Book Notes: "Symposium/Phaedrus" by Plato
Symposium/Phaedrus by Plato My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading ancient classics in their entirety is an interesting exerc…
Book Notes: "O Pioneers!" by Willa Cather
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather My rating: 5 of 5 stars So far, every one of the Penguin Pocket Classics is worthy of five…
Book Notes: "The House of Ulloa" by Emilia Pardo Bazán
The House of Ulloa by Emilia Pardo Bazán My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was hard to put down. Unlike Charlotte Bron…
Book Notes: "An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942" by Peter Grose
An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 by Peter Grose My rating: 2 of 5 stars When I went to Canberr…
Book Notes: "A Garden of Peace: A Medley in Quietude" by Frank Frankfort Moore
A Garden of Peace: A Medley in Quietude by Frank Frankfort Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars My favourite quote (p. 81), p…
Book Notes: "The Lost Estate" by Henri Alain-Fournier
The Lost Estate by Henri Alain-Fournier My rating: 5 of 5 stars Three-quarters of the way through this book I thought …
On Keeping Book Notes and a Professional Library
Benjamin Franklin Tracy, Secretary of the U.S. Navy, circa 1890. Not the Benjamin Franklin, but it certainly looks lik…
Book Notes: "Maxims" by François de La Rochefoucauld
Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld My rating: 5 of 5 stars I will be adding this book of more than 500 maxims to m…
Book Notes: "A Parisian Affair" by Guy de Maupassant
A Parisian Affair by Guy de Maupassant My rating: 5 of 5 stars The recent Penguin Pocket Classics series is good. This…
Book Notes: "The Best Within" by Émile Zola
The Beast Within by Émile Zola My rating: 4 of 5 stars Zola's work is dark and the title is apt. Train enthusiasts…
Book Notes: "The Cossacks" and "Hadji Murat" by Leo Tolstoy
The Cossacks and Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy My rating: 5 of 5 stars One can only imagine how good Tolstoy is in the or…
Book Notes: "The First Three Circles of Hell" by Dante Alighieri
The First Three Circles of Hell by Dante Alighieri My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have a slew of these abridged Penguin 60s…
Book Notes: "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's difficult not to like Raymond Chandler's work. …
Book Notes: "Theatre" by W. Somerset Maugham
Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham My rating: 5 of 5 stars Maugham's work is easy to read, not because it is simple, b…
Book Notes: "The Flapper Wife" by Beatrice Burton
The Flapper Wife by Beatrice Burton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I purchased this book because our 1923 Beale Pianola came …
Book Notes: "Lady Rose's Daughter" by Mrs Humphrey Ward
Lady Rose's Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward My rating: 3 of 5 stars I decided to read this book because it was menti…
Book Notes: "Us and Them: A Journalist's Investigation of Media, Muslims and the Middle East" by Peter Manning
Us and Them: A Journalist's Investigation of Media, Muslims and the Middle East by Peter Manning My rating: 3 of …
Book Notes: "Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel" by Rolf Potts
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the …
Book Notes: "The Barefoot Investor" by Scott Pape
The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need by Scott Pape My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wan't goi…
Book Notes: "Meditations of a Solitary Walker" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Meditations of a Solitary Walker by Jean-Jacques Rousseau My rating: 4 of 5 stars I find it hard not to feel like I am…