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On My Mind – One Amazing Weekend – 9/23/2018
Having just finished reading and reviewing “Empire Of Silence” by Christopher Ruocchio: http://booksofbrian.com/on-the-nightstand-empire-of-silence-9-20-2018/ I jumped right into a new release from one of my long time, Go To Authors – Glen Cook’s new Black Company novel – “Port Of Shadows”. … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Empire Of Silence – 9/20/2018
“It Is Better To Fail In Originality Than To Succeed In Imitation” Herman Melville Writing critical reviews has, for me, always been a challenging task – balancing the good against the bad – tempering criticism – calling out perceived shortcomings … Continue reading
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On The Shelf – Big Books – Miracle At Philadelphia – 9/18/2018
This is the second in my Big Books series – introduced in this post: http://booksofbrian.com/on-the-shelf-big-books-9-9-2018/ The purpose of the series being to “spotlight what, for me, are the biggest, most important books in my collection and why.” The first book … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Going Home – 9/17/2018
“So Long As The Memory Of Certain Beloved Friends Lives In My Heart, I Shall Say That Life Is Good” Helen Keller I wasn’t able to post this weekend for the very best of reasons. I spent the weekend in … Continue reading
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On The Shelf – Big Books – The Constitution Of The United States – 9/9/2018
For my Big Books series, I thought this would be a pretty decent place to start – particularly in an election year. I strongly believe that every person in this country should have a copy of the Constitution and … Continue reading
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On The Shelf – Big Books – 9/9/2018
I’ve been blogging now for about 9 months – my first post was published on 12/9/2017 – and I’ve enjoyed every single minute of the time I’ve put into this little site. It’s given me the chance – after so … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Principiis – What Counts – 9/9/2018
What Counts “It is not the critic who counts, nor the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Colour Of Magic – 9/9/2018
“Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try” Yoda This one is about a promise kept – more or less – and it’s going to be a short one – more a cry for help than a review. I noticed … Continue reading
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On The Screen – Tag – 9/8/2018
“It Is One Of The Blessings Of Old Friends That You Can Be Stupid With Them” Ralph Wald Emerson “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw It never ceases … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Stiger’s Tigers – 9/8/2018
Apologies in advance but I’m going to over-write a bit with this post and most of it isn’t going to be relevant to the book. I took a chance on this one and I feel the need to explain why … Continue reading
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