The Great Influenza
Title: The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History Author: John Barry Paperback: 560 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (February 1, 2005) ISBN: 0143034480 Read this book while on vacation in Palm Desert March 2005. Good book, really liked the blend of scholarly material and analysis. John Barry really paints […]
March 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Palm Desert, March 10 – 15, 2005
We spent a wonderful warm time in Palm Desert visiting Aviva’s mother and her friend Dave. The weather was really great, sunny and in the 90s for two days, high 80s one day and mid-80s the last day – truely spectacular! We went to the Palm Springs Desert Museum – we seem to go every […]
March 10th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Podcasting
Listening to personal radio on your iPod
March 7th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Ads for Saudi Bank Focus on Women
“Ads for Saudi Bank Focus on Women”, article from the NY Times March 7, 2005
March 6th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Evil: An Investigation
Title: Evil: An Investigation Author: Lance Morrow Softcover: 276 Pages Publisher: Basic Books (September 30, 2004) ISBN: 0465047556 I liked this book – I read it in about a week of commuting. Some of the reviews on Amazon complain that the author doesn’t define evil. I believe that was his point, that evil is beyond […]
March 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
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2 Dutch Deputies on the Run, From Jihad Death Threats
NY Times article about two deputies that are forced to live under spartan conditions because they’ve been threatened by Islamic extremists in The Netherlands.
March 1st, 2005 by alephnaught
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Have I Told You About the Time a Saudi Sheik tried to Kidnap Me?
An interesting article on spending time in Saudi Arabia as a single woman
February 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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More Dutch Plan to Emigrate as Muslim Influx Tips Scales
An article from today’s Sunday New York Times – it appears Dutch residents are trying to leave The Netherlands in numbers much greater than before, and its due to the problems occurring recently.
February 21st, 2005 by alephnaught
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The Da Vinci Code
Title: The Da Vinci Code Author: Dan Brown Hardcover: 454 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st ed edition (March 18, 2003) ISBN: 0385504209 I just finished this book after returning from visiting my mother, sister and her husband in Columbus, Ohio. This was a real page turner – I couldn’t put it down. I read Angels and […]
February 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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What’s up with books on the Internet?
Seems like Amazon is winning the battle….
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March 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
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