Tag Archives: Lapham’s

  1. Stimulations, Contraction, and Boney-eared Assfish

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    April 11, 2016 by libroshombre

    Some periodicals provide close to the same serendipial stimulation browsing the shelves as a well-stocked library. But where the library’s …
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    Category: English language, invective, language, magazines, names, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , ,

  2. Gallivanting with Montaigne and Reading Deeply

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    October 9, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Gallivant” is my word for the week. It means “roaming about in search of pleasure, and that describes my general …
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    Category: biography, reading well, writing well | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Therapeutic Reading, Raymond Chandler, and the Library of America

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    August 28, 2014 by libroshombre

    Some anonymous ancient wise guy once called his library “a hospital of the mind.” That applies to my personal library, …
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    Category: books, health, reading well | Tags: , , , , ,

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