Archive for January, 2008
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Title: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Author: Chelsea Handler
Paperback: 213 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (May 12, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1582346186
ISBN-13: 978-1582346182
I saw Chelsea doing her standup on The Comedy Channel the other night – she mentioned her book and I had to read it (she’s quite irreverent and funny, two qualities that don’t always work [...]
January 30th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention
Title: The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account (June 1, 2005)
ISBN-10: 0805079076
ASIN: B000GQLCXC
I really enjoyed this book – it takes you on a trip around the development of language. I found some very interesting bits, especially the concept that most language moves from the physical and [...]
January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (May 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1897299214
ISBN-13: 978-1897299210
This is a graphic novel that describes the author’s stay in North Korea, working on animation for European television. Its odd and depressing. There’s more that’s gray than just the black and white graphics in this [...]
January 24th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Orphanage
Guillermo del Toro’s latest movie is yet another fantastic journey
Guillermo del Toro’s new movie, “The Orphanage,” follows in the footsteps of his other movies. This is magic realism set in an orphanage where, as you’d expect, things are not what they seem.
In this film, the special effects take a back seat to the story, which [...]
January 17th, 2008 by alephnaught
Haganah
Title: Haganah
Hardcover: 295 pages
Publisher: New American Library (1964)
ASIN: B000JJVW5E
I found this book at a rare and used bookstand at an antique sale on Randolph Street a couple of months ago, and I finally finished it.
Its a good book on a subject rarely covered, the defense (which is a loose translation of haganah) of Israel during [...]
English
January 31st, 2008 by alephnaught