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May 06
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Widdershins (Newford)
by Charles de Lint
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read in May, 2008
Tim said:
"This book left me with the same feeling I had when I read Wings of the Kingdom. It’s not that it’s a particularly bad book (though it’s not a particularly good one either), it’s just that it’s not all that interesting.
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Tim
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)
by Neal Stephenson
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April 20
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Tim
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Crashlander (Mass Market Paperback)
by Larry Niven
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read in April, 2008
Tim said:
"Having read most of these stories as a teenager, it was strange going back and rereading them so many years later. Though I’ve always admired Niven’s grasp (and use) of scientific theories, going through these stories chronological shows how wea...more
Having read most of these stories as a teenager, it was strange going back and rereading them so many years later. Though I’ve always admired Niven’s grasp (and use) of scientific theories, going through these stories chronological shows how weak his writing has grown over the years. Not only is the style less cohesive -- particularly with The Borderland of Sol and Procrustes -- but even the level of creative exploration seems to have dimmed in Niven’s recent work. ...less
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May 06
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Tim
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Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Surprising Truth About Global Warming (Hardcover)
by Mark Bowen
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read in May, 2008
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April 07
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Tim
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Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by John Hersey
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read in April, 2008
Tim said:
"Shortly after World War II, John Hersey traveled to Japan to interview survivors of the first atomic bomb. Like so many author’s who’ve followed him, Hersey attempted to gather the stories of the refugees who fled, as well as those who stayed in...more
Shortly after World War II, John Hersey traveled to Japan to interview survivors of the first atomic bomb. Like so many author’s who’ve followed him, Hersey attempted to gather the stories of the refugees who fled, as well as those who stayed in the immediate aftermath, in order to understand the impact the bomb had on the city’s citizens.
The six survivor’s he interviewed provided stark accounts that give an entirely different dimension to the rather bland, almost scientific, reports that are often found in history books. Even though Hersey has a tendency to dramatize the details of these accounts, the underlying stories and their use in providing a clearer narrative of the aftermath of this nuclear blast are evident. ...less
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Tim
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Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent (Hardcover)
by John F Burnett
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read in April, 2008
Tim said:
"Having always enjoyed NPR, I recently discovered that their reporters are fairly entertaining writers as well. I didn’t strike out to find other reporters who’d published books, but after reading Sarah Vowell, I was interested in picking up John...more
Having always enjoyed NPR, I recently discovered that their reporters are fairly entertaining writers as well. I didn’t strike out to find other reporters who’d published books, but after reading Sarah Vowell, I was interested in picking up John Burnett’s book when I noticed he too reported for NPR.
Not unlike Vowell, Burnett has a breezy, relaxed style to his writing that’s instantly accessible and easy to devour. It’s not, however, devoid of emotion, as he frequently finds himself in the middle of anguishing environments – post Katrina New Orleans, the Iraqi invasion, and the killing fields of Kosovo to name a few. Even though the last third of the book – Rogues & Heroes – is slightly less cohesive than the first two-thirds, Burnett’s writing is engaging enough to make the lack of uniformity necessary. ...less
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April 05
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Tim
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A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by Samantha Power
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March 22
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Tim
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Paperback)
by Michael Pollan
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Tim
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The Holocaust in History (Paperback)
by Michael R. Marrus
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March 05
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Tim
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All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space! (Paperback)
by Mel Bartholomew
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Tim said:
"As a farm boy who never really wanted to farm, I do spend a great deal of time being nostalgic about my bucolic days in the country. At any rate, even though I refuse to have anything to do with cows (with the exception of eating them), I do at time...more
As a farm boy who never really wanted to farm, I do spend a great deal of time being nostalgic about my bucolic days in the country. At any rate, even though I refuse to have anything to do with cows (with the exception of eating them), I do at times return to the soil and grow a mess of vegetables.
Unfortunately, living in a gentrified urban area means that our small garden plot suffers from the usual ills of a former-ghetto environment -- do shards of glass count as clay, sand, or loam? Which is why this year, I decided to pull out all the soil in our 4' x 8' boxed garden and start from scratch.
In order to help me succeed with said project, and to see if I can’t get the best yield in the smallest amount of space, I picked up All New Square Foot Gardening. Does it work? The hell if I know, but the advice that Bartholomew gives not only seems sound, but also seems fairly easy to follow as well. I’m sure at some point I’ll be blogging about my experiences with this method, so feel free to follow along. ...less
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