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Salem

Posted on August 11, 2009 by drdzoe

We’re on vacation this week up in Massachusetts.  Salem, on the north shore, is my mother’s home town, though she hasn’t lived there in years.  I lived there myself for three years back in middle school.  So between family visits … Continue reading →

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Recent reads

Posted on July 3, 2008 by drdzoe

– Hens’ Teeth and Horses’ Toes by Stephen Jay Gould. A collection of essays about various aspects of biology and the history of biology. Gould was an expert as essay writing, mastering the technique of starting with some small but … Continue reading →

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Latest readings

Posted on May 25, 2008 by drdzoe

The latest few books that I’ve read: – The Odyssey by Homer, in the Robert Fagles translation.  Somehow, I managed to get this far in life without ever reading the Odyssey, other than a kid’s version many moons ago.  The … Continue reading →

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More on what I’m reading

Posted on April 6, 2008 by drdzoe

I finished off the Sharpe’s Rifles series.  Nothing much to add to the previous notes on them – all good, quick reads without a whole lot of depth. I’ve moved on to read Genghis Khan and the Making of the … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading

Posted on January 29, 2008 by drdzoe

My reading list so far for this year: – Several books from the Sharpe’s Rifles series by Bernard Cornwell.  These are historical adventure novels featuring Richard Sharpe, a soldier in the British army during the Napoleonic wars.  I’m enjoying the … Continue reading →

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