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Mar. 26th, 2025
Word: Chicane
Mar. 26th, 2025 04:52 pmWednesday's word is...
...chicane.
There are several definitions. The one I found in Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead was the one in bold.
verb
1. to trick, cheat
noun
1. trickery
2. a. an obstacle on a racecourse
2. b. a series of tight turns in opposite directions in an otherwise straight stretch of a road-racing course
3. the absence of trumps in a hand of cards
example:
1. This was not aided by the fact that he had just reached a perilous chicane in the country road, which took considerable effort and concentration to navigate to prevent the Austin from veering off into a ditch.
...chicane.
There are several definitions. The one I found in Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead was the one in bold.
verb
1. to trick, cheat
noun
1. trickery
2. a. an obstacle on a racecourse
2. b. a series of tight turns in opposite directions in an otherwise straight stretch of a road-racing course
3. the absence of trumps in a hand of cards
example:
1. This was not aided by the fact that he had just reached a perilous chicane in the country road, which took considerable effort and concentration to navigate to prevent the Austin from veering off into a ditch.
Book Bingo 2025: March
Mar. 26th, 2025 05:06 pmThis bingo card was created by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kingstoken. More about the challenge here: https://kingstoken.dreamwidth.org/109837.html
ebook/audiobook: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. 8 hours. Narrated by Paul Boehmer. This is the story Abdel Kader Haidara and the hundreds of ordinary Malians who, at great personal danger, endeavored to save the ancient, fabled manuscripts of Timbuktu from destruction by Islamic jihadists. This story is the beginning and the end of the book. In the middle, the book wanders to a detailed history of Islamic fundamentalism in Northern Africa, which was interesting, too. Good narration. [I am also trying to do as many squares as I can ofgaronne's 2025 Book Bingo here: https://garonne.dreamwidth.org/58219.html so I think this qualifies as G-N-2: Non-fiction about new-to-me-topic.]
Name in the Title: Gandhi: My Life is My Message by Jason Quinn (Sachin Nagar, illustrator). A graphic novel biography of Gandhi.
Thriller/Suspense: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré. 13 hours. Narrated by Michael Jayston. The fifth (and most famous?) of the George Smiley British spymaster series. [Also for G-B-5: a spy thriller]
Crime/Mystery: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead. First of excellent 1930's/1940's series of English mysteries with amateur sleuth retired magician Joseph Spectator and official sleuth Inspector Flint.
kingstoken. More about the challenge here: https://kingstoken.dreamwidth.org/109837.html
ebook/audiobook: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. 8 hours. Narrated by Paul Boehmer. This is the story Abdel Kader Haidara and the hundreds of ordinary Malians who, at great personal danger, endeavored to save the ancient, fabled manuscripts of Timbuktu from destruction by Islamic jihadists. This story is the beginning and the end of the book. In the middle, the book wanders to a detailed history of Islamic fundamentalism in Northern Africa, which was interesting, too. Good narration. [I am also trying to do as many squares as I can of
garonne's 2025 Book Bingo here: https://garonne.dreamwidth.org/58219.html so I think this qualifies as G-N-2: Non-fiction about new-to-me-topic.] Name in the Title: Gandhi: My Life is My Message by Jason Quinn (Sachin Nagar, illustrator). A graphic novel biography of Gandhi.
Thriller/Suspense: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré. 13 hours. Narrated by Michael Jayston. The fifth (and most famous?) of the George Smiley British spymaster series. [Also for G-B-5: a spy thriller]
Crime/Mystery: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead. First of excellent 1930's/1940's series of English mysteries with amateur sleuth retired magician Joseph Spectator and official sleuth Inspector Flint.