Category: Book Reviews

Apr 07 2010

Book Reviews, Books, Censorship, Libraries

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

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Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is one of those books I always heard about, but hadn’t actually read, so I finally...

Mar 23 2010

Book Reviews, Books, Libraries, World

Top 10 Books Written by Librarians

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My father just forwarded me an email he received from AbeBooks.com which gathered the top 10 books written by librarians. Here is the content of the email and their selection...

Feb 15 2010

Americas, Archives, Book Reviews, Books, Libraries, Manuscripts, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

This Books Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson

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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up a galley of this book while...

Feb 07 2010

Americas, Book Reviews, Books, Latin America, Politics, World

Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America by Chesa Boudin

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Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America by Chesa Boudin My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews I picked up this book because of the title;...

Oct 18 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Europe, World

Recommending classics on Radio 5

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RTVE.es is Spain’s Radio and Television Corporation, and between news reports and other stories they also include reviews of the world’s literary classics. Presenter Esther Lorenzo creates brief descriptions of...

Sep 03 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Latin America, World

“Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas” Edited by Juan Manuel Caicedo

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Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas by Juan Manuel Caicedo My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a collection of personal narratives by students affiliated with Universidad...

Aug 13 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

Razones de Vida, by Vera Grabe

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Razones de vida by Vera Grabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I looked up this book because I was curious to read the story of one of Colombia’s guerilla...

Aug 12 2009

Book Reviews, Europe, Women, World

“Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen”, by Joanna Denny

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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3 of 5 stars In this book Denny sets out to “correct” the negative impression history...

Jul 23 2009

Book Reviews, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

“Amando a Pablo. Odiando a Escobar”, Virginia Vallejo

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AMANDO A PABLO. ODIANDO A ESCOBAR by VALLEJO VIRGINIA My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is Virginia Vallejo’s version of her relationship with Pablo Escobar, and of Colombia’s history...

Apr 06 2009

Book Reviews

“Mexican Enough,” by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

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Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines by Stephanie Elizondo Griest My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is an interesting book, although it really only scratched the surface of...