Books High and Low

Sunday, December 2, 2018

November 2018

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A spectacular read, especially for these dark times. Well written and engaging. A fascinating look at the foot in histo...
Monday, November 12, 2018

Fall non-fiction

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A look at the latest technologies, their promises and perils. Very intense. One of the few books I wanted to start over as soon as I w...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

A Collection of Novellas

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I was in the mood for shorter works of fiction this past week or so, and I read a number of short novels and two children's books. T...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Fall fiction

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I got a little behind in my book reviews this fall, so here's a roundup of the fiction that I've read: I really enjoyed The Color ...
Monday, September 3, 2018

The Complete Lhasa Apso, by Norman and Carolyn Herbel

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This is a good introduction to the history of the Lhasa Apso breed and its care. Published in 1979, it provides a history of the breed in ...
Saturday, September 1, 2018

New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City, by William Powers

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Author William Powers spent a year living in a twelve by twelve foot square cabin, which he documented in his book Twelve by Twelve: A One...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles

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I loved this novel about a middle-aged man who was sentenced to house arrest in a hotel in Moscow not long after the Russian Revolution. H...

The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg

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I know I'm late to the game reading The Power of Habit , by Charles Duhigg, which came out in 2012. I've read so many references t...

Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, by Francine Prose

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Like most of us, I read Anne Frank's diary while in school, either 7th or 8th grade. It wasn't assigned, but was recommended by a ...

Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, by Simon Garfield

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This is a fascinating look at the history of the fonts that we take for granted every day. Author Simon Garfield describes how fonts were ...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

A Concise History of Germany, by Mary Fulbrook, 2nd ed.

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I mentioned in my last post that I read a few books about Germany in preparation for my week-long vacation in Berlin in July. I selecte...

Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader, by Matthew Qvortrup

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In preparation for our summer vacation in Berlin, I wanted to read a little about Germany. I picked this biography of Angela Merkel and an...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Fiction roundup July 2018

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This is a really fun fantasy about a man who ages much more slowly than other humans. He's in his fifth century when he breaks the rul...

Common Ground, by Justin Trudeau

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This memoir by Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada, is a fast and fun read. Published as he was poised to lead the Libera...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

A Concise History of Canada, by Margaret Conrad

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I really enjoyed this overview of Canadian history. It's part of the Cambridge Concise History series, and in 10 chapters and only 330...

Forest bathing, by Qing Li

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Forest Bathing caught my eye when I was browsing at Barnes and Noble last month. Written by Dr. Qing Li, Associate Professor at the Nippo...

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen

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My book club selected Born to Run as one of our winter picks. I've always been a casual fan of Bruce Springsteen's music, being fa...

Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah

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I loved this memoir by comedian and host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah. With a Black mother and a white father, and born in the last deca...

Devil's Bargain, by Joshua Green

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O I couldn't resist reading another book that explores how Trump succeeded in the 2016 election. This book focuses on Steve Bannon, h...
Monday, July 2, 2018

Avid Reader, by Robert Gottlieb

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I really enjoyed this memoir from Robert Gottlieb, a man who has been involved in the publishing industry for decades. In this book he tak...

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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This is an excellent collection of essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In this book, he brings together one essay published in each of the eight y...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

David Bowie: A Life, by Dylan Jones

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This is a really interesting collection of anecdotes about David Bowie, told to Dylan Jones through interviews that span decades. Arranged...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff

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As with the last book that I reviewed, this book has been written about a lot, so I'm not going to go into too much detail. I will jus...
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