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Orwell’s 1984 First Published: 8th of June, 1949

On this day, the 8th of June, in 1949 George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 was first published. It wasn’t the first dystopian novel. It won’t be the last. It is worth the read.

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Link to read 1984 online for free

Posted by Nelson @ Evoflux on 06.08.09 at 10:09 AM in Books • History • (3) Comments • Permalink

Tom Robbins’ ‘B is for Beer’

This isn’t a book review. This is an all-station bulletin. Tom Robbins has just released his new book ‘B is for Beer’. It is a children’s book for the young and old alike.

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The Amazon.com page has a good Q & A with the arthur such as:

Q: So, Tom Robbins, you’ve gone and written a children’s book about an alcoholic beverage. First, why the ode to beer?

A: Why not? As ode fodder, its got to have at least as much potential as nightingales and Grecian urns…

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Posted by Nelson @ Evoflux on 04.30.09 at 10:13 AM in Books • (1) Comments • Permalink
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