I debated with myself about donating this book, but I like it too much. Inspiring!
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I like non-fiction.
Sometimes, I scroll through the "Random" feature of Project Gutenberg for unusual e-books, which I read on my hopelessly outdated Kindle.
The most frightening Twilight Zone episode is "Time Enough At Last," but fortunately, I take off my glasses to read.
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Ride Theory rated Nancy: 5 stars
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Ride Theory started reading The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr together with a fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets …
Ride Theory finished reading X. Jones of Scotland Yard. by Harry Stephen Keeler
One of Keeler's best, this is the second half of the notorious Marceau case, where …
Boy, the punchline made all the painful Keelerian excesses worthwhile. Ye cats!
Ride Theory rated How to toilet-train your cat: 4 stars
Ride Theory finished reading How to toilet-train your cat by Paul Kunkel
Ride Theory commented on The dandy's perambulations
The misadventures of two dandies on a day on the countryside.
Charming illustrations!
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The misadventures of two dandies on a day on the countryside.
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Re-read.
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Ride Theory stopped reading Earl Proulx's Yankee home hints by Earl Proulx
great outdoors--from driveways to dry rot, from plant containers to compost. This guide includes methods …
This is more a reference book than a fun-to-read, cover-to-cover thing. I do enjoy the "Whatsit" feature from Yankee Magazine (readers asked Earl "What was this antique tool used for?") scattered throughout, so I'll read those and call it good.
Ride Theory started reading Earl Proulx's Yankee home hints by Earl Proulx
Earl Proulx's Yankee home hints by Earl Proulx
great outdoors--from driveways to dry rot, from plant containers to compost. This guide includes methods for renovating a home to …
1001 ingenious ways to use common household items to repair, restore, revive, or replace just …
Not Earl's Best
2 stars
Perhaps my least favorite of Earl "Vinegar" Proulx's books of household hints. There are a lot of ideas in here that would make your home look like a garbage dump. Yes, I suppose you could hang up six-pack plastic rings to hold extra towels for guests, but you're not going to impress anyone that way. I did learn exactly two useful tips: you can make a postal scale from a ruler and five quarters (which weigh an ounce), and cats dislike the smell of lemons. Anyway, of all Proulx's books, this is the one that pushes the legendary Yankee frugality over the edge into somewhat unpleasant cheapness. My helpful hint: don't repair the soles of your slippers with duct tape -- treat yourself to new slippers!