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The Cloudspotter’s Guide (Gavin Pretor-Pinney)

Posted by Administrator on October 2, 2008 in Favorite Books and Authors

If you’re the sort of wandering soul who walks around with your head in the clouds, this is the book for you. The Cloudspotter’s Guide is an official publication of The Cloud Appreciation Society, of which I am a proud member. For the record, I am number 5191 of 13,494 current members. Haven’t heard of [...]

 
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Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog (Kitty Burns Florey)

Posted by Administrator on September 20, 2008 in Favorite Books and Authors

I discovered this little book just last week. And no, it’s not really about a barking dog. The subtitle is The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences, which explains why this book became an instant favorite of mine. If you’ve been paying close attention to Adventures in Editing, you may remember that I [...]

 
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)

Posted by Administrator on September 9, 2008 in Favorite Books and Authors

Watership Down is my absolute all-time favorite book. Usually when I tell people this, they look at me strangely and say, “But it’s so depressing.” Other people say, “But it’s about rabbits.” My response: This book is not depressing, and what’s wrong with rabbits? Seriously, who doesn’t like bunny rabbits? In case you’re not familiar [...]

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