Reading and Roaming
READING There was a column about reading in the recent Wall Street Journal Report: The Future. I was pleased to see this, but think that Walter Mosley could have made a stronger case overall for the value of reading. Nonetheless, he did write the following: “There’s nothing like reading. That interpretation through the nonconcrete medium of …
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GEMMA, MAISIE, AND CLARE My mother devoured mysteries. I think when she was raising her four children they were pure escape. She would read a Crime Club mystery in an evening and then read several more over the rest of a week—all of that required frequent trips to the public library. I am more selective …
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I have returned home from my Asian Adventure and along with re-adjusting to east coast time, I’m back doing more reading. Here are my latest books. WSJ Book Club Sometime ago, I read that the Wall Street Journal was starting an online book club. I was intrigued, but I was still working and didn’t think …
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The Oscars While not surprised, I was disappointed that Boyhood did not win best picture, but very pleased that Patricia Arquette got an award for her marvelous role in this film. As one article I read pointed out, the award winners are more and more divorced from what the American public goes to see. Compared …
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