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Tag Archives: book reviews
21 Dog Years
First let me say that this 21 Dog Years made me laugh harder than any other book I’ve read since Me Talk Pretty One Day. It’s kind of Office Space meets Tetherballs of Bogainville meets Andy Richter and probably was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Technology, gadgets, etc.
Tagged amazon.com, audible.com, audio books, autobiography, book reviews, humor, mike daisy
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Radio Journalism and Naked in Baghdad
National Public Radio has been derided by conservatives as being an example of a liberal slant in the media. Maybe this is true, maybe not. But to me more than being slanted towards one side or another, NPR distinguishes itself … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Journal & Blog
Tagged Anne Garrels, audible.com, audio books, book reviews, Iraq, npr, radio, war
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Not having studies early American history since briefly in high school, my familiarity with Benjamin Franklin consisted mainly of a couple of facts. One is that Franklin is on the $100 bill, and the second was his “discovery” of electricity … Continue reading
Salt
Salt, by Mark Kurlansky, is a fascinating book about the history of, you guessed it, Salt. It’s amazing how something we take for granted because it is so cheap and on every table, whether at someone’s home or at a … Continue reading
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Unabridged
Bill Bryson is a favorite of mine, having written a bunch of books that are in the genre “travel narrative.” Bryson’s wit and insight not just about travel but life in general, is amazing. But just as wonderful is his … Continue reading
Minority Report and other stories
The first I actually heard the name Philip K. Dick, it was from a radio host on WBAI, Jim Freund, a true Dick fanatic. He was a member of a local bulletin board system in New York City called Magpie, … Continue reading
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Tagged audible.com, audio books, book reviews, Philip K. Dick, science fiction
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Time and Again
We were given Time and Again, by Jack Finnie, as our first summer reading assignment in the summer between 9th and 10th grade, I believe. As was typical, I got about ¼ through the book before putting it down. At … Continue reading
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Tagged audible.com, audio books, book reviews, Jack Finnie, science fiction
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Middlesex
Middlesex, for those who’ve been living in a cave (or just watching tv and playing video games), won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction last year. Penned by Jeffery Eugenides, author of the widely acclaimed Virgin Suicides, the book covers the … Continue reading
Bang!
Bang! Getting Your Message Heard in A Noisy World, is a book by the CEO and vie president of the New York advertising firm KTG, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, plus a third author, Delia Marshal, who was … Continue reading
The Making of a Chef
Michael Ruhlman, a journalist, decided he wanted to write about what it was like to become a chef. So he went and enrolled himself in the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). The Making of a Chef is about his experience … Continue reading
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Tagged audible.com, audio books, autobiography, book reviews, cooking, cuisine, food
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