tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37782471153422657732024-02-20T08:36:52.985-08:00Readers' AdvisoryBob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-42049529267681973842017-08-03T16:20:00.002-07:002017-08-03T16:20:45.576-07:00Hitler's Art Thief<span style="font-size: large;">I just got my copy of </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"</span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When German authorities investigating a peculiar tax-evasion case raided the small, Munich apartment of 80-year-old recluse Cornelius Gurlitt in 2012, they seized 1,280 works of art. The uncovered treasure trove eventually revealed canvases by Picasso, Chagall and Matisse. Valued at more than $1.35 billion, the apparent Nazi heist made headlines worldwide." </span></div>
Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-10043892664660789812017-07-10T11:40:00.001-07:002017-07-10T11:40:18.190-07:00animal envy<span style="font-size: large;">My sister-in-law gave me a copy of Ralph Nader's "animal envy" for Christmas. I just sat down to read it last week and I am pleased I took the time.</span>Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-15322577061029011542017-06-10T13:04:00.003-07:002017-06-10T13:04:51.172-07:00Spirit in the Wires<span style="font-size: large;">Charles de Lint writes exciting, imaginative, creative and highly readable books. I am just finishing, for the second time, <i>Spirit in the Wires.</i> Have you read de Lint, what do you think?</span>Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-76959002122426310472017-05-29T11:53:00.001-07:002017-05-29T11:53:42.601-07:00Dragon Seed<span style="font-size: large;">I love used book stores and book sales. Here in Campbellton, we have a great second-hand bookstore used books etc and the SPCA sells books on a regular basis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why do I love these outlets because I can pick up great books such as Peral S. Buck's "Dragon Seed" for very little money, contribute to a local charity or business and talk books with people who read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Dragon Seed" was published in January 1942. Yes, I could have purchased a new copy online but I enjoy browsing for books in person. I never know what adventures I may find.</span>Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-89151030302687581012017-05-17T10:00:00.000-07:002017-05-17T10:00:01.716-07:00Why We?<span style="font-size: large;">I find reading a great opportunity to take myself out of my comfort zone. "We" is translated from Russian and was first published in 1928, a very different language, culture and time than the one I inhabit.</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The commonality between then and now is the loss of freedom, creativity, and individuality both periods experience. "We" is an extreme form of conformity, obedience to authority and the acceptance of a loss of choice and privacy, both of which are vital issues right now.</span></div>
Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778247115342265773.post-87188716943784452232017-05-15T11:19:00.000-07:002017-05-15T11:19:20.766-07:00We: Yevgeny Zamyatin<span style="font-size: large;">Good day, I created this blog to talk about books. I love to read and read deeply in both the fiction and non-fiction categories, Great books I read more than once.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We is one of those books. This is not a review site but a place to talk about what we are reading, have read and why we read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I read to learn, to relax, to go on a journey. One thing I do not do is force myself to continue to read a book that does not get my attention in the first few pages. I have stopped reading books half-way through because the turn of the plot was disappointing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zamyatin's We is a companion to 1984 and Brave New World.</span>Bob Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877301935427974632noreply@blogger.com0