prone to enthusiasms….
This second BRJ edition has more substance than the first, right from the first article where David Voigt put the 1972 baseball strike into historical context. John Tattersall’s offering discussed leadoff homeruns, and Fred Lieb presented a fine portrait of Hal of Fame historian Ernie Lanigan.
Posted on Nov 2nd 2011
This is, I imagine, the sort of book Arcadia’s business model intends: A well thought out picture book whose captions actually tell a coherent story. Nicely done.
Posted on Oct 29th 2011
I’ve been saying for two years that my Sony Reader’s an excellent ebook reader, but that the store’s broken. They seem to have finally noticed the problem, and this morning they’re offering a new version of the PC/Mac software required to access the store on older Readers. I’ve already discovered a couple quirks, but it’s clearly better.
Posted on Oct 22nd 2011
This is a short book, compiled by editors Cohen and Scheinfeldt, consisting of about 50 essays and fragments exploring the shortcomings and future of the modern university. The authors have a special concern about the impacts of new technologies. It’s well worth your time to read.
Posted on Oct 20th 2011
Stand in line no more.
Posted on Oct 19th 2011
A fun, quick read, with just enough substance to get you thinking. I enjoyed.
Posted on Oct 17th 2011
But it’s a shallow book. There’s not much analysis, despite the title. You can sometimes see that real analysis has been done, but the presentation hides the work. The clear attitude is “Take our word for it, we’ve crunched the numbers.” Lots of us aren’t happy with that sort of presentation; but hey, it’s their book, they can do that if they want. But saying we can’t complain about it is a little unreasonable.
Posted on Aug 12th 2011
Wish I’d known that before I authorized the repair. I’m guessing we’ll buy our next camper somewhere else.
Posted on Aug 7th 2011
A decent book, but it has no great depth. This view of the Appalachian Trail is that of the circa-1990 through-hiker. It’s pretty easy to think of a half-dozen other ways the book could have been focused, all equally valid, that I might have preferred.
Posted on Jun 28th 2011
After years of missed targets, it’s fair to say we’ve proven that a system which took decades to build cannot be easily replaced. I’m reasonably comfortable with that, but my opinion’s not universally shared. Moreover, recognizing that the problem is difficult is very different from accepting an inadequate solution, which remains a real danger.
Posted on Apr 21st 2011
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