Skip navigation

Category Archives: 101 books

The Books List

It should come as no surprise that The Books List is quite similar to The Movies List, except that it is populated entirely with books. It started out as a compilation of book lists from places like the Modern Library and Time and the BBC, but I also add other books to it all the [...]

God Bless Us, (Nearly) Every One

I read things. It’s just what I do. I will read anything (English, German for toddlers) you put in front of me: magazines, blogs, cereal boxes, prescription drug inserts. Even the occasional book. When it comes to actual books, though, I tend to stick to non-fiction and the classics. I think this is because I [...]

Anti-Social Behaviour

There is little that aggravates me more than when I borrow a library book and discover that someone else has written all over it. Seriously, people. Your personal book: write away. A book that belongs to the library that I support with my tax dollars: writing utensils off, inconsiderate mister or miz. I believe that [...]

2008 Closeout, cont.: Best and Worst 5 Books

Five best books: —Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays by David Foster Wallace [Titular essay among the best; you are allowed to skip the essay about the porno convention if so inclined.] —Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert [A decidedly feminine bent; those of the masculine persuasion may better enjoy The Last American Man by [...]

This Just In: Old People Useful

So I just finished listening to the audiobook of The Invisible Wall: A Love Story that Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein. Who was NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD when he wrote it, pretty much older than I can count. He wrote his second memoir at 96, and is now working on number three at age 98; one [...]

We Meet Again

Remember that one time a little over a month ago when I posted about the horrible injustice of working a 40-hour week? That was before I worked a 70-hour week to do all of the desktop publishing and 70+ graphics for a proposal. While I was sick. So that was pretty awesome. Two weeks later, [...]

Of Note

1. The reason I have been neglecting you lately, Internets, is that Stephan and I have been very, very busy geocaching this last week. I didn’t want to tell you this because I thought you might judge me. But then I remembered your tolerant and generous spirit. When Stephan dug the GPS out of the [...]

A Very Grave Decision

Ever since we got married, lo these many months ago, I’ve been going to the library every 3 weeks on Friday afternoon and then meeting Stephan downtown for dinner. But this weekend, I came to a very grave decision that will free up a good 3 hours of my time per month: no more library. [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.