From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V7 #62 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Monday, April 1 2002 Volume 07 : Number 062 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: (OT?) book [Robin Thurlow ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:23:10 -0800 (PST) From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: (OT?) book Just wanted to drop a line about something that's somewhat "off-topic".. but then again, it does pertain to something we'd talked about at some length here. The book I'm reading right now is Dr. Oliver Sacks' UNCLE TUNGSTEN: MEMORIES OF A CHEMICAL BOYHOOD. I'm in one of the first chapters in which he's written about his experiences as a boy in London during WWII. It's got to do with air raids, blackout curtains, Anderson shelters and so on, and for me it has been a fascinating compliment to the stories Thomas has related about the concrete blocks at Shingle Street, and the history behind that song. I just thought a lot of our members here would be interested in reading Dr. Sacks' book, especially as a first-hand account of this time period. I highly recommend this book in any case... it's wonderfully well written and very honest, and I find Dr. Sacks' experiences fascinating. One thing that never fails to horrify me is the treatment of boys at boarding schools of this era. It's hard to believe some of these headmasters never faced criminal prosecution. Any other good books out there? xxx ~R Yahoo! Greetings - send greetings for Easter, Passover ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V7 #62 **************************