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A Mouthful of Air

19 December 2009 - 19:40

A Mouthful of Air: Language, Languages...Especially English

This book gets better and better, a vast linguistic goldmine. I'm only just less than one quarter of the way through, there are so many captivating references, authors and research that it leads to."

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In The Electric Mist - Movie Review

19 December 2009 - 19:38

Based on the book: In the Electric Mist With The Confedarate Dead - by James Lee Burke

I just saw 'In The Electric Mist' with Tommy Lee Jones, based on the book 'In The Electric Mist With The Confederate Dead' (which I thought was pretty good).

The movie was less than impressive, unconvincing actors, and a plot which is hard to love.

However, James Lee Burke is a great writer in my opinion, as he invokes the feeling of the time. Like Ray Bradbury covered the memory-sweet childhood of the