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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Monday, July 27, 2015

Before the Throne

Before the Throne: A Modern Arabic Novel © 1982 Naguib Mafouz, trans. 2008 Raymond Stock 128 pages In ancient Egyptian mythology, th...

Thursday, July 23, 2015

The Great Cities in History

The Great Cities in History © 2009 ed. John Julius Norwich 302 pages The Great Cities in History takes readers on a lit...

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us © 2007 Thrity Umrigar 321 pages "A hard land, yes, full of mountains, but toughness has its own beauty....

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Travelin' man

Hello again, dear readers! I've been on a mini-vacation this past weekend, staying with my sister's in-laws in Atlanta and watching...

Friday, July 17, 2015

Engines of War

Engines of War: How Wars Were Won and Lost on the Railways 368 pages © 2010 Christian Wolmar An army marches on its stomach, but for ...

Thursday, July 16, 2015

A Canticle for Leibowitz

A Canticle for Leibowitz © 1960 Water M. Miller 320 pages A thousand years ago, nuclear war swept the Earth, rendering to ashes...

Surprised by Lewis

Earlier in the week I was reduced to laughing fits trying to read through C.S. Lewis' account of his early life in "Surprised by J...

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Stephen: A young fogey at work in a small-town library, enjoying the good life of a historic community.

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