Archive for August, 2008
Book Giveaway: Better by Atul Gawande
August 13th, 2008**UPDATED** The winner was Kam A (comment #5). Congratulations to Kam! This is my first ever giveaway and I’ve decided to raffle off Better by Atul Gawande. I reviewed this book a little while ago, which you can read here. The rules are as follows: You must live in the USA in order for me to ship [...]
Newspapers
August 12th, 2008Do you read the newspaper? Does anyone read the newspaper anymore? I know at least one person does becase my neighbor’s paper is usually on my porch in the morning. I know newspapers are having trouble with getting subscriptions, so I assume their ad revenue (on the print side, at least) is probably down. They [...]
Go Green by Nancy H. Taylor
August 10th, 2008Title: Go Green Author: Nancy H. Taylor Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher (2008) This was a cute book. I mean literally cute…as in printed on recycled paper and on tiny pages. I enjoyed it. As you can imagine, Go Green:How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community by Nancy H. Taylor is a book teaching you how to live your [...]
Distracted by Maggie Jackson
August 6th, 2008Title: Distracted Author: Maggie Jackson Publisher: Prometheus Books (2008) I am a little embarrased to admit what I am about to say. I saw this book and it looked really interesting. I like sociology/psychology books, and Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age by Maggie Jackson looked interesting. Now, on to the [...]
John Dillinger by Dary Matera
August 4th, 2008Title: John Dillinger Author: Dary Matera Publisher: Carroll & Graf (2004) A little while ago, I saw a TV show on the History Channel about the era of John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde and J. Edgar Hoover & the FBI. It was really interesting, and I was especially interested in Dillinger. So I got John [...]
