Books
I Am Legend
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Two weeks ago I saw I Am Legend, the movie. Last week I read I Am Legend, the novella.
After reading the book, I was surprised my the dissimilarities between the stories. The movie is so different from the book that it may as well have had a different name. There are some common elements, but […]
Kindle
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Today I went to Amazon.com to do a little holiday shopping and the home page was a note about a new gadget called Kindle.
This thing looks so cool!
You can purchase books right from the device without WiFi, read blogs, and lookup words you don’t know. The display is about as paper-like as you can […]
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Last year I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. This book is a narration of a father’s motorcycle trip across the American northwest with his son. There are many philosophical chautauquas sprinkled throughout the milestones of the trip. More so than it tells a story, the book lays the […]
Seinfeld and Philosophy
Monday, August 27th, 2007In March 2006, I finished reading Seinfeld and Philosophy. This book is terrible. Don’t read it. There are a few interesting points and a few interesting insights, but none of the essays in this book add up to anything interesting. A few essays (most notably, the one on “The Costanza Maneuver”) get so caught up […]
The Art of War
Monday, February 12th, 2007I was browsing around Project Gutenberg today and came across a 1910 translation of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by Lionel Giles. It turned out to be the same translation I was first exposed to.
I remember my stepsister buying a very old copy for herself at a used book store in […]
Under the Banner of Heaven
Monday, February 5th, 2007I finished Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer about two weeks ago. This was a disturbing book that covers a history of Mormon fundamentalism as a background to the […]
It’s Not About the Bike
Sunday, January 7th, 2007Today I finished reading It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong. The book is an autobiography of Armstrong, and focuses on his struggle with testicular cancer and how it affected his career and his life.
I started reading this book knowing virtually nothing about him. The first few chapters caught me by surprise. Young Lance […]
My Favorite Author of the Year: Jon Krakauer
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006For Christmas I received a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card. Today, I hoped to take advantage of the after-Christmas sales and spend it. I got three books, one of which was Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer.
As I thumbed through it, I started thinking about how deeply affected I have been by […]