Author Archives: Meredith Ann Rutter

Book Review — Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Today I have added to the “Book Reviews” tab (above) my review of The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan. I highly recommend this book to those who appreciate science and human nature but who, like me, have been … Continue reading →

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The Book Review Section That Stumped Me Too Much

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Every now and then–and it’s not difficult–I like to make other people feel smarter than me (or should that be, “than I” [do]? Too formal even for grammarians these days?). Anyway, I was happily reading along in the New York … Continue reading →

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The Future of Books According to Ann at the Dentist’s Office

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

At the dentist’s office yesterday, Dr. Jenny White’s assistant, Ann, declared that printed books would definitely cease to exist. She may have put a “by year __” on her statement, but I was already lying there with my mouth open … Continue reading →

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My Submission to an Essay Contest – Results

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

The mind is a wondrous place. My mind, for instance, thought I’d posted eleven days ago the outcome of my submission to the essay contest. Today I checked on that posting for a different reason and found it was still … Continue reading →

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“Yours In Books” Gets Some Respect

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

This blogsite has been listed as one of the top 100 book-related blogs to follow in 2013. I’m not sure what criteria determined the order, but I’m sure it’s appropriate that Yours In Books just made it in at number … Continue reading →

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My Submission to an Essay Contest – Update 1

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

As an update to my February 11 posting, I’ve now had a grand total of six people read and react to the essay I submitted to the “Times They Are A-Changing” contest. Among my six readers, the results are extreme. … Continue reading →

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My Submission to an Essay Contest

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

On January 10 I learned about an intriguing essay competition with a January 15 deadline. The call for entries had gone out in November, I think, but I just learned about it in January thanks to whatever Internet surfing I … Continue reading →

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Adding to the “Favorites” Tab

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Boy, I’ve read some pretty bad books lately. Of course, that’s just my opinion. But I think I enjoyed a higher percentage of my reads when I was younger because I still had so-o-o much to learn. Nowadays a book … Continue reading →

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Books Recently Given or Received

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Meredith Ann Rutter

This is kind of a dangerous post to write, because I didn’t keep a list of books I gave or received over the holidays. Therefore, I’m probably going to forget one or two, and perhaps offend someone in the process. … Continue reading →

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Gift Giving to Self

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I’m looking forward to letting you know, dear readers, what I am giving as books this year. I cannot say now because the recipients may see! In the meantime, I wish for you all a wonderful holiday week, whatever you … Continue reading →

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