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Category Archives: Books
Oblomov
I am please to announce completion of my latest audio book, Oblomov, by Ivan Goncharov. When I started this project, I thought it would be a fairly uninteresting reading of an unknown work by a little-known author. That’s not how … Continue reading
Russian literature audiobooks
I have embarked on a volunteer project with LibriVox.org to read public domain audio books. You can find the catalog of books that I have contributed to here. Because I studied the Russian Language in college, lo those many years … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hero of Our Time, Dead Souls, Gogol, Goncharov, Librivox, Oblomov, The Daughter of the Captain
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Anti books
I was just down at Sam’s Club where they had a couple of books; Obama Nation and The Case Against Barak Obama–attack books. The title leaves no doubt about what the book’s trying to do. What use is a book … Continue reading
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What happened?
I’ve just finished reading Scott McClellan’s kiss-and-tell book: “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.” McClellan doesn’t come across as a very sympathetic character to me. “I did bad things, but I’m not a bad … Continue reading
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Wish You Well
It’s hard to believe that the same David Baldacci who wrote Absolute Power and Stone Cold also wrote this tender story of a family living in the Appalachian mountains, struggling to survive against disability, weather, and greedy corporate interests. My … Continue reading
UML 2 for Dummies
This is not a book I would recommend. I assume that a book titled “UML 2 for Dummies” would be about UML 2, and a chapter entitled “Best Practices” would be about best practices for UML 2. Only that chapter … Continue reading
The Audacity of Hope by Barak Obama
I’m reading Obama’s book (about 1/3 in). Obama has an engaging style. He seems like a nice guy. I’m still looking for a reason he’s the one to be the leader of the free world, but I haven’t finished the … Continue reading
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