Books – Page 3 – Caroline Mitchell Carrico

Reading again

I usually read without ceasing. I jump from one finished book to a new one without pausing. I have books waiting in the wings, magazines flagged for consumption and a constant mental list of what I want to read (which currently includes Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay). Except for this summer. I periodically go through lagsContinue reading “Reading again”

Prepping

I’m teaching the first half of US history at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, AR this fall. Here’s my game plan: Step one, read book. (I’m one chapter into Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty textbook. ) Step two, shamelessly borrow from the syllabi of those who have gone before me. Step three, reread bookContinue reading “Prepping”

$ and cents

One gift we were given at our wedding two and a half years ago was a book called Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach. It was siting on a shelf and then put in a box and then reshelved before I finally made it a point to read it. It’s the first self-help bookContinue reading “$ and cents”

Baby Bingo

I’m pretty much willing to do anything to build up my kid’s library. Without overstating it, I think reading is magic. It has been a constant in my life, from my leisure activity to a huge component of what I do for a living. I read for fun, I read for work, and I readContinue reading “Baby Bingo”

Read: Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement absolutely blew me away. I have never read any of McEwan’s work before this novel, but I certainly plan on working my way through his repertoire. I especially admired the way that he wove three perspectives together and then shifted my entire perception of the story in the last few pages.

This week I’m reading:

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester One of the things I’ve been reading this week is The Professor and the Madman about two of the many makers behind the massive Oxford English Dictionary that took seventy years to compile. One of myContinue reading “This week I’m reading:”