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Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 24 reviews
Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens
Fantagraphics Books, 2002
The genocide of Muslims by Christians in the 1990s
+ Most insightful book on everyday life during the Bosnian War yet
+ Great read, very unique look at life in a war zone
I just finished reading this brilliant work. I was in Eastern Europe in 1991-1993 and saw the refugees coming out of Bosnia. I followed the story as close as I could, even visting a refugee camp. But Sacco's illustrations put me on the ground in the supposed safe zones. The brutality of the ...
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Living by the Word 4 reviews
Alice Walker
Harvest Books, 1989
A political and spiritual testament
+ A true favorite
+ One of my very favorite books
+ Travel with Alice
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away 227 reviews
Bill Bryson
Broadway, 2000
Laugh out loud funny
+ One of his best
+ It's great to laugh at yourself if you are living in America
+ Very Enjoyable with Only a Few Hiccups
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Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection 4 reviews
Isaac Asimov
Eos, 2003
An author's gamble
"Gold" is an interesting piece of fiction. Clearly turning autobiographical at times, Isaac Asimov tells the story of an author determined to see one of his more famous works turned into something greater -- a "compu-drama", the brand-new visual medium of the future. It's an engaging story that ...
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Dialogues4 reviews
Jerry Brown
Berkeley Hills Books, 1998
Jerry Brown - Moral & Spiritual Politician
+ A Must Read
+ An excellent summary of Jerry Brown's talk show content
+ Contains ideas Important to our future! Read it.
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives)71 reviews
Bill Bryson
Eminent Lives, 2007
As much as most people will ever want to know
+ Something for everyone
+ If there be nothing new *
+ A summary of his life and a defense of his authorship via Bryson
+ Wit, Logic, and Love for the Bard
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The Fire Next Time (Hrw Library)30 reviews
James Baldwin
Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2000
It came true
+ james baldwin's fire
+ Not sure yet
+ Simply riveting; 1960s and Today: It holds its power
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Harlan Ellison's Watching4 reviews
Harlan Ellison, Leonard Maltin
M Press, 2008
This is how it's done
+ If you've got the hardcover, don't bother.
+ Explain for a bit....
+ Movie reviews from an insider, fan and master storyteller
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Halakhic Mind2 reviews
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Free Press, 1998
Towards a Jewish philosophy based on Halakhah
+ Difficult and valuable
This is from the book- jacket." This work .. articulates for the first time Rabbi Soloveitchik's attitude toward Western culture and modern scientific values. He shows how twentieth century science and philosophy, under the influence of Bergson, gave rise to a wholesome epistemological and ...
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Between the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds: Accounting for Halakhic Difference in Selected Sugyot from ...
Christine Elizabeth Hayes
Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
In this book, Hayes addresses the central concern in talmudic studies over the genesis of halakhic (legal) divergence between the Talmuds produced by the Palestinian rabbinic community (c. 370 C.E.) and the Babylonian rabbinic community (c. 650 C.E.). Hayes analyzes selected divergences between parallel passages of the two Talmuds. Proceeding on a case-by-case basis, she considers whether ...
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Spasm: Virtual Reality, Android Music and Electric Flesh (CultureTexts)1 review
Arthur Kroker
Palgrave Macmillan, 1993
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air...
'All that is solid melts into air'... description of advanced capitalism by Marx. These words are a good description of how our media landscape transforms the meaning of anything... Arthur Kroker in his book and CD 'Spasm' give us the sound and insight into this 'meltdown' taking place all around ...
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It's Been a Good Life10 reviews
Isaac Asimov
Prometheus Books, 2002
Great condensed memoir
+ Very good, Janet compliments Asimov's story
+ Truly Amazing. Awesome.
+ Excellent!
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For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports5 reviews
Christopher Hitchens
Verso Books, 1994
Best living political essayist in US/UK
+ expose on several topics
+ The epicure and the moralist
+ How to survive 3 weeks in Canberra.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything632 reviews
Bill Bryson
Broadway, 2004
like drinking out of a fire hose
+ 2000 Shock
+ Not really short, nor about everything, but worth the effort
+ Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Love, Poverty, and War : Journeys and Essays20 reviews
Christopher Hitchens
Nation Books, 2004
A literary and political treat
+ 3 course feast
+ An emotional mixture from the master of truculency
+ A Brillaint Writer!
+ Ready for contrarian views?
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Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)13 reviews
Bruce Sterling
The MIT Press, 2005
Setting the agenda..
+ Techno-futuristic ruminations on "spimes" and sustainability
+ A tool, in a way...
If you're looking for a book on sustainable design, the intertwining of the informational and the material, and RFID, look no further.
Sterling's account is more than a book for designers. Though some angles tend to originate from design-related topics, the implications and responsibilities ...
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever43 reviews
Christopher Hitchens
Da Capo Press, 2007
Of Course, There is no god! How stupid can you be?
+ Dear Autumn
+ Thank You Mr. Hitchens
+ Great Reading
+ Not So Portable Yet Extraordinary
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Critical Essays on Alice Walker: (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)1 review
Greenwood Press, 1999
A "must" for all Alice Walker fans and scholars.
This scholarly college-level survey of Alice Walker's works is recommended reading for any who want an assessment of her contributions: essays consider relationships between her protagonists, the Afro-American cultural concepts underlying their creation, and the focus and foundation of her other ...
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Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars 7 reviews
Ray Bradbury
Harper Perennial, 2006
For Bradbury Fans
+ Bradbury Speaks...
+ A rare glimpse into the mind of a brilliant writer...
Reading these essays, anecdotes, love letters and diatribes is like sitting in the room with Mr. Electrico himself. For Bradbury fans this is a sweet bottle of dandelion wine from the vintner himself. Much less formal than his usual writing, but much more personal because he just shoots from the ...
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The Glass Teat6 reviews
Harlan Ellison
Ace, 1983
The best book about tee vee that I have ever read
+ A nostalgic peek at Harlan's days as a rabid TV Critic & socio-political activist
+ Ellison at teh top of his game
+ Television =""Chewing Gum For The Brain"
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