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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

By april | Published: May 31, 2010
It’s time to stock up on summer microbrews and compile my summer reading list. First up, is a bottle of Samuel Adams Summer Ale and a book on the history of Prohibition. Last Call is by Daniel Okrent. It’s a fascinating look at the Prohibition movement in the United States. I’m only a few chapters [...]
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Year of Mark Twain

By april | Published: April 18, 2010
2010 is the year of Mark Twain! It’s the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 125th anniversary of his classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He also died 100 years ago this week. Ernest Heminway once wrote all of modern American literature comes from Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain (whose real name was Samuel Clemens) said, [...]
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J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye

By april | Published: January 28, 2010
Jerome David Salinger died this week at the age of 91. This is the famous paperback edition of The Catcher in the Rye published by Bantam Books. It was this edition many teens from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s carried around in their bookbags and back pockets. The cover is stark and iconic. Solid maroon [...]
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Tea Art: A Modern Look at Vintage Tea Graphics

By april | Published: December 11, 2009
Drop those holiday shopping bags and take time for tea! I bought this book/price guide on Tea Art a few months ago because I’m an avid tea drinker and I enjoy graphic art. A pefect combination! There are over 160 tea-related images in this book, from postcards and posters to advertisments and labels. Gregory R. [...]
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Wonderful Things About Tigger

By april | Published: November 9, 2009
Created by: British author A.A. Milne. Ernest H. Shepard did the illustrations. First Appearance: Chapter Two in the book House at Pooh Corner. Address: Hundred Acre Wood North Character Traits: A very active and fun-loving animal. Best known for his remarkable bounce. Most annoying habit: Bouncing on people Likes: Extract of malt. Dislikes: Honey, haycorns, [...]
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Sir John Tenniel: Alice’s Illustrator

By april | Published: September 11, 2009
My first introduction to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland wasn’t through its author Lewis Carroll or illustrator John Tenniel. It was the Disney animated film. And while the Disney film holds a warm spot in my heart today, it’s the original work of Carroll and Tenniel I appreciate the older I get. John Tenniel was born [...]
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