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The Tapeworm's Turn: 04.2013
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Friday, April 05, 2013. J D Salinger: A Life. J D Salinger: A Life. Kenneth Slawenski, 19:17). Tuesday, April 02, 2013. Laughable Lyrics by Edward Lear. Edward Lear, 0:32). It shouldn't surprise anyone that Donald B's treatment is more sublime than the original inspiration for his parodic squib. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 09.2012
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Sunday, September 30, 2012. Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds. Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feud. The account of the family feud amongst Emily Dickinson's brother and others is fascinating. Who knew that someone in the 1870s could be virtually polyamorous? I'm an admir...
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 06.2012
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order. Friday, June 22, 2012. Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Friday, June 08, 2012. Podcasts from the JCC SF. Monday, June 04, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother...
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 10.2009
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Thursday, October 29, 2009. Love and other impossible pursuits. Ayelet Waldman, 11:20). Tuesday, October 27, 2009. A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Henry David Thoreau, 13:27). Monday, October 26, 2009. The primate family tree : the amazing diversity of our closest relatives. Ian Redmond, 176pp). Sarah Lacy, 294pp).
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 01.2010
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Friday, January 29, 2010. Too Big to Fail. Andrew Ross Sorkin, 24 hours). This is the acclaimed account of the "decisionmaking" that fed into the US allowing Lehman Brothers to fail. At times, I had to ask myself, why am I listening to a story where just a bunch of guys stumble along, and the world goes down? The advocacy of...
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 09.2011
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Friday, September 30, 2011. Old Jews Telling Jokes. Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman, 240pp). Better than the website, because it's much easier to skim. I mainly jumped toward the punchlines. I loved "Two Beggars in Rome" (p37) Also, Mom's Cooking (p135), 3 Old Jews (p199). Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Driving on the Rim.
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 12.2012
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Monday, December 31, 2012. The Signal and The Noise. The Signal and The Noise. Nate Silver, 15:54). Bayesian deliciousness. Sharp exposition, with a highly reliable account of how to not be numbed by numbers. Saturday, December 29, 2012. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius. Marc Seifer, 22:17).
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My Tiger Mother, My Self | Sara Sarasohn
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The female dad … and the mixed-race, Jewish, breadwinning mother. My Tiger Mother, My Self. January 24, 2011. I have been following all this stuff about the superiority of Chinese mothers vaguely – reading with interest but not following every link. I didn’t want to write about it because I hadn’t read the actual book. And then yesterday afternoon the mother who dropped R off from the playdate handed me the actual book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. E: Yeah, they did. All the time. January...
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The Tapeworm's Turn: 08.2012
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A quick reaction to each book that passes through my mind's eye (or ear). Since 2006, I've blogged about experiences that cannot be called books, and those notes are accessible here. Friday, August 31, 2012. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. David Foster Wallace, 17:59). Thursday, August 30, 2012. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Dear Philip, Dear Kingsley. Dear Philip, Dear Kingsley. Philip Larkin Kingsley Amis, 0:56). Tuesday, August 28, 2012. The classi...
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