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Category Archives: Books
Graphic Lessons on the Twentieth Century
When Dr. Timothy Snyder’s powerful book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century was published in 2017, I was a vocal evangelist for the book and its message. Now, the Yale history professor has released an updated and illustrated … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged American Fascists, authoritarian, government
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The Great American Novel ?
During this week in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was first published as The Whale in three volumes by Richard Bentley in London. Almost one month later in November, the first American edition was published in New York by Harper & Brothers. Although many think of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Moby-Dick, Herman Melville, American Literature
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A Perfect Time To Visit The Haunted Bookshop
What better time of the year to visited The Haunted Bookshop than at the Halloween season. Located in Cambridge, England and fittingly found down a dark, spooky alleyway, the diminutive bookstore more than lives up to its name. Packed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Bookselling, Cambridge, England, ghosts
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A Little Treasure (Island)
One of the very first “grown-up” books that I read as a child was a fabulous edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island. I can’t be certain, but I believe that it was a well-worn copy with wonderful illustrations by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Long John Silver, pirates, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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I would prefer not to
Writer Clive Thompson has created and shared a new online tool allows you to visualize any piece of writing by stripping away everything but its punctuation. His free web tool—”just the punctuation”—allows you can paste in any piece of text … Continue reading
Glooskap the Divinity
There are some of the great illustrations to be found in The Algonquin Legends of New England (1884). The collection of Algonquin folk tales presented in the book is a result of the collecting efforts of folklorist Charles G. Leland … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Libraries, USA
Tagged Indigenous Peoples Day, Micmac, Mythology, Native Americans
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Small is beautiful (bookshop version)
I’ve visited bookstores all over the world, including some really, really small shops. Probably the tiniest of all was Twizel Bookshop in the little New Zealand mountain town of the same name. Here in North America, the cozy Poet’s Corner … Continue reading
One Hundred Seconds to Midnight
One Hundred Seconds to Midnight is a new collection focusing on the literary and scientific history of climate change dating back to the fifteenth century. The innovative exhibition will go on display at the London Frieze Masters Art Fair this month … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, History
Tagged Alexander Humboldt, Banksy, Climate Change, Science
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“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
I must admit that I am more than a bit curious to see the latest film version of the sci-fi classic Dune. Although David Lynch’s Dune is regularly panned, I enjoyed it with some reservations when it was first in theaters. My first exposure … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, movies, USA, Writing
Tagged David Lynch, Dune, Frank Herbert, Science fiction
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Song of the Open Road
Feeling wistful and nostalgic these days for the open road. What better poet to capture the way of the road than Walt Whitman. Song of the Open Road, 4 The earth expanding right hand and left hand, The picture alive, … Continue reading
