Tag: Books

  • 100 Notable Books of 2023 – The New York Times

    100 Notable Books of 2023 – The New York Times

    100 Notable Books of 2023 Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/21/books/notable-books.html Each year, we pore over thousands of new books, seeking out the best novels, memoirs, biographies, poetry collections, stories and more. Here are the standouts, selected by the…

  • 10 Brutalist Architects You Probably Never Heard Of

    10 Brutalist Architects You Probably Never Heard Of Owen Hopkins’s The Brutalists is an A-to-Z encyclopedia of blocky concrete and utopian ideals. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/802491/10-brutalist-architects-you-probably-never-heard-of/ The Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects by Owen Hopkins (2023) is published by Phaidon and is available online and in bookstores.

  • The Escape Artist

    Link: Those who were not looking at the sealed doors were instead gazing upward, noticing that the covers had been removed from the six holes in the ceiling. Perhaps the most terrifying sight was that of a head in a gas mask at one of the openings; it prompted a howl from those who saw…

  • Overreach by Owen Matthews | Goodreads

    Link: Dmitry Bukov: It’s like a theatre… today’s Russian does what is expected of him. Sometimes he applauds, sometimes he wolf-whistles. But he is not required to actually believe. Everyone knows that the man on the stage is not Prince Hamlet but Laurence Olivier. Nobody believes that what is happening on the stage is actually…

  • The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
  • The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya

    The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya

    The Golden Thread A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ra… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42277173-the-golden-thread?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=7Cb7cRwegO&rank=3 A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the…

  • The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with ali… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20518872-the-three-body-problem?from_search=true In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what…

  • November Scoreboard

    November Scoreboard

    Episode 10 – No FoPo, Fight the Blob feat. @dwdavison9318 (5/15/16) In episode 10, we’re joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage B via SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-10-no-fopo-fight-the-blob-feat-dwdavison9318-51516#t=53:10 I don’t think that in my lifetime…

  • The Best American Essays 2017

    The Best American Essays 2017

    The Best American Essays 2017 “Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that … Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33413904-the-best-american-essays-2017?from_search=true

  • Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

    Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

    Breaking Free In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Sto… via Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34217597-breaking-free We took the children over to Father’s house so they could be tended by his many childless wives.

  • Misc Media: November 2017

    Misc Media: November 2017

    What Does This Button Do? New York Times Bestseller “Illuminating and very entertaining…a compelling read about someone who is much more than just the guy who sin… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34091173-what-does-this-button-do?ac=1&from_search=true We took the children over to Father’s house so they could be tended by his many childless wives.

  • The Midnight Line

    The Midnight Line

    The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22) Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town a… via Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33378951-the-midnight-line?from_search=true Join bestselling author Jon Ronson as he traces a very strange butterfly effect. A teen in Brussels had an idea – to make porn free and easy to stream online. The consequences of that idea are…

  • Review: All For a Few Perfect Waves

    All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora, by David Rensin Why did I never know about Miki Dora before? How nice to meet a brother on the path, even if I’m not a surfer. Check it out: Dora played the game as only a natural can.…

  • Review: Kill Bin Laden

    It’s been so long since I posted a book review. It’s not that I stopped reading books, it’s that I just didn’t finish any. After carefully cataloging my library, I realized that I had started over thirty books in the past several months without finishing a single one. Time to get focused. So here’s a…

  • Review: Stolen Innocence, by Elissa Wall

    Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs, by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer The raid on the FLDS Church’s YFZ ranch in Texas has changed the landscape of the FLDS story. Now that FLDS members are speaking out about their own…

  • Review: American Indian Mafia

    I’m a big fan of hearing all sides of a story. Having absorbed books and documentaries that take a pro-AIM (American Indian Movement) slant on the takeover and 71-day siege at Wounded Knee in 1973 I happily delved into the 600+ pages that make up FBI Special Agent In Charge Joseph Trimbach’s American Indian Mafia.…

  • Review: Breaking News

    Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World, by Martin Fletcher. [rating: 4/5] Martin Fletcher, the NBC News Bureau Chief in Tel Aviv with a penchant for posing on top of destroyed tanks, provides a great look back at his life covering conflict. War…

  • Review: Roberts Ridge

    Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan. [rating:5/5] I’ve been spending a lot of time this week with the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. This book by Malcom MacPherson, is another look at the events on Takur Ghar, where several special ops warfighters lost their lives to Taliban and/or al…

  • Tell Them Who You Are (2004)

    [rating:4/5] For a while, it’s fun watching legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler berate his son Mark, who has turned the camera on his father. After the thrill of that gets old, you’re pulled into the father-son dynamic. Starring: Peter Bart, Verna Bloom Director: Mark Wexler Plot Synopsis: Mark Wexler’s cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers…