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My March 2010 In Books

Here’s what March 2010 looked like for me reading-wise: Jackie McMullen w/ Larry Bird & Magic Johnson “When the Game was Ours” : I’m a sucker for 80s hoops stories. The sports media reported on all the big “reveals” before … Continue reading

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Party Like It’s 1989

With today being the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I figure it’s a good time to talk about book recommendations about the Revolutions of 1989. In 2004, I read Timothy Garton Ash’s  “The Magic Lantern: The … Continue reading

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Reading On This Date: October 24…

One of the benefits of having a list of books I’ve read over the past decade, is that I can post the occasional “what was I reading on this date X years ago” entry. So looking at October 24th: 1999, … Continue reading

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Haul from HP Booksale

Haul from HP Booksale | By shazmosis Even though I’m supposedly limiting my book purchases to what I can trade for at swaptree, I couldn’t resist stopping by the Hyde Park Book Sale over the weekend. I spent $5.50! Here’s … Continue reading

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