Tag Archives: Robert Kaplan

2017 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2017 by sheila

I got into a good rhythm with reading this year. I did a lot of re-reading, going back to books I haven’t read in 20 years or whatever. It was fun, like a reunion with an old friend. Much of … Continue reading →

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2016 Books Read

Posted on December 30, 2016 by sheila

I’ve enjoyed myself this year with reading. I have finally bounced back from 2009 and 2010, when I was so out of my mind that I could barely read anymore. (Larry McMurtry describes a similar thing happening to him post-heart … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading

Posted on June 15, 2016 by sheila

I’ve been on the move. Out in LA for 6 days, staying first with Alex and Chrisanne, and then checking into the Hotel California with my mother and two sisters. There was no pink champagne on ice, and we were … Continue reading →

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Rebecca West on Goering

Posted on March 25, 2010 by sheila

I’ve got a couple of what I call “intellectual idols”, people who analyze and parse the world and its events, in a way that seems singular, important, and (in some cases) life-altering (for me). I was one way before I … Continue reading →

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7 Weird Reading Facts

Posted on November 24, 2008 by sheila

Got this from ricki. 1. I am very sensitive to typeface. I will NOT read a book if I find the typeface grating or unfriendly. I have bad eyes, too, so a good typeface is important. Penguin Classics USED to … Continue reading →

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2007 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2007 by sheila

(in the order in which I finished them, understanding that very often I read many books at the same time). I count re-read books, by the way. I’ll include links to any posts or book excerpts I might have done … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Month: Rumi

Posted on April 26, 2007 by sheila

The Reed Flute’s Song – by Rumi Listen to the story told by the reed, of being separated, “Since I was cut from the reedbed, I have made this crying sound. Anyone apart from someone he loves understands what I … Continue reading →

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Overwhelming book deliveries

Posted on March 8, 2007 by sheila

The Amazon logo smiling at me repeatedly. Something about unwrapping books makes my heartbeat quicken. I just don’t even know where to begin. I finished Blue Blood – the book by Edward Conlon, NYC detective and Harvard graduate. Dude can … Continue reading →

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The Legion of the Archangel Michael

Posted on November 4, 2006 by sheila

Reading The Historian it is pleasing to me to discover that my own library is kind of a reference library for me. I have had that sensation before (tracked down a post I wrote about it) – but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Two Book Memes

Posted on August 24, 2006 by sheila

1. First book to leave a lasting impression? Charlotte’s Web. That was the first book that made my heart HURT after finishing it. But that hurt also had some joy in it …. I mean, the last paragraph of that … Continue reading →

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