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Are libraries about books or cool places to hang out?
Image by Silversprite via Flickr Libraries use video games to attract teens: The electronic ding-ding-ding of Sonic the Hedgehog collecting coins became familiar background noise in the teen section of the Main Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public library downtown … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, education, government funding, libraries, Public library, Video game
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The U.S. Army’s First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers by Edward L. Posey
I have always been interested in the history of individual military units, especially ones written by a former member. Thus, I was intrigued by Edward Posey’s The U.S. Army’s First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers when I found out about … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, African American, Desegregation, Edward Posey, Korean War, military history, non-fiction, U.S. Army
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Wolves From The Sea by Richard Bodley Scott
Wolves from the Sea by Richard Bodley Scott is the eighth book from Osprey Publishing‘s “Field of Glory” series. This series pertains to a historical miniatures tabletop wargaming system. Osprey proclaims that this is the first “high-quality games system aimed … Continue reading
The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
Cover of The Tourist I will be honest. I am an Olen Steinhauer fan. Have been since I picked up his first book, The Bridge of Sighs, some time ago (and started reading his blog as well). His crime series … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Cold War, espionage, Fiction, Olen Steinhauer, thrillers
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The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq by Bing West
Wars fought like World War II may be in the past for the United States. Our country’s wars of the future will be more counterinsurgency focused where our enemies will be in civilian clothes and hide within the civilian population. … Continue reading