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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Understanding 1776
Paul O’Connor, contributing editor, is wandering the United States this summer, listening to audio books that enrich his travels, and reviewing those books for Briar Patch. Here’s a look back at 1776, just in time for Independence Day enlightenment. By … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Audio Books, History
Tagged 1776, book review, Joseph J. Ellis, Revolutionary War
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Root, root, root for the home team
What better time than summer to read a book about baseball? Paul O’Connor took a break from his wanderings this summer to visit an Iowa town and team featured in a new book he’s been reading about minor-league baseball. CLASS … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Nonfiction, Sports
Tagged baseball, Lucas Mann, Lumber Kings, nonfiction
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For a great escape, try Dan Brown’s latest
Here’s a great vacation book, whether you listen to it, as I did, while driving, or read the print version. I enjoyed Dan Brown’s blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, especially, but I’ve somehow missed a couple of his other efforts. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Thriller/Suspense
Tagged audio book, Dan Brown, Dante, Inferno
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And you thought you knew American history
Paul O’Connor, professor, gentleman, journalist, scholar and sometime editorial writer, is on his annual drive-about. For a companion when he’s driving long distances, he has some new audio books. Here’s a look at one he found worth the listen. By … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Audio Books, History
Tagged American History, Andrew Carroll, Paul O'Connor
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This father knows best, or at least tells it best
By Linda C. Brinson I’ve followed Clyde Edgerton’s writing career from the beginning, when he blasted onto the North Carolina literary scene in a storm of controversy. His first novel, Raney, poked fun at Southern Baptists, and his employer at … Continue reading
Gorillas, evolution and adventure
My husband says he can’t drive while listening to an audio book – it’s too distracting. But I can (and usually do), except when traffic gets bad or directions confusing. On a recent trip, I took the wheel so that … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Contemporary Nonfiction, History, Science
Tagged African adventure, Darwin, Evolution, Gorillas, Monte Reel, Paul Du Chaillu
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