Comments on: The Penguin Lives Series http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/01/the-penguin-lives-series/ seemingly random thoughts on books Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William P. Sulik http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/01/the-penguin-lives-series/comment-page-1/#comment-49 William P. Sulik Fri, 17 Jan 2003 01:21:20 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/01/the-penguin-lives-series/#comment-49 The Garry Wills book on St. Augustine is very good. I took it with me on a plane trip from DC to Dallas and read it cover to cover before the plane reached cruising altitude. :/ Yes, it's short, like the rest in the series, but part of that was from sitting on the runway. I'm looking forward to the Paul Johnson book you reviewed. The Garry Wills book on St. Augustine is very good. I took it with me on a plane trip from DC to Dallas and read it cover to cover before the plane reached cruising altitude. :/ Yes, it’s short, like the rest in the series, but part of that was from sitting on the runway.

I’m looking forward to the Paul Johnson book you reviewed.

]]> By: Roy Jacobsen http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/01/the-penguin-lives-series/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Roy Jacobsen Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:24:08 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/01/the-penguin-lives-series/#comment-48 Sorry, but when I first read "Penguin Lives", I heard it with the short "i" sound (as in "gives"). Thus, I was wondering if it had something to do with Batman's tuxedo-wearing, umbrella-toting enemy... Sorry, but when I first read “Penguin Lives”, I heard it with the short “i” sound (as in “gives”). Thus, I was wondering if it had something to do with Batman’s tuxedo-wearing, umbrella-toting enemy…

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