May 25 2008
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerI was supposed to read Into Thin Air when I was a junior in high school, as one of a tripartite summer/fall curriculum about Man vs. Nature themes: the other two books were Junger’s…
May 19 2008
The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray KurzweilPart of the problem with books making predictions about the future is they only have two markets: (1), people who want to read predictions about the future, and (2) people who want to…
May 04 2008
God’s Problem by Bart D. EhrmanBart D. Ehrman is a compelling scholar, or so I’m told. I was entirely underwhelmed by his previous work, The Lost Gospel of Judas, which was largely a historical curiosity with a lot of…
May 01 2008
John Adams by David McCulloughI will admit immediately that I am not a great reader of history, or even of autobiography. I read just about anything and everything, but for whatever reason, have read very few things…
Apr 26 2008
Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain! by Scott AdamsMany moons ago (1996, actually), I was a big fan of The Dilbert Principle, Scott Adams’ first foray into non-comic books. I was also a fan of the follow-up, The…
Mar 01 2008
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot by Bart D. EhrmanWhen I was young, and first beginning to understand the story of the passion of Jesus, and the (apocryphal?) reasons for the term “Good Friday”—that is, the death of…
Feb 19 2008
Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel by Judith and Neil MorganDr. Seuss might just be one of the most beloved children’s authors of our time. Growing up, I distinctly remember Green Eggs and Ham, The Butter Battle Book,…