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Lookatabook Nook: "The American Patriot's Almanac" by William J. Bennett and John T.E. Cribb

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Stories to read and knowledge to acquire. Saturday, July 21, 2012. The American Patriot's Almanac" by William J. Bennett and John T.E. Cribb. Carrying the penchant for history I do, and relishing all opportunities availed me to learn more to what made this country I call home, home, it was natural to gravitate towards these daily readings of how everything came to be, these simple nuggets of wisdom and experience on how America became America. An injured Union soldier, a bitterly anti-South man, eyes Gen...

Lookatabook Nook: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Caroll

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Stories to read and knowledge to acquire. Friday, November 1, 2013. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Caroll. A question lingers in my mind as to why one would read a children’s book, if one is not, any longer, of a child’s age? Lewis Caroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” remains a definitive example of a children’s book. What could prompt an adult to open its pages and dive into the story? Why did I make that leap forward? I had no clue as to what the actual story might be. There is no ex...

Lookatabook Nook: "Bad Kitty Gets A Bath" by Nick Bruel

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Stories to read and knowledge to acquire. Sunday, November 14, 2010. Bad Kitty Gets A Bath" by Nick Bruel. Every now and then all lovers of good books need something silly to smooth over life’s hard edges. With this book - I discovered during a laugh riot in Tech Services one day - the title itself is enough to elicit snickers of further laughs and chuckles. A ‘cat bath’ is never something done with ease; but, as Nick Bruel states at the beginning, at times it becomes necessary. David S. Kidder. Finding ...

Lookatabook Nook: "The Bar on the Seine" by Georges Simenon

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Stories to read and knowledge to acquire. Sunday, March 27, 2011. The Bar on the Seine" by Georges Simenon. An interesting thing happened on my way to reading Georges Simenon’s THE BAR ON THE SEINE: I discovered a new classic author, with accompanying classic fictional character ( Inspector Jules Maigret. Of whom I had never heard. Having only read THE BAR ON THE SEINE, such accolades would be too presumptuous to offer from myself. However, what I can say is mystery lovers will not be disappointed. They ...

Lookatabook Nook: "The Abbot's Gibbet" by Michael Jecks

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Stories to read and knowledge to acquire. Saturday, September 24, 2011. The Abbot's Gibbet" by Michael Jecks. THE ABBOT’S GIBBET by Michael Jecks, of the Knights Templar series, finds a setting in the year 1319. This is where Jecks’ enduring characters Sir Baldwin Furnshill, a former member of the Knights Templar, and Simon Puttock, bailiff of Lydford are traveling to the annual Tavistock fair. Is merely along for the ride to Tavistock, the fair that draws merchants from all over. He pines away for Lizzi...