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One librarian talks about the books he read...
The new millennium is the age of computers, but also of opinion and point of view. People still read books, but now they want to answer back, to mentally scribble the margins. The Lone Reader gives voice to this urge.

 

Book covers are linked to library catalog.  *These short essays do not represent the opinion of the library.

Oil on the Brain by Lisa Margonelli

Naropa, by RideFlame

time: 0:01:44
size: 1.626 mb
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The Carbon Age by Eric Roston

Dark Dance, by Eric Kanold

time: 0:01:53
size: 1.774 mb
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Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges

Harp Etude Rabushka,
by Musicforfilms3

time: 0:01:49
size: 1.714 mb
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Viruses vs. Superbugs by Thomas Hausler

Naropa, by RideFlame

time: 0:01:59
size: 1.869 mb
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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

Sonata no. 1, by Aaron Dunn

time: 0:02:19
size: 2.181 mb
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Collapse by Jared Diamond

Uranus, by Gustav Holst
U.S. Air Force Band

time: 0:01:51
size: 1.748 mb
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The War for Wealth by Gabor Steingart

Manifesto, by Poundaflesh

time: 0:01:55
size: 1.801 mb
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Misogyny by Jack Holland

Venus, by Gustav Holst
U.S. Air Force Band

time: 0:01:46
size: 1.662 mb
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With God on Our Side by Michael L. Weinstein

Wild Blue Yonder,
by U.S. Air Force Band

time: 0:02:13
size: 2.090 mb
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Noir by Olivier Pauvert

Prison Planet,
by Oxygen

time: 0:01:51
size: 1.742 mb
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Wind Quintet op. 43, by Carl Nielsen
James Galway, Carion Quintet

time: 0:01:43
size: 1.615 mb
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American Prometheus by Kai Bird

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, by Camille Saint-Saens
Arthur Grossman and Joseph Levine

time: 0:02:09
size: 2.092 mb
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The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich

Back Porch Banjo Stand, Eric Kanold

time: 0:01:59
size: 1.862 mb
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City of Thieves by David Benioff

Prison Planet, Qxygen

time: 0:02:04
size: 1.952 mb
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The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell

The Dream of John Ball, by Rude Corps

time: 0:02:09
size: 2.024 mb
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The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam

Wind Quintet op. 43, by Carl Nielsen,
James Galway, Carion Quintet

time: 0:02:10
size: 2.040 mb
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The Real All-Americans by Sally Jenkins

Mars, by Gustav Holst
U.S. Air Force Band

time: 0:02:02
size: 1.912 mb
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Lost on Planet China by Maarten J. Troost

Onaka Versus Home for the Def, by Onaka

time: 0:02:05
size: 1.959 mb
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My Lobotomy by Howard Dully

Rage and Regrets, by Rude Corps

time: 0:02:01
size: 1.894 mb
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The Blue Death by Robert D. Morris

Quintet No. 3, by Giovanni Cambini,
by Soni Ventorum Woodwind Quintet

time: 0:01:44
size: 1.625 mb
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Let's Put the Future Behind Us by Jack Womack

Basson Pieces, by Marcel Farago,
Arthur Grossman

time: 0:02:15
size: 2.111 mb
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The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery

Sonata for Basson and Piano,
by Camille Saint-Saens, Joseph Levine

time: 0:02:02
size: 1.904 mb  creative commons

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Deer Hunting With Jesus by Joe Bageant

Back Porch Banjo Stand, Eric Kanold

time: 0:02:10
size: 2.032 mb
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Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Basson Pieces, by Marcel Farago,
Arthur Grossman

time: 0:02:03
size: 1.923 mb
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

"Uranus," by Gustav Holst,
United States Air Force Band

time: 0:02:14
size: 2.256 mb
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Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff

"Rage and Regrets," by Rude Corps

time: 0:02:08
size: 2.006 mb
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