false1398873The United States08/200812/20098148147true5650421read1true3070947currently-reading0true3070946to-readPlanet Of Slums (Paperback) by Mike Davis]]>
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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:13:40 -0800
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Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A Urban New World (Paperback) by Robert Neuwirth]]>
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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:48:46 -0800
Overall, the background research is pretty sketchy, the writing can be poor and disorganized at times, and the entire thesis of the book, if it has one, is difficult to discern. Still, the book is a worthwhile read because what is going on in these slums is truly astounding, and the residents...more...]]>
Regulating Infrastructure: Monopoly, Contracts, and Discretion (Paperback) by José A. Gómez-Ibáñez]]>
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:08:45 -0800 One of the first, somewhat disappointing, revelations is that every case is distinct, and that it is difficult if...more...]]>
From Warfare to Welfare: Defense Intellectuals and Urban Problems in Cold War America (Paperback) by Jennifer S. Light]]>
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:55:42 -0800 Light focuses on four main areas of military inf...more...]]>
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth (Paperback) by Apostolos Doxiadis]]>
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:42:34 -0800
Just a plain beautiful book on Bertrand Russell's search for universal truth. Although the editorial interludes can be kind of annoying and trite, when the authors get to telling Russell's own story they are inspired. I can't remember the last thing I read that made a personal, creative stru...more...]]>
City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920 (Paperback) by Timothy J. Gilfoyle]]>
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:37:15 -0800
This book is a fascinating social history of prostitution in New York City in the 19th century. It deals with all aspects of prostitution, from its geography (it was EVERYWHERE, but especially around Broadway), to its economy (madams were among the richest members of New York society and pros...more...]]>
You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall (Hardcover) by Colin Ellard]]>
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:42 -0800 What if we tied magnets to homing pigeons? What if we gave ants littl...more...]]>
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:19:00 -0800
Dewey destroyed our educational system.
Luckily this experiential nonsense is gradually being replaced with phonics and knowledge-based testing. Despite the best efforts of the Dewey- and Freire-infatuated teachers colleges, every major school system in the country is gradually leaving experiential education behind.
At least that's my humble opinion.
Anyway, What you been up to English? ]]>
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (Hardcover) by Suketu Mehta]]>
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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:31:37 -0800
A lot of purple prose here, but some of it is really justified. After all, when you're surrounded by Muslim gangsters, Jainist monks, underage call girls, and Bollywood movie producers, all set against the backdrop of one of the world's strangest and filthiest cities, you're allowed to use a ...more...]]>
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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:25:51 -0800
Only two stars? Who would have thought the third volume of a knitting mystery would be so boring?]]>