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Tag Archives: Reading
Atlantic Times, a free monthly newspaper in English about Germany
I received a new edition of Atlantic Times today, a monthly newspaper about Germany. It’s a pretty interesting read; it’s also completely free if you live in the United States or Canada. I figured there might be some folks out … Continue reading
Booksprice.com – find the cheapest books
I received an email from a lady named Lucy earlier, webmaster of booksprice.com. She wanted to let me know that they’ve just launched a redesigned version of their site. The site let’s you find the best prices on books, either … Continue reading
The various translations of Bilbo Baggins
I posted a couple of days ago about Frodo and Gandalf apparently being of Norse descent. In the post, I asked folks if they knew why in the German version of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo’s … Continue reading
Back to Mid-World I go
I stopped in at the public library today to browse a little bit. I decided to get the next book (for me) in the Dark Tower series, Â Wolves of the Calla. After the letdown of Ringworld Engineers, I wanted … Continue reading
Abandoning Ringworld Engineers
I don’t do this often, but I do do it occasionally: I’m giving up on a book. I’ve been trying to get through Ringworld Engineers for quite a while now, and it just hasn’t been going well. I enjoyed Ringworld … Continue reading
Did the Buddha exist?
One of my professors and I started a Buddhism study / meditation group about a month ago. We’ve met once so far, mostly as an organizational meeting to find out where we all stood and what we wanted to do. … Continue reading
Warring gods of winter and spring
I’m getting close to finishing up Beyond the River (about 30 pages to go!) I just started chapter 29, and it started with this sentence: The month of March along the [Ohio] river is when the gods of winter declare … Continue reading
The ideal vacation spot?
A post over at Lifecruiser made something occur to me: my ideal vacation spot isn’t really the norm. Seeing the picture of Fuerteventura, I realized that I just don’t care much about sandy beaches and sunshine. I commented on the … Continue reading
The books are taking over
They’re closing in on me. There are numerous new stacks: some bought for ultra-cheap at booksales; others given to me by friends who have culled their libraries of things they don’t want, as well as duplicates. Where they came from … Continue reading
Currently reading – the nonfiction
I wrote a couple of days ago about what I’ve recently read, and what I’m currently reading in the fiction department. This is the sister to that post: the nonfiction I’ve read recently, and what I’m reading now. The Dharma … Continue reading