Monday, September 21, 2015

The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel by Jacqueline Winspear

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I have been slowly and occasionally reading from the collection of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs novels. With the author still writ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Where Courage is Like a Wild Horse: The World of an Indian Orphanage by Sharon Skolnick (Okee-Chee) and Manny Skolnick

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I have read several good books from the University of Nebraska Press, including the memoirs The Days are Gods by Liz Stephens and Works Cit...
Monday, August 24, 2015

Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846-1890 by Larry McMurtry

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Americans do not know much about our Indian Wars. Think about it. Many of us know so much about the American Revolution, the Civil War, th...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Call of the Osprey by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

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I am finding more and more that my favorite books about birds are pitched at kids. Add to the list The Call of the Osprey by Dorothy Hinsha...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape by Bill McKibben

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Bill McKibben is a well-known environmental activist and author. While inventorying our library's travel collection, I came across his 2...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans by Gary Krist

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Living in New Orleans has always been dangerous. Hurricanes, flooding, and tropical diseases were among the natural dangers present even bef...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya by Jamaica Kincaid

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Most people go to a garden center or trade cuttings with friends to collect plants for their gardens. In Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himala...