Ex Libris: Children’s Easter Favorites
While there may not be as many children’s books for Easter with an…
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The Revenge of Pearl Harbor
President Franklin Roosevelt described Dec. 7, 1941, as a date that would live…
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Ex Libris: A Night to Remember
In 1898, a poorly acclaimed novel called Futility was published about a luxury,…
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I Cannot Tell a Lie
When told that Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a throng of angry…
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Ex Libris: Northern Money, Southern Land
The South Carolina Lowcountry, especially from Charleston to Hilton Head, is a beautiful…
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Ex Libris: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Full disclosure: I have a dog named Brontë, so this review will be…
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Ex Libris: Follow the River
“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange,…
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Ex Libris: The Plantagenets
“What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” — Eleanor of Aquitaine (Kathryn…
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Ex Libris: The Company
A book concentrated on the 350-year history of one company may not sound…
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Remembering 9/11
Twenty years ago, we could not have asked for a more beautiful morning;…
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Bound to the Past
While Beowulf is one of the most important and most translated works of…
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Reading Aloud Favorites
“Mom, that’s not Nagaina’s voice! That’s how Nag sounds.” Mary quickly caught my…
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