June 29, 2010 10:58PM
“I'm sorry to hear Mister Cat is gone. I always pictured him as Professor Cat, at the front of a classroom looking out over a class of writing studen…”
About: RIP Mister Cat
May 31, 2010 11:21PM
“Most memorable thank you - a hand-drawn poster. It's still in a corner of my office today. Runner up: Dove bars. Still on the hips of the staff today.…”
About: Ten Wonderful Things, Part Ten: "Thank You"s
May 18, 2010 12:08AM
“You remember the good classes forever. (The really bad ones too, unfortunately.) Great post!”
About: Semester Overview: Ten Wonderful Things, Part One
April 18, 2010 02:23AM
“OK, I've read this now. It's excellent. Thank you for turning me on to Primo Levi!”
About: SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ by Primo Levi (1959)
April 18, 2010 02:21AM
“I imagine that his lack of insight was as much a protective response as his focus on his suffering at watching all those people die. Interesting post!…”
About: DEATH DEALER by Rudolph Hoss (written 1946-1947)
April 11, 2010 05:15PM
“It sounds like worthwhile reading material, but I think I'm going to take your word for it. I don't know if I can handle an entire book of poems about…”
About: LIGHTNING AND ASHES by John Guzlowski (2007)
April 11, 2010 05:09PM
“That's an interesting question. Kids who become heavy readers often do it because it lets them go places and be people they can't reach in their every…”
About: Can a College Classroom be a Reading Zone?
April 11, 2010 04:58PM
“In this case I went to the local public library catalog and typed in "Japan social life customs". That works with any country - or often et…”
About: 2010.14 Lost Japan
April 09, 2010 12:50AM
“This is a great post. I've added this to my to-read list. There's another excellent book that is partially on surviving the concentration camps: Vikt…”
About: SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ by Primo Levi (1959)
March 29, 2010 10:53PM
“The voice might be what appeals to people. I didn't enjoy the events of "The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao", but I loved the narrators.…”
About: "A gate at the stairs" by Lorrie Moore (2009)
March 25, 2010 11:41PM
“Thank you! I'm a book review addict. I particularly love the review mag "Booklist". (Local libraries often carry it, because it's what th…”
About: 2010.11 Everyday Life in Traditional Japan.
March 24, 2010 09:01PM
“Oh, dear. You've triggered another Sherlock Holmes binge....”
About: "The Best American Mystery Stories 1998", ed. by Grafton
March 02, 2010 10:17PM
“I stopped reading Stephen King when I realized that I had acquired at least one really bad mental image for each book of his I'd read. For 'Salem's Lo…”
About: Four terrific novels
March 02, 2010 09:37PM
“That is a striking image. The Leningrad citizens were eating things as lacking in nutrition, simply to fill their stomachs with something and kill the…”
About: 2010.7 City of Thieves
March 01, 2010 11:14PM
“Have a great time! The kids will forget the toys - or buy them for themselves when they're 40. But they will never forget this trip!”
About: That's it! I'm outta here!
February 21, 2010 12:16AM
“Thanks for mentioning this! I think Harper Collins will make some money off this; our local library has 15 copies. (Still not going to get it right aw…”
About: Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 21, 2010 12:03AM
“The second quote made me laugh. Mr. Cheever obviously ate breakfast in his local college cafeteria. The only thing he left out is the drug memoirs.”
About: "The enormous radio & other stories" by John Cheever (1953)
February 21, 2010 12:01AM
“Sound good, Ranjit Souri. I've got it on my library reading list.”
About: 2010.5 Japan Took the J.A.P. Out of Me
February 05, 2010 10:03PM
“The second book even sneaks some economic education in, when discussing the dangers of bad coinage. Although that's not really a selling point for tee…”
About: 2010.4 Terrier & Bloodhound
February 05, 2010 10:00PM
“Cool! Another book on my library hold list.”
About: "The diary of a madman & other stories" by N. Gogol (1842)
February 04, 2010 11:08PM
“"What am I bringing to the world when I coerce my students into reading books they don't want to read and thinking about them in ways they don't f…”
About: Literature and the Meaningful Life
January 31, 2010 07:03PM
“Thank you for this info! Now I'm going to go and tidy up my novel....”
About: Roundup: Contests, Spring Previews, a Secret Online Bookshop
January 31, 2010 06:36PM
“I loved this book. I think it might be the best Young Adult novel I read last year.”
About: "The hunger games" by Suzanne Collins (2008)
January 31, 2010 06:33PM
“Great! You will enjoy it, I think.”
About: 2010.3 Off Ramp: Adventures and Heartaches in the American..
January 31, 2010 04:08PM
“You're right, it is. I think the title comes from his comment that he has the "off-ramp beat".”
About: 2010.3 Off Ramp: Adventures and Heartaches in the American..
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