tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post4925648911650129295..comments2023-11-03T05:50:35.618-07:00Comments on Field Notes from Alex's Wonderland: The Big ReadAlex MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-53056261117905238912014-07-01T09:30:42.050-07:002014-07-01T09:30:42.050-07:00Another birder -- hoorah! I usually get my birdin...Another birder -- hoorah! I usually get my birding done by noon, so plenty of time left over for reading. I get a good hour of reading in on work days, too, on the bus commute. Thanks for stopping by!Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-19482829256627031242014-07-01T08:15:59.452-07:002014-07-01T08:15:59.452-07:00I found it very interesting. I'd never even r...I found it very interesting. I'd never even realized that the race took place, let alone that 2 women were doing it at the same time. I saw something about Nellie Bly's journalistic endeavors at an insane asylum and so when I noticed this book I thought I'd give it a try. I think you would like it. It's a good period piece.7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-44640927892996511992014-07-01T01:08:58.882-07:002014-07-01T01:08:58.882-07:00Hi! Amazing how many books you read... I never fin...Hi! Amazing how many books you read... I never find the time, but that is because I go birding instead! :-) My books this year is "Earth's children" of Jean M Auel and some books about birds and the Swedish national parks. Nice blog by the way!Catarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147883380813114732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-81652928015934929092014-06-30T13:44:33.890-07:002014-06-30T13:44:33.890-07:00How was the book about Nellie Bly? I keep looking...How was the book about Nellie Bly? I keep looking at that and wondering if I'd like it.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-930596277440871412014-06-30T13:19:05.867-07:002014-06-30T13:19:05.867-07:00Well I have been keeping a little diary of books r...Well I have been keeping a little diary of books read too. I can't even come close to you - only 15 so far, but that's probably a lot more than I would have read without putting them on my iPhone - ha! I shall share with you the whole 3 books I ready in all of January:<br />Eighty Days: Nellie Bly & Elizabeth Bisland's History Making Race Around the World<br />Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power<br />Unsinkable: A Memoir - Debbie Reynolds7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.com