Entertaining little book featuring incredibly interesting libraries - from a camel wandering the Gobi desert to a raft on a lake in Minnesota to a plaEntertaining little book featuring incredibly interesting libraries - from a camel wandering the Gobi desert to a raft on a lake in Minnesota to a place in France where books hang from containers in trees. I love libraries, and this was so much fun....more
My librarian recommendedTRP so enthusiastically that I had no choice but to read this romantic comedy. Despite its shortcomings (some of which are, IMMy librarian recommendedTRP so enthusiastically that I had no choice but to read this romantic comedy. Despite its shortcomings (some of which are, IMO, inherent in the genre), I laughed A LOT. Yes, the narrator is a total ripoff of the character Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory. But I laughed. A lot. ...more
This collection of wonderful stories by Ambrose Bierce- American civil war veteran, journalist, poet, short story writer, satirist...) is at turns hauThis collection of wonderful stories by Ambrose Bierce- American civil war veteran, journalist, poet, short story writer, satirist...) is at turns haunting, scary, and extremely witty. I was completely gripped by his first person observations of the war and O. Henry-ish endings, and appreciated the humor of many of the definitions on the Devil's dictionary. ...more
Some of Fey's comments sent me into paroxysms of laughter; I couldn't agree more with her politics, and she's obviously incredible talented. But I expSome of Fey's comments sent me into paroxysms of laughter; I couldn't agree more with her politics, and she's obviously incredible talented. But I expected this to be funnier - after all, Gloria Steinem said that this was the last book to make her laugh, and it was published 4 years ago. ...more
A sometimes funny, short, insightful look at Mark Sanford, the disgraced Governor of South Carolina (now a member of the House of Representatives), reA sometimes funny, short, insightful look at Mark Sanford, the disgraced Governor of South Carolina (now a member of the House of Representatives), responsible for the euphemism "hiking the Appalachian Trail", from his onetime speechwriter. It's worth the time to read....more
This is supposedly a true depiction of what it's like to be a psychiatrist in a hospital for the criminally insane. Though the disclaimer (that basicaThis is supposedly a true depiction of what it's like to be a psychiatrist in a hospital for the criminally insane. Though the disclaimer (that basically says that the characters are composites; no real names are used, blah blah blah) contradicted that claim, I forged ahead. Sadly, the author wrote nothing to dispel my early doubts about the authenticity of the stories. ...more
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