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Bookworm Musings
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, by David Blight. Reading this book, I was reminded of the fact that biographies are not my cup of tea. Not really all that interested in anecdote after anecdote from boyhood. And Douglass' childhood was brutal. He was born a slave on the Eastern...
The Wife
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer. Full disclosure: I didn’t read the book. I saw the movie with Glenn Close. What an interesting story. The Glenn Close character is a gifted young writer at Smith. She falls for her (married) writing teacher, who at this point is young and...
Why Audiobooks?
6. I’m no longer in college and if I miss a detail, I won’t fail the test. And I don't have to write a paper or book report. 5. I can listen in the car, when I walk my dog, or need to relax from work. 4. Many narrators are terrific. For instance Robin Miles (the N.K....