Books tag:ivory-tower.org,2008-10-20:/books//11 2010-05-26T13:30:44Z Books I'm reading Movable Type 4.31-en Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988 by Michael Palin tag:ivory-tower.org,2010:/books//11.1239 2010-05-26T13:27:35Z 2010-05-26T13:30:44Z jim The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans tag:ivory-tower.org,2010:/books//11.1228 2010-03-25T13:14:55Z 2010-05-26T13:32:54Z The Kid Stays in the Picture Picked up this tale of a larger-than-life Hollywood story after hearing people talk it up in various podcasts over the last year or so. Looking forward to great stories about the 1960s and 1970s... jim The Kid Stays in the Picture

Picked up this tale of a larger-than-life Hollywood story after hearing people talk it up in various podcasts over the last year or so. Looking forward to great stories about the 1960s and 1970s movie business.

]]> The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1219 2009-12-02T03:19:26Z 2010-03-25T13:18:42Z The Children of Hurin Time for some fiction—getting back to Tolkien for a bit. Got this when it came out and added it to the stack of things to read and soon forgot about it. Not sure. why.... jim The Children of Hurin Time for some fiction—getting back to Tolkien for a bit. Got this when it came out and added it to the stack of things to read and soon forgot about it. Not sure. why. ]]> Cosmos by Carl Sagan tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1217 2009-11-09T20:59:18Z 2009-12-02T03:22:10Z Cosmos Picked up a copy of Cosmos recently after reading Age of Wonder. time to learn more about astronomy after reading so much about Herschel. Summary: Good read, want to see the show on TV or online soon.... jim Cosmos


Picked up a copy of Cosmos recently after reading Age of Wonder. time to learn more about astronomy after reading so much about Herschel.

Summary: Good read, want to see the show on TV or online soon.

]]> Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording by Charles Granata tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1212 2009-09-14T01:34:43Z 2009-10-26T19:03:39Z jim Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording


Saw this had come out in paperback, so I picked up a copy.

 

Quite good. Traced the develpment of recording tech during Sinatra's career, especially in the Columbia and Capitol eras. A good followup on the topic after having read the Bing Crosby bio earlier this year.

 

 


]]> The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1209 2009-09-09T00:47:47Z 2009-11-09T20:59:03Z The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science Picked up this based on a review in Time magazine.... jim The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science Picked up this based on a review in Time magazine. ]]> Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1204 2009-07-28T01:27:06Z 2009-09-09T00:48:33Z Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years Picked this up as a result of a couple recommendations. So far, so good.... jim Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years

Picked this up as a result of a couple recommendations. So far, so good.

]]> Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1200 2009-07-12T02:28:43Z 2009-09-09T00:48:46Z jim Uncommon Carriers


Just on a John McPhee kick for a bit. Learning about 18-wheelers, barges, ocean tanker training, and coal trains. 


]]> Table of Contents tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1197 2009-06-17T18:26:40Z 2009-07-12T02:28:01Z Table of Contents Plucked this out of the bookcase over the weekend—didn't even realize I owned it. Bought it used some time ago, I guess. Should be easier going than Assembling California or The Control of Nature. Finished July... jim Table of Contents


Plucked this out of the bookcase over the weekend—didn't even realize I owned it. Bought it used some time ago, I guess. Should be easier going than Assembling California or The Control of Nature. Finished July 10. 

]]> With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1196 2009-06-17T18:22:22Z 2009-07-07T15:02:53Z With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of BritainDecided to do a little historical reading next, so looks like a couple books on the Battle of Britain, which I know little about. Finished June 23.... jim With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain

Decided to do a little historical reading next, so looks like a couple books on the Battle of Britain, which I know little about. Finished June 23.
]]> Masterharper of Pern tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1192 2009-04-15T13:35:09Z 2009-06-17T18:21:53Z jim The Masterharper of Pern
Decided to get a little escapism in my reading, so I pulled out one of the Pern books that I hadn't read in a long time. 

Of course, this turned into a Ninth Pass Pern marathon (Dragonriders trilogy, Harper Hall trilogy, Renegades, All the Weyrs, and Skies of Pern) along with the first two books in the chronology (Dragonsdawn and Chronicles of Pern). I'll save the other stuff (Moreta, Second Pass stuff) for later, and eventually get to the newest titles written by McCaffrey's son. 
]]> Watchmen tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1190 2009-04-01T20:17:03Z 2009-04-15T13:40:39Z WatchmenHaven't seen the movie just yet, so I picked up a copy of the novel. Never owned a copy of it. Quite good much of the time, but there's some heavy-handed stuff in their as well.... jim Watchmen
Haven't seen the movie just yet, so I picked up a copy of the novel. Never owned a copy of it. Quite good much of the time, but there's some heavy-handed stuff in their as well.
]]> The New Book of Rock Lists tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1186 2009-03-12T13:42:25Z 2009-06-17T18:24:29Z New Book of Rock Lists This book has sitting around work for some time now. I tend to only read it over lunch when I've got time to kill. Written in 1994, it is a little fixated on early... jim New Book of Rock Lists
This book has sitting around work for some time now. I tend to only read it over lunch when I've got time to kill. Written in 1994, it is a little fixated on early hiphop and 60s obscurities, but what rock criticism isn't.
]]> French Milk by Lucy Knisley tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1183 2009-03-06T15:35:06Z 2009-04-01T20:15:10Z French Milk Came across her weblog somehow and found out she had written a well-received book about a trip to Paris, so I picked it up an a whim.Got halfway through it in a flash, so I put it... jim French Milk

Came across her weblog somehow and found out she had written a well-received book about a trip to Paris, so I picked it up an a whim.Got halfway through it in a flash, so I put it aside to read all the way through once I finished reading 1491.

]]> My Bass and Other Animals by Guy Pratt tag:ivory-tower.org,2009:/books//11.1182 2009-03-06T15:28:33Z 2009-03-12T13:38:20Z My Bass and Other Animals Read this autobiography by session man and Pink Floyd bass player on Adam's recommendation. Pretty funny, although it gets a little repetitive at times.... jim My Bass and Other Animals

Read this autobiography by session man and Pink Floyd bass player on Adam's recommendation. Pretty funny, although it gets a little repetitive at times.

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