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I’d wager a significant amount of money you’ve never heard of Holland, a Beach Boys album released on January 8, 1973. Various critics and longtime fans weren’t overly impressed. But it’s the only Beach Boys album I ever bought. While there were a few Beach Boys tunes I liked, I wasn’t big into their sound. […] “There is always an idea behind a novel, at least behind the novel as I know it,” Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz once said. In his case, the idea frequently shed light on the cultural and political landscape of his native country, helping earn Mahfouz the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. That unquestionably occurs with Karnak […] Random Observations Thanks to Todd Epp for bestowing a Lifetime Achievement Award on my blog. My only concern is that those types of awards usually go to people who have retired from their particular field or died. Likewise, thanks to John at SF Signal for including my 2008 “best of” books post in their listings, […] Any Reading Resolutions? Say, specific books you plan to read? A plan to read more ____? Anything at all? Name me at least ONE thing you’re looking forward to reading this year! As I long ago resolved to give up resolutions (just as each year I give up for Lent giving up things for […] |
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