Category Archives: Books

Books I’ve read lately, in the past or about the authors.

Italian #16: Carlo Collodi (Lorenzini)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve

Many people today probably think Pinocchio was a Walt Disney creation thanks to the well-loved cartoon but the Italian people know better. The wooden boy who wanted to become a real-live child was penned by ex-soldier/text-book writer/satirist Carlo Lorenzini. He … Continue reading →

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Courtney E. Smith

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Steve

All roads lead to Austin, what can I say, I live at the center of the cool universe is my conclusion after telling our Maggiano’s waiter about this city’s numerous attractions. Last evening’s book signing continued to strengthen the point … Continue reading →

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Back to Our Future by David Sirota

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Steve

Book number three completed on the iPad! Liberal/Left Wing columnist David Sirota (take your pick) makes a thoughtful introspection and analysis about how the Eighties™ continue to wield its influence over America. In short, he argues that its long-lasting impact … Continue reading →

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Top 100 Book List found!

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Steve

Amidst the Y2K insanity (and stupidity), there were numerous lists of things to close out the Twentieth Century…the best this, the top 10, etc. One caught my attention around 1998 because I was voraciously reading novels to kill my remaining … Continue reading →

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Simon Pegg

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Steve

How special is Austin? Quite. For his book tour, Simon Pegg visited only three American cities: New York, Los Angeles and Austin. No one pressed on an explanation though. I suppose we were all too high on our own supply. … Continue reading →

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The Science of Battlestar Galactica
by Patrick Di Justo & Kevin R. Grazier

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Steve

Book number two on my iPad completed! This time I went with one through iBooks, Apple’s software/store/whatever for a couple reasons: I wanted to compare the experience to the Kindle software. The book’s price was the same with either solution. Like … Continue reading →

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Got an F on the SciFi Quiz

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Steve

Yet I remain a fan of the genre. I will readily admit to not reading the heavy hitters (Asimov, boring egoist; Heinlein, yawn; Clarke, cranky about FTL) but I thought I’d get by with a passing grade. Instead I only … Continue reading →

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The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause” edited by James Loewen & Edward Sebesta

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Steve

I finally finished a book on my iPad! Thus this review will be in two parts. The first will cover this collection’s content co-edited by a name I trust with History, Dr. James W. Loewen of Lies My Teacher Told Me … Continue reading →

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A new David Bowie book is coming

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Steve

Here’s a link from the Guardian about an upcoming coffee-table/photo book of David Bowie’s early years. It covers mostly his time during the mid to late Sixties when he was in various bands, following the current trends and concludes with … Continue reading →

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The Political Mind by George Lakoff

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Steve

Because I’m tired of working for candidates who make me think that I should be embarrassed to believe what I believe, Sam! I’m tired of getting them elected! We all need some therapy, because somebody came along and said, “Liberal … Continue reading →

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iPad Update #1

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Steve

My initial impression/experience with it has been very positive. I’m still in the “kicking the tires” stage, figuring out which publications I favor have made the transition to effective, engaging electronic formats. Just making a PDF version doesn’t cut it … Continue reading →

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John Bloom aka Joe Bob Briggs

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Steve

Last Friday morning, I was flipping through all the FaceBook noise I receive from all the things I “like” along with the Right-Wing diatribes and there was the announcement about Joe Bob hosting two movies Sunday evening Alamo Ritz! How … Continue reading →

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Why humans can still analyze and think better than ‘bots

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Steve

Last weekend I mentioned wanting to take a refresher course at ACC to punch up my writing skills. Then last night my friend Kate plugs this site which “analyzes” one’s style and pairs it with a famous author. She got … Continue reading →

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A cool James Ellroy interview

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Steve

One of my favorite contemporary authors gets a nice treatment from the Guardian in this interview with another author named David Peace. Seems Peace writes similar stuff, historical fiction and I will need to check him out. I did get … Continue reading →

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The Healing of America by T. R. Reid

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Steve

I don’t want our healthcare to be socialized like France’s! (It’s ranked number one in the world.) If we change our system to be like Canada’s or the Europe’s, then it will be rationed and there won’t be enough! (It’s … Continue reading →

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