Forgotten Book - The House on Tollard Ridge
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*The House on Tollard Ridge*, first published in 1929, is regarded by some
authorities as one of John Rhode's best detective novels. It is one of the
tw...
FFB: PAST CARING, Robert Goddard
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I read this book in September of 1987. If you look at Amazon today, it is
still being read and reviewed by people who enjoyed it as much as I did.
Thi...
Winter's Favorite Reads
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*Within Plain Sight*, Bruce Robert Coffin. The fourth in the outstanding
Detective John Byron series shows Coffin’s skill at weaving an intriguing
story...
One Man's Opinion: TRUE GRIT by CHARLES PORTIS
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In case it's of interest, I struggled to find a book cover with Mattie Ross
and felt that she deserved top billing, so here's a shot from a movie
prom...
Life in the Box: Letters to the Editor
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I like to write short, pithy letters to the editor for our local newspaper.
I know, I know, nobody reads the paper except old people like me. But there
a...
Last Swim
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Because of the timing of my travels this summer, today was my last Early
Bird lap swim, peaceful, meditative, and smooth, with country music and
Carole K...
A sad farewell
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5 31 2023
Not really THAT sad. This blog has been a good thing for me for quite a few
years. I’ve been blogging here since January 2010 on my writing...
why i write
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*I like the people who came to writing novels from working in newspapers.
For them writing is a job. You get up at nine in the morning and you finish
at 5....
at this point where we pause
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Coming off Jean-Paul Richter last year into Heimito von Doderer’s *The
Merowingians, or, the Total Family*, 1962, tr. Vinal Overing Binner, I
thought at ...
Breastfeeding & Nutrition Research Paper
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The arrival of an infant surely
brings incomparable joy in every family. But how they raise them will play
a signi...
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside BookBar
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Originally posted on bookbarblog:
I work for Nicole Sullivan but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to
thwart parts of her agenda and her worst inclin...
SCHEHERAZADE
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On Friday night the Prom was Scheherazade, live from the Albert Hall. I
have listened to it three times since th...
New Year’s Discount
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Happy New Year to all my readers! This year begins with two discounts for
you: North Sea Cottage (the first mystery about Tora) is available for $
0.99 onl...
A Little Cloud, by James Joyce
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I know, I know, I'm late for Bloomsday, and at this point, I thought you'd
have forgotten. My friends, why haven't you forgotten? I mean, you surely
know t...
2113
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Wow, a year since the last post. So, not one mention of 2113.
So, here's the cover and my ticket from a Rush concert at the Montreal
Forum in 1977.
And h...
Grazie & Arrivederci!
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So that's the end of the Europa Challenge! Thanks to everyone for a great
five years of reading and reviewing! I'll leave the blog up so folks can
find you...
It Lives!
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It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog. Some things have
changed over the last year, I changed jobs last October, after thirteen
years ...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
* AT THE BIJOU * ?
Yes, that's right.
From our newly refurbished red velvet reader seats . . .
to showcasing AUTH...
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Miss Lemon's Mystery Roundup, 2011
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Aside from a fragrant cup of Earl Grey, there is almost nothing Miss Lemon
likes more than tucking in to a delicious mystery. The more British that
myster...
The Valleys of the Assassins: Freya Stark
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(published by the Modern Library, $15.00, or from Amazon)
When planning my trip to Qatar, it was hard to decide on reading material.
If I go abroad I alwa...