1491 by Charles Mann…book review

by Richard Subber | Mar 31, 2026 | American history, Books, History, Human Nature, Politics, Power and inequality, World history | 0 Comments

…lost American legacies

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Newspapers and Democracy (book review)

by Richard Subber | Mar 19, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History, Politics, Power and inequality | 0 Comments

a museum piece about “the free press”

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old books, souvenirs of thought…my poem

by Richard Subber | Mar 17, 2026 | Books, Joys of reading, My poetry, Poetry | 0 Comments

live in the past

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The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson’s version

by Richard Subber | Mar 15, 2026 | Book reviews, Books, Joys of reading, Language | 0 Comments

So much believable detail

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Jekyll and Hyde, you think you know the story

by Richard Subber | Mar 3, 2026 | Book reviews, Books, Human Nature | 0 Comments

…but try it again, Jekyll really doesn’t measure up…

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“…midst all these books.”

by Richard Subber | Feb 21, 2026 | Books, Books Commentary, Joys of reading, Tidbits | 0 Comments

one view of the sweet life…

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The Girl at the Lion d’Or…book review

by Richard Subber | Feb 19, 2026 | Book reviews, Books, Human Nature, Joys of reading, Language | 0 Comments

Sebastian Faulks is tenaciously literate, richly Gallic…

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The Birthday Party and The Room…by Harold Pinter

by Richard Subber | Feb 15, 2026 | Book reviews, Books, Theater and play reviews | 0 Comments

not much here

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A Shropshire Lad…book review

by Richard Subber | Feb 3, 2026 | Book reviews, Books, Poetry, Reviews of other poets | 0 Comments

A. E. Houseman, well, there’s rhyming…

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We Were Soldiers Once…and Young

by Richard Subber | Jan 29, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History, Reflections, World history | 0 Comments

…too much death (book review)

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