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Om mig I’m a book editor by profession and a classical musician (early music) by training. My interests and hobbies include making mobiles; the shooting sports (trap, Skeet, and sporting clays); ancient history, particularly the emergence of Christianity; bicycling; film of nearly every genre, especially classics; and reading historical fiction and mystery and crime novels. I like wine, single-malt Scotch, and good Bourbon. I regard reason as the only means of obtaining knowledge and reject the notion that reason and faith can be compatible.

Om mitt bibliotek Many years ago in college, a professor of mine recommended keeping textbooks, instead of selling them back to the bookstore, as a means of building a professional library. I took that to heart and have been accumulating books ever since. As it turned out, those old textbooks have come in handy as references from time to time.

My library, like most, reflects the taste and interests of its owner and a little haphazard collecting. I have many more books to add to my LT catalog, mostly classic literature, poetry, and a variety of nonfiction works. I tend to buy books that interest me, but not necessarily intend to read right away; that way, when I'm ready to start a new book, I can find a fresh one in my own library.

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Along the Grapevine Trail: Vineyards and Wineries in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska av Starley TalbottNY!

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The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel av David LissNY!

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The Fire: A Novel av Katherine NevilleNY!

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Last Rituals: An Icelandic Novel of Secret Symbols, Medieval Witchcraft, and Modern Murder av Yrsa SigurdardottirNY!

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French Baroque Music av James R. Anthony Stjärnor:

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The Eight av Katherine NevilleNY!

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well, we could always go into some of the Christian groups and stir up some trouble, hehe.

inlägg gjort av tomcatMurr vid 10:04 pm (EST) Aug 20, 2008

Hi Tom.
I thought this review by my pal makifat would interest you, being of like minds and all.

http://makifat.blogspot.com/2008/08/lett...

I recently bought Handel's recorder sonatas played by Dan Laurin and the Suzukis. Exquisite stuff. I was expecting something very springlike and upbeat, (a la Brandenburgs, perhaps) but the recorder in this is strangely mellow. Suits my autumnal mood.

Best wishes.

inlägg gjort av tomcatMurr vid 12:09 pm (EST) Aug 20, 2008

Hi Tom,
Well, I wish I could be as positive as you about the reason/faith divide. I feel that the culture is swinging back towards religion now more than ever in my lifetime. Both sides of the Atlantic have professed religious fundamentalists in charge, something that would have been inconceivable thirty years ago, don't you think? The recent debate in England about gay clergy shows how important religion is at least to the media. In the US, the rise of creationism also gives me cause for concern. It's a sign of the times that there is now a serious debate happening around this issue. Thirty years ago, they would have been mocked and laughed off the stage as crackpots. Perhaps if one takes the long view, one can see that attitudes are pendulum alternating between secularism and religious fundamentalism, rather than a progression forward towards rationalism, as I had thought.
At least in Taiwan where I live, religion is not an issue, thank dog!

by the way, what instrument do you play?
Murr

inlägg gjort av tomcatMurr vid 12:44 am (EST) Aug 4, 2008

Thanks for the wishes MobileMaker---I hope no one has to share that similarity! I also see you have an interest in historical fiction and murder mysteries. If you liked Portrait of a Killer, you might also like the recently published _The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher_, the "real" murder case that sparked the mid-Victorian fascination with detectives and crime fiction (the precursor to the world's fascination with Jack the Ripper).

All the best,
~lobnc

inlägg gjort av lobnc vid 11:01 am (EST) Aug 3, 2008

Loved both your review of the Hitchens-Wilson book and your comments lately on Happy Heathens. Intelligent, dispassionate, clear, and logical. A joy to read.

inlägg gjort av RachelfromSarasota vid 10:21 pm (EST) Aug 2, 2008

Just wanted to thank you for your excellent review of the Hitchens book. Even handed and clear sighted. You obviously have much more patience than I in reading these kind of atheistic/religious debates. I usually end up throwing the book out the window!
Best wishes,
Murr

inlägg gjort av tomcatMurr vid 10:57 pm (EST) Aug 1, 2008

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