Murder in the High Himalaya is one of those rare non-fiction books that elicited a myriad of emotional responses from me. I love mountain climbing and had for years heard rumors of the Tibetan plight. Yet, I had no real idea what exactly their hardships were outside of knowing the Dalai Lama was exiled and the Chinese occupied their otherwise peaceful country. Almost 4 stars for me! .

Book reviews, author interviews and other literary bitsnbobs. Hello dear LJ friends! Im afraid Ive been terribly unfaithful to LJ. See, I went to search for a book review on here. I knew Id reviewed it, but I couldnt find my review. In a haze of disloyalty, I imported all of my book reviews from here into my Wordpress blog. I didnt delete them from here, but it just seemed like the right thing to do. Small business chat with Pat.

Monday, August 11, 2008. Women were rougly 15 times more likely to commit suicide, if they had lost a partner. Thursday, August 7, 2008.

Upgrade to paid account! A Platypus with a book walks into a bar . Grab a drink and pull up a chair. My goal for this .

If life is a collection of small pleasures, then mine are steaming cups of tea, engaging books, fragrant baths, beautiful aromas, and a bit of retail therapy. Here lie my random musings about these things, reviews thereof, and other random activities that bring me pleasure. Thursday, March 20, 2014. PD James, The Murder Room. Wednesday, March 19, 2014.

Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower or a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer has no texture, no context.