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The Golden Rule of Reading
Chapter One : In which the author takes the plunge It all started when I was kicked out of the house. Not in the way you might be thinking. There was no torrent of arguments, no storming recriminations, none of the Gloria Gaynor-style just-turn-around-now-‘cos-you-ain’t-welcome-anymore. No, this was a self-imposed event. Just over a year ago,…
50 Books, 50 Awards (The USA in 50 Books, Part 3)
Okay, the title is slightly exaggerated, as there aren’t 50 awards, much as I’d like there to be. If you’ve been following my account of my reading journey around the USA, you’ll know I’ve chosen to read one book for each of the 50 states. You can read about how I worked out my list…
Book-hunting (The USA in 50 Books, Part 2)
It’s one thing to say that there’s a book you want to read; it’s another thing to find it. I’ve written about my current big reading project, reading a book for every state of the USA. I’m currently halfway through book #45 of this (Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, representing Delaware, thanks for asking.) The…
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Brook and the Book 