous …
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Dogs, Dr. Seuss, and the Moral Molecule
Leave a commentMay 1, 2014 by libroshombre
Most of my life’s been spent in the pleasurable company of dogs, and, like Mark Twain, I believe “The dog …
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Baron von Munchausen, Yip Harburg, and La Cava’s Bibliomotorcarro
Leave a commentApril 17, 2014 by libroshombre
Lone Star Ball is my favorite baseball blog, not only because it links to all the latest events surrounding the …
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Walpole’s Serendipity, Chaucer’s Murder, and Lifelong Learning
Leave a commentApril 3, 2014 by libroshombre
One of our culture’s great sources of serendipity, Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable,” defines “serendipity “ as “a happy …
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Baseball, Personal MBAs, and the Eagles of Dutch Harbor
Leave a commentMarch 6, 2014 by libroshombre
It’s snowing in Fairbanks, but springtime for professional baseball teams, including my beloved Texas Rangers. Though never much of a …
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Bo Diddley on Life and Mark Twain on Grammar
Leave a commentJanuary 2, 2014 by libroshombre
Wise researchers know to always take the source of new information into account before accepting their advice. Take Ellas Otha …
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