Books tag:ivory-tower.org,2008-10-20:/books//11 2011-11-14T22:59:45Z Books I'm reading Movable Type 4.37 Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singer’s Art by Will Friedwald tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1283 2011-04-10T22:44:28Z 2011-11-14T22:59:45Z Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singer’s Art Started April 8.... jim Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singer’s Art

Started April 8.

]]> The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1282 2011-04-10T22:42:35Z 2011-04-10T22:47:53Z The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Started March 31. Finished April 8. Liked it nearly as much as Age of Wonder. Might need... jim The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Started March 31. Finished April 8. Liked it nearly as much as Age of Wonder. Might need to pick up a copy for my bookshelf.

]]> When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1281 2011-04-10T22:40:33Z 2011-04-10T22:46:49Z When You Are Engulfed in Flames Decided to read some David Sedaris (finally) after hearing an interview about the time this book came out along with other interviews since then. Started March 28, finished March 31. Kinda uneven. based on... jim When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Decided to read some David Sedaris (finally) after hearing an interview about the time this book came out along with other interviews since then. Started March 28, finished March 31. Kinda uneven. based on reviews read after I finished reading this, it sounds like I should read some of his earlier titles. Noted.

]]> The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis by Sherwin B. Nuland tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1279 2011-03-24T01:36:18Z 2011-05-17T01:11:01Z The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries) Started March 23. Finished March 28.... jim The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries)

Started March 23. Finished March 28.

]]> Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington by Thomas Cathcart by Thomas Cathcart tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1278 2011-03-24T01:34:25Z 2011-04-10T22:45:57Z Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington Started March 10, finished March 22.... jim Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington

Started March 10, finished March 22.

]]> The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1277 2011-03-06T00:18:06Z 2011-03-24T00:11:50Z The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir Rereading. Started March 5. Finished March 10.... jim The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

Rereading. Started March 5. Finished March 10.

]]> The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1276 2011-02-24T02:48:05Z 2011-03-24T01:36:44Z The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America Started February 23. Finished March 5. Makes me want to read about Teddy Roosevelt.... jim The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

Started February 23. Finished March 5. Makes me want to read about Teddy Roosevelt.

]]> Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1275 2011-02-18T03:19:25Z 2011-03-02T11:30:28Z Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Started February 17, finished February 23. Really need to look into more of Mary Roach's books.... jim Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Started February 17, finished February 23. Really need to look into more of Mary Roach's books.

]]> Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1274 2011-02-18T03:17:47Z 2011-03-02T12:41:32Z Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Started February 8, finished February 17... jim Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

Started February 8, finished February 17

]]> How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well by Eric Felten tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1273 2011-01-28T02:18:56Z 2011-02-18T03:14:51Z How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well Finished February 7.... jim How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well

Finished February 7.
]]> The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos by Michael Lemonick tag:ivory-tower.org,2010:/books//11.1257 2011-01-23T15:18:56Z 2011-03-24T01:51:50Z The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos (Great Discoveries) Picked this up after reading the David Foster Wallace book on infinity in the Great Discoveries series. Read a bit about the Herschels in... jim The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos (Great Discoveries)

Picked this up after reading the David Foster Wallace book on infinity in the Great Discoveries series. Read a bit about the Herschels in Age of Wonder earlier this year.

Started this on 1/23. Finished 1/27. Good read. Need more from the Great Discoveries Series. 


]]> The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries) tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1272 2011-01-14T03:50:39Z 2011-03-02T11:31:56Z The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries) Started 1/14 Finished 1/23. A little longer than it needed to be. Read this on the Kindle app. Formatting was strange.... jim The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)

Started 1/14

Finished 1/23. A little longer than it needed to be. Read this on the Kindle app. Formatting was strange.

]]> Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon tag:ivory-tower.org,2011:/books//11.1271 2011-01-14T03:49:46Z 2011-03-02T02:58:14Z Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon Quite good. Started on 1/2, finished on 1/13.... jim Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon

Quite good. Started on 1/2, finished on 1/13.

]]> The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life tag:ivory-tower.org,2010:/books//11.1259 2010-11-24T16:32:13Z 2011-01-14T03:52:29Z The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life Heard an interview with the author in a travel podcast, thought I'd pick it up and read it since there's a friend who make like it.    ... jim The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life

Heard an interview with the author in a travel podcast, thought I'd pick it up and read it since there's a friend who make like it.

 

 

]]> The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel tag:ivory-tower.org,2010:/books//11.1258 2010-11-24T16:30:36Z 2011-01-24T00:00:54Z The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel Read something about this somewhere and started skimming it at Costco. Narrated by a dog.  ... jim The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

Read something about this somewhere and started skimming it at Costco. Narrated by a dog.

 

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