by bertbaby | Sep 10, 2013 | Book Reviews
September 10: “I am not insensible to natural beauty, but my emotional joys center on the improbable yet sometimes wondrous works of that tiny and accidental evolutionary twig called Homo sapiens.”
by bertbaby | Sep 9, 2013 | Book Reviews
“About the ricin in general: Recall that back in season two, Walt cooked up a batch of ricin with the plan to use it to kill Tuco. (Plan thwarted.) Then he made another batch in season four, this time with the plan to take out Gus Fring…. Anyway, Walt...
by bertbaby | Sep 9, 2013 | Book Reviews
September 9: “Every advanced country is overtechnologized; past a certain point, the quality of life diminishes with new ‘improvements.’ ”
by bertbaby | Sep 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
Cultural critic and gay icon Wayne Koestenbaum’s collection of essays and personal anecdotes is a witty and passionate look at the history and future of intellectualism in America.
by bertbaby | Sep 7, 2013 | Book Reviews
The maritime industry might look to the casual observer to be a dinosaur in a dying arena, yet as Rose George reveals in this illuminating history, the business of freight shipping is alive and well and extremely necessary to our modern survival.
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