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Tag Archives: humanities
This Week (Month?) at the Library
It’s been well over a month since I last sat down to write about the books I’m reading, for whatever reasons. I have gone through a few books in that time, although not as many as I would’ve liked or … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Sean Greer, France, Germany, Greece, humanities, Nazi, Rome, week in review, WW2
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This Week at the Library (12/10)
Life at college tends to cut into my reading time. I’m not particularly caught up in doing any one thing, but there are a multitude of little affairs — going to classes, working, practicing German, studying, club meetings — that … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, atheism, Carl Sagan, humanities, humor, reason, Sam Harris, week in review
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This Week at the Library (21/9)
Current Music: “Rock and Roll All Night”, KISS The first book I read last week was River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins. The river is a “river of information” — genetic information. The book doesn’t have the focus of … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, evolution, history, humanities, Islam, memoir, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, week in review
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This Week at the Library (6/8)
It didn’t take me long to zip through this week’s reading for whatever reason; the gods directed me to a select some very readable books, I suppose. The first book I read was Al Franken’s Lies and the Lying Liars … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (2/8)
Last week’s reading was primarily nonfiction, as half my reading pertained to the classes I’m going to be taking. The other two books — Theories for Everything and The Mammoth Hunters — were unrelated to my classes. The first book … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient world, backdated, banned book, Earth's Children, history, history of science, humanities, Medieval, science, survey, week in review
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This Week at the Library (3/7)
I’ve had a lot of good reading the last few weeks, which is not suprising given how heavily steeped my library selections were in science. I began with Before the Dawn by Nicholas Wade. The cover of the book is … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, backdated, banned book, Donald M. McKale, Earth's Children, futurism, history, humanities, Isaac Asimov, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Jean M. Auel, Kahlil Gibran, Lewis Wolpert, Nature, Nicholas Wade, poetry, psychology, science, V.S. Ramachandran, week in review
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This Week at the Library (4/6)
Generally I visit the library once a week, but last week was different. I’ve been getting school affairs in order and looking for a summer job, so I haven’t had all the time for reading that I usually do. Last … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (21/5)
I have decided to start recording and commenting on the books I read from week to week I enjoy writing, and books are as suitable a subject as any I can think of. If any of my friends and family … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Jacobs, backdated, humanities, Left Behind, mythology, recommended to me, science, week in review
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