Reading Freely

Pursuing the flourishing life and human liberty through literature.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (28 May): Sugar, Sugar

First, the food companies themselves are hooked on salt, sugar, and fat. Their relentless drive to achieve the greatest allure for the lo...

Saturday, May 25, 2013

The Invisible Heart

The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance © 2001 Russ Roberts 282 pages The Invisible Heart is an oddly sweet argument introduction...

A Chain of Thunder

A Chain of Thunder © 2013 Jeff Shaara ‘Twas at the Seige of Vicksburg, Of Vicksburg, of Vicksburg, ‘Twas at the Seige of Vicksburg,...

Friday, May 17, 2013

1984

1984 © 1949 George Orwell 326 pages 1984 needs no introduction. Written in 1949, it envisioned a world of constant surveillance, p...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World © 2001 Michael Pollan 256 pages Meander through your garden and ponde...

Garbage Land

Garbage Land: on the Secret Trail of Trash © 2006 Elizabeth Royte 335 pages Where does the garbage go? In an impressive attempt to ...

Thursday, May 9, 2013

BTT: 50

Booking through Thursday asks this week for readers to turn to page fifty of their current read, and share the first fifty words. As luck wo...

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