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I do not much like the songs of Edith Piaf, the boulevards of Baron Haussman, the furniture of Louis XIV, the sound of Gertrude Stein, t...

  I first got to know Oscar Livingstone in fairly humdrum circumstances. -- A Friend from England by Anita Brookner. That makes me want ...

  The Rebel Angels is the first in Roberson Davies "Cornish Trilogy" of books with a connection to eccentric art collector Fran...

Milan Pelouch is an 80-year-old mushroom hunter who, in his charming guide, How to Find Morels (subtitled Even as Others are Coming Back ...

McVarish always reminds me of the fairy-tale about the girl out of whose mouth a toad leapt whenever she spoke.  He could say more nasty...

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The day he found the body, Mickey Dade woke up under a tree on Mt. Tamalpias.  -- Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart . That's a great ...

My neighbor Paul has a field that grows great carrots. -- American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields by Row...

"Parlabane is back." -- The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies.  That is not an opening sentence likely, standing alone, to d...

It's finally, kind of Summer and it is time for me to see if I've made any progress on my lists.  This is the third of my quarterl...

OPENING SENTENCE "When attorneys spin, it's about trying to win." -- Opening sentence in Spinning the Law: Trying Cases ...

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Summer is here -- even in Portland -- so it is time for me to check in and see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  There'...

There was a time back in 1970 when they would love filling in a questionnaire. -- Evening Class by Maeve Binchy. Every now and again I...

Summer is here -- at least on the calendar -- so it is time for me to check in and see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  The...

As of January 1, 2012, I am no longer keeping track of my Guilt List. I have abolished my guilt!  I used to keep a list of books I rece...

Senator Mitchell’s Judiciary Committee staff investigators were known on Capitol Hill as the Wraith Riders, after the relentless, spectral...

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I did a little more tidying up today. My list of lists over there on the right side was getting to be too long, so I broke it into two list...

The LibraryThing Early Reviewer program is an amazing resource for readers and publishers. Each month, LibraryThing distributes well over...

Second Glance Books is a terrific used bookstore and a real gem in a city that prides itself on independent bookstores. Owner Rachelle c...