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Musing Mondays: A home for my books

If you keep your books, where do you keep them? And, if you give them away, who do you give them to? Do you participate in Bookcrossing, BookMooch, PaperbackSwap, or the like? Do you give your old books to family & friends, or donate them? Are any of your books in storage due to […]

Book Review: Don’t Go There! by Peter Greenberg

When we think about vacations, “Where would I like to go?” is probably the most frequent question. Peter Greenberg, the travel editor for NBC’s Today show, CNBC and MSNBC, suggests “Where should I avoid?” should also be on the list.

In Don’t Go There!: The Travel Detective’s Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the […]

Book Review: Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television and Politics by Gordon B. Arnold

Admit it. At some point, some conspiracy theory has enticed you. Maybe it’s not the claim the government was behind 9/11 or that AIDS was created in a government lab or that organized crime was responsible for the assassination of JFK. But at some time one or more such ideas may have gained some credence […]

If this is November, it must be “best of” time

Just as the Christmas season now seems to begins right after Halloween (if not before), it also appears it is the kick-off time for “best of the year” lists. Both Amazon and Publisher’s Weekly have chimed in with their lists of the best books of the year. Interestingly, both list Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, even though […]

Tuesday Thingers: Multiple copies

Do you own multiple copies of any books? Which ones? Why?

I have several and for a variety of reasons. In alphabetical order, they include:

Ball Four — Jim Bouton’s diary-style look inside major league baseball was one of my favorite sports books in my teens, as evidenced by how beat up my papereback […]