Category Archives: books

Things I find in my mailbox at work (47)

Posted on July 22, 2010 by kevinyezbick

Things I find in my mailbox at work (47), originally uploaded by kevin yezbick. In case you don’t already know – I like to occasionally document the weird and wonderful objects that make their way into my mailbox at work. … Continue reading →

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Bleeding Ears iPod

Posted on October 24, 2008 by kevinyezbick

In ordering computer books for the library I was looking forward to the arrival of Chris Seibold’s Big Book of Apple Hacks. I didn’t really find much in there to improve my MacBook – which I already love as is. … Continue reading →

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Liz Phair reviews Dean Wareham's Autobiography

Posted on April 5, 2008 by kevinyezbick

I’m gonna want to check this out. Dean Wareham has written an autobiography of his life and times in rock and roll. Liz Phair has a review of Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance in todays New York Times.

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The Zen of Fish – Trevor Corson

Posted on January 28, 2008 by kevinyezbick

In terms of recorded history, the emergence of sushi as a culinary delight in the United States is still a relatively recent phenomenon. Sushi’s surging popularity has propelled it from hot spot metropolitan sake bars into local grocery store cooling … Continue reading →

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The Bermudez Triangle, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on August 28, 2007 by kevinyezbick

Nina, Mel and Avery have been inseparable friends for years. As the summer leading into their Senior year in High School rolls around, events unfold that begin driving wedges into their once cohesive bond. When Nina flies across the country … Continue reading →

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Books to Go

Posted on June 25, 2007 by kevinyezbick

Books to Go III, originally uploaded by Kevin Yezbick. The Farmington Community Library hosts several book discussions a year for which we purchase several copies of the considered book. What do we do with those extra copies? We keep em! … Continue reading →

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Google Book Search Updates

Posted on August 30, 2006 by kevinyezbick

The library listservs are alive recently with news that Google Book Search has rolled out two new features: Downloading Out of Print Books that are in the public domain and their new library search futures that they provide details of … Continue reading →

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listening station

Posted on March 10, 2005 by kevinyezbick

I nearly lost it listening to Bright Eyes’ “We are Nowhere and It’s Now” off “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning”. I went there (borders) in search of a few books — none of which were in the store. Many of … Continue reading →

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Reshelved: Middlesex

Posted on March 6, 2005 by kevinyezbick

I am reshelving Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex. Wonderful book. Amazing. Only wish I could have snarfed enough time to have a clean read instead of alotted moments that stretch into the early morning hours. I feel guilty when page turning takes … Continue reading →

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Free Culture

Posted on January 28, 2005 by kevinyezbick

Reshelved Lessig’s Free Culture today. It was much more engaging than I was expecting. As someone going in knowing very little about the ways and mores of copyright law — the book reeled me in. Lessig leads you slowly into … Continue reading →

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