Category Archives: Library

Reading The Oster Conspiracy of 1938: The unknown story of the military plot to kill Hitler and avert World War II.  The title says it all. It’s difficult to keep the generals separate, but the immensity of the situation overrides … Continue reading →

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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Please post what you’re currently reading or a book, article, or online item that you’ve read that made an impact on your life. These will be posted as comments. Be my guest…

“‘Without the sod the water vanished,
the soil turned to dust….
Such a sorrow doesn’t come suddenly,
there are a thousand steps to take
before you get there.’
But now,
sorrow climbs up our front steps,
big as Texas,
and we didn’t even see it coming,
even though it’d been making
its way straight for us
all along.” –Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Continue reading →

Two animal books, even though I don’t usually like animal books. Find out if these are different. Continue reading →

“She’s reading children’s books,” you say.  Yes, in my profile, I said I wasn’t choosy.  Donations are great and someone donated the entire set of Alex Rider novels about a orphaned 14-year-old English school boy who finds out his recently-deceased … Continue reading →

Just finished <The Other Boleyn Sister> and <The Boleyn Inheritance>.  Wow, PhD-written novels that are captivating!! Phillipa Gregory transported me back in time and I didn’t want to come back out. I was glad smellovision wasn’t part of it–Henry’s leg and other flatulence-inspired dialogue … Continue reading →