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[Apr. 9th, 2009|08:52 am] |
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Books I have been reading (or looking at, in the case of the art books) lately:
Finished:
The Economic Naturalist: How Economics Explains Nearly Everything by Robert H. Frank (link)
This one has to be taken with a grain of salt. It's an enjoyable read, but doesn't really have much in the way of substance behind it: "Here is a reason that economics might be behind xyz."
Planet Google: How One Company Is Transforming Our Lives by Randall E. Stross (link)
Paranoia-inducing, but not enough to make me change my habits. It's a close-run thing, though.
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kedis (link)
Well written. When he falls into drugs and self-loathing, I start wanting to slap him upside the head and say "No! Stop! You know what happens next!" - but I've never had an addiction.
It's A Zoo Out There by Rachel Hale (link)
Cute pictures of animals. There's really not much more to it.
In progress:
Advanced Banter: The QI Book of Quotations by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson (link)
Entertaining, though I have heard a number of them before. The addition of the occasional snippet of context about the author is a nice touch - sometimes they do things like explain oft-misquoted lines.
The Bigger Picture: 30 Years Of Portraits by Diana Walker (link)
Intelligent portraits. The woman is primarily a US political photographer, so there are a number of photos of presidents and the like - often looking more human than you see in many pictures.
Next up:
The Oxford Dictionary Of Humorous Quotations by Ned Sherrin (link)
To Reach The Clouds by Phillipe Petit (link)
10,000 Years Of Art by Phaidon editors (link)
And now I need to go to Uni to see how my DBP assignment deals with the error I just thought of.
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[Apr. 9th, 2009|03:02 pm] |
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Andrew: I'll wait outside the Student Centre when I get in, so we can hand in the assignment.
Mm: Well, I certainly don't expect you to do that. What if I'm running late?
Andrew: Send me a message, and I'm sure I'll find a way to entertain myself.
Mm: I've spent too long hanging out with the wrong people; my mind jumped straight to innuendo.
Andrew: Who said that isn't what I meant?
Mm: I made no comment about whether it was or wasn't. I just don't want it to be the first thing that pops into my head.
Andrew: Yeah. It could be a little awkward, in front of the Student Centre, I suppose...
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