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, March 11, 2019

A Forest in the Clouds

A Forest in the Clouds © 2018 John Fowler 336 pages John Fowler’s A Forest in the Clouds is his account of studying gorillas along...

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Alone Together

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other © 2011 Sherry Turkle 384 pages Alone Together...

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Johnny Reb' s War

Johnny Reb's War: Battlefield and Homefront pub. 2001 David Williams 102 pages Johnny Reb's War is a curious collection of ...

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Of Caesar, Aeneas, and Selma

This past week I've been dogsitting in the country, and if you've never enjoyed a rural sunset with a glass of wine and Chlo...

Friday, March 1, 2019

Ten of the Most Disturbing Quotes from Alone Together

I recently finished Alone Together and wanted to share some quotes from it while I collect my thoughts. It proved more disquieting than I...

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency pub. 2017, Chris Whipple 384 pages True confession: I n...

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Top Ten Places in Books I'd Want to Visit

This week Top Ten Tuesday is asking us to share places from books we'd like to visit. Allllllllllllllll aboard! 1. Hogwart's ...

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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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