Tag Archives: Books
Kafka on Books
Franz Kafka on books: I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we are reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading … Continue reading
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Book Night on Boing Boing
All interesting book posts: Reading Kafka improves pattern-detecting skills. This one speaks for itself. So…he turned into a bug? List of books read by backpackers. Eco, check. Borges. Check. King Lear. I would love to backpack w/ this list. Small … Continue reading
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I cannot wait to read this book
How Not to Act Old: 185 Ways to Pass for Phat, Sick, Hot, Dope, Awesome, or at Least Not Totally Lame.
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Dharma Bums and Buckley
William F. Buckley interviewing Kerouac: The best part of this is the contrast between WFB’s determined, derisive condescension and Kerouac’s strung-out, catch-me-if-you-can exhaustion. Both look wearied by the other’s presence, but that was likely the trend for Milton Berle contests … Continue reading
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Espresso Books
Taken from The Atlantic’s Daily Dish: By Andrew Sullivan Books, printed while you wait: According to On Demand Books, there are currently five Espresso machines in the U.S. (with 10 others in locations throughout Canada and the U.K.). This, though, … Continue reading
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Quick Notes on Originalism
Tom Bell (who spoke to my Koch Fellow class last summer, and on whom I have a greater-than-small crush), discussing why he rejects Originalism: We often speak of consent in binary terms, boiling it down to “yes” or “no.” In … Continue reading
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