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I am an antiquarian bookseller and free-lance writer living near Albany in Upstate New York. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Literature. My interests are reading, writing, history, politics and religion.

I am also interested in the law. I am specially

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Health & Fitness > Reproductive Health (Other) Abortion providers: Oriented toward service or profit?: 5 of 10
While the religious right was protesting abortion on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22, 2008, the religious left was praying over and blessing the new Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson (PPMH) facility in Schenectady, New York. What kind of prayers does one say over a building where mothers go to have their unb... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Authors An appreciation of C. S. Lewis: 1 of 2
Almost everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. However, if you ask people where they were and what they were doing the day C. S. Lewis died, they do not remember, at least not until you remind them that JFK and C. S. Lewis died on the same day-November 22, 1963.... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn and Hal Iggulden: 1 of 2
The Dangerous Book for Boys (Collins, 2007) is one of the most wonderful, sexist books I have ever read. I don't mean sexist in a bad way. The Dangerous Book for Boys does not put down girls, but it does not shy away from the idea that boys and girls are different. Indeed, it is unapologetic about the idea. The book I bought... More..
Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) Book collecting: Remainders: 1 of 2
If you are a book collector, you should not ignore remaindered books. Remaindered books are those books you often see piled high on tables in front of Borders or Barnes & Noble, selling at a fraction of their original price. Books are remaindered when they are no longer selling well, and publishers want to get rid of them. W... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Tributes to paperback books: 1 of 1
I learned the book trade from an old man who sold used and rare books out of his two-story, asphalt sided house on Walnut Street not far from the leather mills in Johnstown, New York. Ken Dorn was a man of strong opinion and if there was one thing he strongly opined about, it was the lowly nature of the paperback book. Ken d... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Reading recommendations: Favorite books read in 2008: 1 of 1
I read more books in 2008 than I had in many previous years and can't begin to write about all of them. While I read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books, some of the better books I read centered around American History during the 1950s and 1960s, particularly political history. Part of the reason I chose books about t... More..
Arts & Humanities > The World Wars The US Victory Book Campaign during World War II: 1 of 1
I had been in the book business for fourteen years before I became aware of The Victory Book Campaign. I had purchased some books at an estate sale, and when I opened up one of them, Masaryk's Democracy by W. Preston Warren (University of NC Press, 1941), stamped in the front was this message: "Gift of The People of the Unit... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Book reviews: No Greater Tyrannies, by Dorothy Rabinowitz: 1 of 1
Justice For Just Us or Justice For All. Pulitzer Prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist, Dorothy Rabinowitz got the title of her book No Crueler Tyrannies. Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times (Wall Street Journal Books, 2003) from a quote by Charles-Louis De Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. In 1742,... More..
Travel > United States Defining the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York: 1 of 1
It's not easy to define the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. The Mohawk Valley Heritage Commission defines the valley in terms of political geography. The Mohawk Valley, according to the commission, includes the Oneida Indian Nation and the following eight counties: Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Saratoga, S... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Book reviews: The Used Book Lover's Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States, by David S. Siegel and Susan Siegel: 1 of 1
One of the most difficult aspects of being a bookseller is finding someone who will objectively evaluate your shop. It's a rare dealer or customer who will tell you to your face that your shop is disorganized or your prices are too high. So it was with some anxiety that I opened my copy of The Used Book Lover's Guide to the ... More..