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- December 21st, 2009
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Book Review Blog Carnival the 33rd Edition
Due to a series of unfortunate events, not attributable to Lemony Snicket, I am posting the 33rd edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival here, on my own book review blog - a day late and a dollar sho…
- December 16th, 2009
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Border Songs
Jim LynchBrandon Vanderkool, the protagonist of Border Songs, has some of the symptoms of Asbergers Syndrome. He's six foot eight inches tall, a birder and an artist. He works for the border patrol al…
- December 10th, 2009
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Hardly Knew Her
Laura LippmanHardly Knew Her is a collection of sixteen short stories and one novella by Baltimore's premier author of crime fiction. The stories tend to be about sex and murder. It's not a good thing…
- December 6th, 2009
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Book Review Blog Carnival # 32 is Posted
Necromancy Never Pays is our host this week. Stop by and visit. There are lots of reviews of lots of books of every kind.
- December 3rd, 2009
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Pops
A Life of Louis ArmstrongTerry TeachoutWas Louis Armstrong a sellout; an obsequious, fawning Uncle Tom; old fashioned and out of date; unschooled, only able to play by ear, repeating well worn memoriz…
- November 29th, 2009
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The Secret of Happiness is . . .
“low expectations.” Barry Schwartz, psychologist and Swarthmore College professor’s compelling argument for limited choices. Did you ever notice that poor people seem to be happier t…
- November 28th, 2009
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The Ground Truth
The Untold Story of America Under AttackJohn FarmerSenior Counsel to the 9/11 CommissionThe Ground Truth begins with the Clinton administration's response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and th…
- November 23rd, 2009
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Carnival #31 is Up!
Visit the 31st Book Review Blog Carnival at Linus's Blanket. There are 33 entries in this carnival, which Nicole has grouped into categories ranging from Social Science and Politics through Literary t…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Don\'t Shoot! We\'re Republicans!
Memoirs of the FBI Agent Who Did Things His WayJack OwensAnd now the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtainMy friend I'll say it clearI'll state my case of which I'm certainI've lived a life that'…
- November 16th, 2009
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Two TED Videos
Here are a couple of “lectures” from a TED conference that are worth your time. In the first Benjamin Zander will attempt to show you that, yes, you really do love classical music. He wi…
- November 15th, 2009
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Oryx and Crake
Margaret AtwoodI heard a radio interview with Margaret Atwood, promoting her latest book The Year of the Flood. She mentioned that some characters and the speculative scenario were common to this earl…
- November 13th, 2009
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Good Googly Moogly
Morton Salt girl grows up. I haven’t posted anything on this blog in six months and I find I have 40 or 50 hits a day still. The world has been going to hell in a hand basket without my wisdom…
- November 8th, 2009
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Rain Gods
James Lee BurkeI am attracted to James Lee Burke's characters despite their dark nature. Each of his protagonists is a veteran, scarred by his experience in war. Private detective Dave Robicheaux and…
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The thirtieth Book Review Blog Carnival is posted at the Book Review Blog Carnival" blog. Who woulda thunk it?The next edition will be hosted by Linus's Blanket on November 22nd. Submit your reviews n…
- October 29th, 2009
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Long Quiet Highway
Waking Up In AmericaNatalie Goldberg"People would rather read about how to become a writer than read the actual products of writing: poems, novels, short stories," says Natalie Goldberg in the opening…
- October 25th, 2009
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The Lost Symbol
Dan BrownI'm probably the last person in the wold to write a review of the latest mega best seller by Dan Brown, who burst onto the scene with The Davinci Code in 2003. In The Lost Symbol, Brown bring…
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Book Review Blog Carnival # 29
I posted the first Book Review Blog Carnival on this blog on September 28th last year. Since then there has been a carnival every other Sunday without fail. Today's carnival is hosted by a newcomer, K…
- October 18th, 2009
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Half Moon
Henry Hudson and the voyage that redrew the map of the New WorldDouglas HunterHenry Hudson didn't take directions very well. He was hired by the Dutch East Indies Company to go look for the northeast…
- October 11th, 2009
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Book Review Blog Carnivals: Two for the price of one!
The 28th edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival was posted this morning at Books For Sale?. NathanKP has given us a lovely, clean, minimalist post, with 15 reviews from 15 various blogs.I realized t…
- October 10th, 2009
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Pilgrims
A Woebegone RomanceGarrison KiellorI used to listen to A Prairie Home Companion and I even enjoyed hearing Mr. Kiellor talk, even though it was mostly lies, about Lake Woebegone and the people out th…
- October 7th, 2009
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The Age of the Unthinkable
Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About ItJoshua Cooper RamoJoshua Cooper Ramo is Managing Director of Kissinger Associates, which makes him a high priced consultan…
- September 24th, 2009
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The Art of Detection
A Novel Of SuspenseLaurie R KingA whodunnit by an author who is new to me, The Art of Detection, is set in San Francisco in 2004 and 1924. The book is from the middle of a series featuring SF police d…
- September 18th, 2009
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Naming Nature
The Clash Between Instinct and ScienceCarol Kaesuk YoonWhatever editor though up that dumb subtitle should be sent back to the mail room for reeducation. There is no clash in this book between science…
- September 13th, 2009
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26th Book Review Blog Carnival
This week the 26th edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival is hosted by Pizza's Book Discussion. Come in and have a slice while you browse.If you ever wrote a book review on your blog you can submit…
- August 31st, 2009
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Oh, Johnny
Jim LehrerThis is the nineteenth novel by Jim Lehrer: yes, that Jim Lehrer, the host of The News Hour on PBS. In it, Lehrer brings back a couple of his favorite themes; the Marine Corps; Lerhrer was a…
- August 30th, 2009
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Book Review Blog Carnival #25
The twenty fifth Book Review Blog Carnival is available for your reading pleasure at This Girl's Bookshelf. Stop by and take a look at the 30 reviews listed. Be sure to leave a comment, even if it's j…
- August 29th, 2009
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Inherent Vice
Thomas PynchonThis new novel by the author of Gravity's Rainbow and V is written in the style of a hard boiled detective novel. It is also classic Pynchon. The story is set in Los Angeles in 1969 with…
- August 11th, 2009
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The Element
Ken Robinson, Ph.D.with Lou AronicaAccording to a popular myth there is a calling for each one of us, something that we are so good at and love doing so much that it doesn't feel like work at all. Ke…
- August 2nd, 2009
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The Twenty Third Book Review Blog Carnival
The twenty third edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival has been posted at Bart's Bookshelf. Bart has done a bang up job, even tracking down cover art for all 29 books reviewed by the carnival parti…
- July 25th, 2009
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ROTUS has posted a new entry on: Clark's Picks
Santa Cruz River Band: La Yaquesita
Teodoro “Ted” Ramirez and Michael Ronstadt play music that they learned growing up in Arizona; music from the Mexican, Native Americans and European cultures of the people who live together in a u…
- July 24th, 2009
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The Pluto Files
The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite PlanetNeil DeGrasse TysonThe Pluto Files is a rather tongue in cheek look at the demotion of Pluto from it's status as a planet by the International Astronomica…
- July 11th, 2009
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Goebel Reeves: I Am A Lonesome Cowboy
Goebel Reeves, b 1899, d 1969, the son of a Texas legislator, served in the Army and was wounded during WWI. On his return to the States he adopted the lifestyle of a hobo, wandering across the countr…
- July 5th, 2009
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How To Build A Dinosaur
Extinction Doesn't Have To Be ForeverJack Horner and James GormanThe title and especially the subtitle of this book are somewhat, deliberately, misleading. Paleontologist Jack Horner was a consultant…
- July 3rd, 2009
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Book Review Blog Carnival XXI
Welcome to the twenty first Book Review Blog Carnival. This carnival is published every other Sunday on a different blog. You my submit a book review post from your own blog, for the next carnival her…
- June 30th, 2009
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The Development
John BarthFresh out of college, with my shiny new BA in English in hand, I discovered John Barth. His early books, The Floating Opera, The End of the Road, and particularly The Sot Weed Factor and Gil…
- June 21st, 2009
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Street Gang
The Complete History of Sesame StreetMichael DavisWhere did Kermit the Frog come from and why did Jim Henson carry a purse? At least one of these questions is answered in Michael Davis' new book Stree…
- June 8th, 2009
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The Last Witchfinder
James MorrowThis is my second attempt at a book by James Morrow. I reviewed his newest The Philosopher's Apprentice just a couple of weeks ago. I may become a tiresome bore, writing review after revie…
- June 1st, 2009
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Life Sentences
Laura LippmanIf you look through this blog you might deduce that I have become a Laura Lippman fan. I've enjoyed tracking down her early work and filling in the history of her detective character, Tes…
- May 17th, 2009
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“They’re Navy SEALS”
Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech this weekend on a US Navy ship. Fortunately the “Mission Accomplished” banner was nowhere to be seen, however in his comments he told a story about s…
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The Philosopher's Apprentice
James MorrowAt first I thought that The Philosopher's Apprentice would be a remake of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance combined with Pygmalion, set on a lovely topical island. However, it soo…
- May 2nd, 2009
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Martin Bogan & Armstrong
A late survivor of the black string band tradition of the early 20th century was the trio of Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong. These three musicians from Virginia, South Carolina and Tennes…
- May 1st, 2009
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Baltimore Blues
Laura LippmanBaltimore Blues is Laura Lippman's first novel, originally published in mass market paperback in 1997. I guess that the publisher was unsure about the staying power of a crime novel set i…
- April 30th, 2009
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Club for Growth Causes Republican Shrinkage
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter’s announcement Tuesday that he is abandoning the Republican Party is the latest sign of a shift in the political wind. GOP spokesmen have been hard at work pa…
- April 29th, 2009
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Jaco Pastorius: America the Beautiful
Jaco Pastorius is one of those names you hear brought up by musicians that might not be so well known to the wider world. He played bass with the band Weather Report and you have probably heard him in…
- April 25th, 2009
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Plain Honest Men
The Making of the American ConstitutionRichard BeemanThe constitutional convention of 1787 was shrouded in secrecy. The delegates all agreed to talk to and write to no one about the proceedings. Noes…
- April 23rd, 2009
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ROTUS has dugg: Roy Clark: Caravan
- April 16th, 2009
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Tom Dooley: The Kingston Trio
This familiar song, which sold over six million copies for the Kingston Trio and is credited with starting the folk scare was derived from a song written in the nineteenth century by Thomas Land of, a…
- April 12th, 2009
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No Title
The fifteenth Book Review Blog Carnival was posted this morning at Mysteries in Paradise. Kerrie did a marvelous job, which included weeding out a large number of spam post submissions, Editing all of…
- April 11th, 2009
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José Antonio Abreu “El Sistema”
I am a great fan of the TED website, (http://www.ted.com/). TED is an annual gathering of smart people, like Al Gore and Bill Gates who give talks to each other about all the very cool things they are…
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Why Is David Plouffe Still Asking Me For Money?
I got another one this morning, an email from David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, asking for a donation. Plouffe’s email says that it is to help overcome the negative messages…
