Category: Books

White Nights

Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky

Even after more than twenty years, I still have clear memories of lying in my bed, in the basement of the house I lived in during college, reading “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women – Book Review

I like to read. I like to read a lot.  And while I try to stay current with new books and trends, I have a real soft spot for the classics. I am always searching for the book “you must…

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Dinosaur Girl

My daughter is 33 months old (that is just shy of three years for most laymen) which is an amazing time of child development. She is firmly in the “why” stage. I know there are endless jokes about kids and…

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The Road Goes Ever On

My wife loves J. R. R. Tolkien. I don’t mean she has read four or five of his books, I mean we have more than one book shelve full of his works. When I wanted to get her something special for…

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Sharing Good Books

One of my greatest joys as a parent is sharing my favorite books with my daughter. Especially when she loves them too. While someday I hope The Brothers Karamazov will be counted among those books, right now I am just happy with picture books….

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