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Dreams & Goals for 2017
Every year is another chance to look back, figure out what went well and what didn’t, and think of ways to make the next year even better. I call my list “dreams and goals,” instead of “resolutions.” What I’ve discovered, especially this past year, is that you don’t know what unexpected opportunities may pop up… Continue reading
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The Chronological Sherlock Holmes Challenge: Full schedule
In the interests of planning ahead, I thought it might be a good idea to go ahead and post the full schedule for the challenge. Let me know if you see any typos. There will be weekly check-in posts for each short story, and one post for each 3-week novel. All book formats are welcome… Continue reading
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Top Ten Books of 2016
This week’s topic is the Top Ten Best Books of 2016, from The Broke and the Bookish. My top ten, in approximate order of reading (oldest to most recent): Works of Love – Soren Kierkegaard In the Land of White Death – Valerian Albanov Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea… Continue reading
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The Forest Giant (Le Gigantesque)
Since watching Lawrence of Arabia last year, I’ve been actively seeking books written by or related to T. E. Lawrence. The Forest Giant, by Adrien Le Corbeau, is one of the more obscure books. Coast Redwood by Allie_Caulfield[CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Lawrence, for the most part, withdrew from politics after the disappointing Paris… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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