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excursions of the mind: July 2000
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Wednesday, July 05, 2000. Book: The Sizesaurus by Stephen Strauss. The Sizesaurus: From Hectares to Decibels to Calories, a Witty Compendium of Measurements by Stephen Strauss. Get a sense of all the measures and scales, July 5, 2000. Which celestial body is equal in volume to 54,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Big Macs? How loud must a noise be to have lethal effects? What is the amount of air pressure required to burst a condom?
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excursions of the mind: March 1999
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Wednesday, March 31, 1999. Written by Toby Appel, Juilliard School of Music. Why all the animosity? Before I begin my explanation, let me set the record straight in plain English about some of the characteristics which typify the four groups. Brass players are loud-mouthed drunkards who bully everyone with the possible and occasional exception of a stray percussionist. They like to slick their hair back. Nobody knows why. For the ...
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excursions of the mind: Quotes from Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Monday, February 21, 2011. Quotes from Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. Rest, rest and riches," he said- "it's only after forty one begins to value things of that kind. And half one's life, perhaps, is lived after forty. Solemn thought that. Bear it in mind, young man, and it will save you from most of the worst mistakes. If every one at twenty realized that half his life was to be lived after forty.". Shall I tell you about life?
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excursions of the mind: Book vs. Movie: A Clockwork Orange
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Sunday, November 01, 2009. Book vs. Movie: A Clockwork Orange. 才知道我不认识的字都是作者 Anthony Burgess 自己发明的,要根据语法和上下文来猜测。 第二部 为了早日出狱,他要求接受 aversion therapy。 作者说,他的后半生大部分时间就是在 Xeroxing statements of intention and the frustration of intention,给读者回信,解释为什么书比电影多出一章来- while both Kubrick and my New York publisher coolly bask in the rewards of their misdemeanour. :). Posted by Jorielle at 11:30 PM. Los Angeles, California. View my complete profile.
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excursions of the mind: Book: The Brethren by John Grisham
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Thursday, November 06, 2008. Book: The Brethren by John Grisham. 前两天刚读了 The Brethren by John Grisham,小说的一个重要的 subplot 是讲美国总统选举的。 Labels: book election money. Posted by Jorielle at 9:03 PM. Los Angeles, California. View my complete profile. TTC: 20th Century American Fiction. Book: The Bone People by Keri Hulme. 20851;于 Bach/Brahms Chaconne 3. 20851;于 Bach/Brahms Chaconne 2. 20851;于 Bach/Brahms Chaconne 1. Tao Te Ching, my version.
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excursions of the mind: March 2000
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Friday, March 17, 2000. Book: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. A very beautiful book, March 17, 2000. This is a very beautiful book. It stirs all my senses with vivid description of colors, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and feelings. That's all I have to say about this book. Posted by Jorielle at 1:13 PM. Los Angeles, California. View my complete profile. Movie/Book: Into the Wild.
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excursions of the mind: December 2003
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Wednesday, December 17, 2003. The richer man’s mistress, and confounds him, only to be ridiculed. In the middle of a heated argument and raged with jealousy, the antagonist accidentally kills the magician. Now he must face the hundreds of policemen waiting for him outside his door. The actor portraits a working class man, sincere, honest and caring, but without money to keep his lover, is doomed in destruction. I find him too smoo...
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excursions of the mind: book: The Bone People by Keri Hulme
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Excursions of the mind. On books, history, movies, music, science, travel. Friday, September 26, 2008. Book: The Bone People by Keri Hulme. I got this book because it has won several book award, including the 1985 Booker Prize, an award for contemporary fiction writers from the British Commonwealth and Ireland. Past award winners include these two that I have read:. 1989 - Kazuo Ishiguro - United Kingdom/Japan - The Remains of the Day - (I love it). Posted by Jorielle at 1:37 PM. Los Angeles, California.