Category Archives: reference

Reading: Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Rick Robinson

Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell, Timber Press 2019 hardcover In these stressful times, something peaceful is nice. I know this isn’t for everyone, but I enjoy gardening, and Dickinson’s poetry, so it was a natural for me. I had … Continue reading →

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Pulp Art by Robert Lesser

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Rick Robinson

Pulp Art by Robert Lesser, Random House / Gramercy Books 1997 hardcover. Non-fiction, mystery / art theme. In honor and respect to Robert Lesser, who passed recently, I decided to reread his book Pulp Art, which I bought and read years … Continue reading →

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ffb: An Agatha Christie Chronolgy

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Rick Robinson

this is my 173rd Friday Forgotten Book review of a forgotten or seldom read book An Agatha Christie Chronology by Nancy Blue Wynne, Ace Books January 1976 mass market paperback, mystery reference The first adult mystery I read was by Agatha Christie, … Continue reading →

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