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Tag Archives: From the Books
From the Books: “Me the People”
I’ve recently read a book called Me the People: One Man’s Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, by Kevin Bleyer. Mr. Bleyer is, among other things, one of the writers for The Daily Show, … Continue reading
From the Books: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
I don’t own this book yet. But I’ve had it checked out of the library a majority of the weeks it’s been in the collection, which means that it’s well past time for me to get off my ass and … Continue reading
From the Books: “Coming of Age in the Milky Way”
Last night saw a rare, and spectacular, astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the Sun. There were many amazing pictures from this event, and Phil Plait provided some terrific coverage. The event reminded me, specifically, of a passage from … Continue reading
From the Books: Lester Bangs on Dick Clark
Awww, dammit, Dick Clark is dead. I’m not old enough for Dick Clark to be a rock-n-roll icon for me; he was a game show host first, and such is how I’ll default to remembering him. “Audience please, may we … Continue reading
Planets ending with ‘is’
Time to talk about some books I’ve read recently. :: Somehow, in my life as a science fiction reader, I’d never read Dune until just a few weeks ago. Now, that’s nothing really abnormal; there are lots of SF classics … Continue reading
From the Books: “A Pound of Paper”
Some time ago I read a book called A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict, by John Baxter. The book is a memoir of Baxter’s years as a book collector and sometimes dealer, and it’s full of amusing … Continue reading
From the Books: Dungeon, Fire and Sword
(A series in which I post longer excerpts from books I read) This post is apropos of my post the other day on the movie Kingdom of Heaven. I’ve long been fascinated, along with many others, of the tale of … Continue reading
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A series wherein I post longer excerpts from books I’ve read. I’ve been toying with the notion of writing a film script, as a different kind of challenge. I haven’t worked in the screenplay format since many years ago, when … Continue reading
From the Books: The Proud Tower
(A series of posts in which I post longer than usual excerpts from books of mine.) A number of the liberal-leaning blogs I read have been arguing of late that the filibuster in the US Senate needs to be done … Continue reading
From the Books
Here’s a new occasional thing I’ll be doing here: sharing passages I particularly enjoy from books I read. Other people do this, and darn it, I’m as good as other people, right? Am I right? You bet! Thus, a new … Continue reading