Read it for the introduction by Michael Sims, provided several atmospheric pieces that conjured up turn-of-the-century London and the thieves and deteRead it for the introduction by Michael Sims, provided several atmospheric pieces that conjured up turn-of-the-century London and the thieves and detectives that entertained audiences after Doyle killed Sherlock....more
A very short but packed introduction to the issues surrounding translation today. A good read for anyone interested in how translation happens and howA very short but packed introduction to the issues surrounding translation today. A good read for anyone interested in how translation happens and how publishers and authors interact with the translator....more
Not sensationalistic and scarier than you can imagine. A more balanced look at the events leading up to and the aftershock of the columbine high schooNot sensationalistic and scarier than you can imagine. A more balanced look at the events leading up to and the aftershock of the columbine high school shootings. Cullen doesn't just focus on the two boys but how the media, organized religion and the town used the event for their own gain. It was worth it just to have my image of the tragedy corrected. No goths, no bullying, no bowling before class. ...more
Two comments: 1) My God, they drink a lot of tea in this book. 2) I was willing to forgive almost everything in this book except the way Dos Passos desTwo comments: 1) My God, they drink a lot of tea in this book. 2) I was willing to forgive almost everything in this book except the way Dos Passos describes the characters walks where they seem to walk up Mass. Ave from Huntington and within seconds are crossing the Commons. No mention of Commonwealth or Boyleston, just Mass Ave. and then Beacon Hill....more
The first thing that needs to be cleared up about this book is that it's not really about Hoboes, Bindlestiffs and Fruit Tramps. It's about how farminThe first thing that needs to be cleared up about this book is that it's not really about Hoboes, Bindlestiffs and Fruit Tramps. It's about how farming transformed the West. The book could have been a decent history of trains, agriculture, diasporas of Japanese and Chinese immigrants, culturla history of the Northwest, Cultural history of California, sociology of temporary laborers, and settlements of towns along the West Coast, if the author had focused one one of the subject. After the initial disappointment that the title is a lie, I read the book because there were some interesting aspects about Japanese and Native American laborers in the early part of the 20th Century. The writing was okay, never too academic, but it could have used some strong editorial direction to focus the book. Several of the themes that are introduced in the book are never resolved but just seem to fade away. ...more
A smart collection on web design principles. I wish I had read this in the summer. It would be suggested reading for some of my classes. The book coveA smart collection on web design principles. I wish I had read this in the summer. It would be suggested reading for some of my classes. The book covers a great deal of subjects including color and usability....more
Couldn't finish. The author attacks a variety of thinkers and proponents of the internet but never provides any argument on why they are wrong. The boCouldn't finish. The author attacks a variety of thinkers and proponents of the internet but never provides any argument on why they are wrong. The book ends up sounding like a curmudgeonly rant about the evils of technology. Was hoping for more....more
The book isn't fiction from Nabokov. It's a collection of process put together in a picture book. The two stars are for the design and the fact you caThe book isn't fiction from Nabokov. It's a collection of process put together in a picture book. The two stars are for the design and the fact you can punch out the cards to create a simulacrum of the original notes. Great idea would have had more stars if the work itself was finished enough for reading....more
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