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 […]
January 30th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention
Title:Â 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. Â I found some very interesting bits, especially the concept that most language […]
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 […]
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. Â 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 […]
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 […]
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+Bob Hays
- I'm a father and husband, have two schipperkes, like to read, compose music, travel. And I manage a couple software development teams at DIRECTV.
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January 31st, 2008 by alephnaught