links for 2010-05-31

200 Years That Changed the World: Gapminder







Jo Walton: OK, where do I start with that? G.

JW: "I started reading Elizabeth Gaskell when she was described to me as a writer talking about how technology changed society when the technology in question was trains. The book that most meets that description is North and South, but what I suggest you start with is the adorable Cranford. Cranford is one of the most deeply...