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Tales Of The City
Title: Tales Of The City Author: Armisted Maupin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial Pages: 371 The Gist: Tales of a group of bosom buddies in 1970′s San Francisco. The Review: A friend of mine...
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E-Books Be Good
In this week’s selection of Blacklin’s Weekly Find from 3quarksdaily, David L. Ulin talks about e-book readers in the literary world. Click the link at the end of the excerpt (article originally...
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Giovanni Boccaccio Book List
On the Literary Calendar today via LibraryThing: Giovanni Boccaccio. The link will take you to the Catholic Encyclopedia’s entry for basic information about Giovanni Boccaccio and his various works...
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The Penelopiad
Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Fiction Publisher: Canongate Books Pages: 198 The Gist: The myth of Penelope and Odysseus from Penelope’s point of view. The Review: It’s been a...
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The Consolations Of Understanding
In this week’s selection of Blacklin’s Weekly Find from 3quarksdaily, The Economist reviews James Miller’s book Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche. Click the link at the end of the excerpt...
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Man’s Search For Meaning
Title: Man’s Search For Meaning Author: Viktor E. Frankl Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston Pages: 165 The Gist: This book does not claim to be an account of facts and events but of...
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400 Years Of The King James Bible
In this week’s selection of Blacklin’s Weekly Find from 3quarksdaily, Arnold Hunt discusses “[m]ysteries and mistranslations in the making of the King James Bible, still the most influential version...
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Tutankhamun
Title: Tutankhamun: The Book Of Shadows Author: Nick Drake Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 364 The Gist: Egypt’s next Pharaoh, the young Tutankhamun, is ready to...
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Wise Guy
In this week’s selection of Blacklin’s Weekly Find from 3quarksdaily, Walter Isaacson reviews Bettany Hughes’ The Hemlock Cup, a biography about Socrates. Click the link at the end of the excerpt...
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Shakespeare’s Counselor
Title: Shakespeare’s Counselor Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Mystery Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Pages: 243 The Gist: Cleaning lady Lily Bard is a pro when it comes to keeping the exteriors of...
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