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Hot Time in the Old Town

Posted on November 7, 2010 by admin

In “Hot Time in the Old Town,” Edward Kohn tells the largely forgotten story of the August 1896 heat wave that hit much of the eastern United States and caused the death of 1,500 New Yorkers.  The book focuses on … Continue reading →

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The Irregulars

Posted on October 30, 2010 by admin

The Irregulars, Jennet Connant (2008) — Connant tells the interesting story of English agents in Washington D.C. before and during World War II. More gentlemanly than spies would later become, they included the authors Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming. This … Continue reading →

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We interrupt this blog…

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

…for some ultra-violent zombie mayhem. I (along with my better half) am quite excited about Walking Dead, which is being made into an AMC series that will be shown this fall.  Having read most of what’s been published so far … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new denrs.com site

Posted on October 18, 2010 by admin

I’m looking forward to playing around with WordPress, and seeing what I can do with it. My thought it that this will be a good place to put book reviews and recommendations, but I might share another thought or two…

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