O God, who hast hitherto supported me, enable me to proceed in this labour and in the whole task of my present state that when I shall render up at ...

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  7 Brief Lessons on Physics, by Carlo Rovelli, is a book that everyone should read, and I do mean everyone. From my perspective, anyone trying...

I have been working simultaneously on two very different writing projects for a couple of months now. Initially I thought one would take off and I&#...

  I am reading ‘As Yet’, a collection of essays by Christopher Hitchins. I find him a frustrating guy to read, for a couple of reas...

I found a box of John D. MacDonald paperbacks in my basement, so I grabbed a few of the most recent titles and I am re-reading them now. JD was one ...

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I read ‘The World’s Strongest Librarian,’ by Josh Hanagarne, while I was on vacation. Hanagarne works in the Salt Lake City public...