Tag Archives: reading

Small honor system library in West Virginia

In West Virginia, last spring, we happened upon this small book store/library that was completely open with no one on staff at all. Just a building along a road with the door open, actually open not just unlocked, where you could go in grab a book or two. Totally awesome.
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Ways of reading by Mandy Brown

Crap. Crap. Crap. In March of this year I wrote: “Editor’s note: I don’t know Mandy Brown but her blog is definitely in the top three well-written blogs that I subscribe to. Every post is excellent. Her blog will, more than likely, make my Best of 2009 list.” Well, I forgot to add Mandy Brown’s A Working [...]
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Bird book

New favorite site and now book on my wishlist (which has been recently updated, btw): Bird book. /via Jason Kottke.
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Reading Cesar’s Way

I’m loving this book. Too bad it doesn’t help me with my cats!
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A short review of Prey by Michael Crichton

I recently finished reading Prey by Michael Crichton. I’m a big Crichton fan for nearly no other reason than because my first book that I ever read, on my own without the nagging of any teachers or parents, was Jurassic Park. That and he knows how to write a book that makes you want to [...]
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“Is anyone still reading feeds?” – Josue Salazar

Long-time friend Josue Salazar asks, via Twitter: “Actually, is anyone still reading feeds? I bet many mainly live off of content people are tweeting links about. Sensational content != good.” Sounds familiar.
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Using Twitter favorites to retain value and reduce distraction

To many of you this may seem like a no brainer but I thought I’d share the way I use Twitter’s favorite feature anyway because I’ve found it very valuable over the last few months. In nearly every Twitter application, and on the site itself, you may favorite a Tweet with minimal effort. On the site [...]
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Mandy Brown on feeding/reading

Mandy Brown exquisitely compares reading books to both reading feeds online and cooking bread. Her final paragraph sums up her post nicely. “In our own time, I wonder if the very slowness of books makes them more valuable in the face of all the quickness around us, if their singular nature will prove to be their [...]
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Random 60: Reading.

What do you think about reading?
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Readability

A way to read on the Web without all the mess.
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Roger Ebert, now a blogger

My endorsement for you to subscribe to Roger Ebert's blog, I mean, journal.
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Re-reading The Lord of the Rings: Part one – The Fellowship of the Ring

I'm reading The Lord of the Rings again. I've just finished The Fellowship of the Ring.
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A short review of Airframe by Michael Crichton

The latest Michael Crichton book I've read was Airframe.
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A short review of State of Fear by Michael Crichton

As you might notice, I read nearly all of Crichton's works, so even though the subject matter for this book isn't particularly interesting to me, I read it because Crichton wrote it.
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Chewing on bits, bites, and full on meals

Me, rambling about my reading habits.
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