This is from an English lit. class; it was written on February 10, 1993 … Sir Gawain and the Green Knight What makes a man a hero? Where lies the line which when crossed changes a mortal man into a legend? Is it at the altar at Canterbury? in the Minotaur’s labyrinth? or is it… Read more »
Posts Tagged: books
Ancient Texts
I’ve seen this linked in several places recently, but it’s such a great story I wanted to link it here too. The villa probably belonged to Lucius Calpurnius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar and one of the rulers of the Roman republic. In AD79, a century after his death, it was buried under 30 metres… Read more »
Psalm 107
“They that go down to the Sea in Ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.” – Psalm 107
Non-Fiction Addiction
Good gravy! I’ve been suffering from a severe case of non-fiction addiction lately. I managed to grab three of the five Oscar movies over the weekend, but otherwise for the last month or so I’ve watched almost nothing that wasn’t on TLC, Discovery, or A&E. I’ve seen specials on mummies, temples, “the Iceman”, pyramids, tombs,… Read more »
Singlefile
I saw a link to Singlefile sometime last week. I visited the site and poked for a minute, but I didn’t really look at it. Then I saw another link to Singlefile on a different site. I visited again for a second, but couldn’t really see why it was such a big deal. Tonight I… Read more »
Longitude
I finished reading Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel this afternoon. It is a wonderful book.
Interesting Books
I finished reading Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World and am most of the way through Eat the Rich and The Best American Science Writing 2001. I made another trip to the bookstore this week and picked up Lennon Remembers, A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth, and… Read more »
P.J. O’Rourke
P.J. O’Rourke is a genius. One of the books I’m reading right now is Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics. A quick summary of the stock market, according to O’Rourke: “In a bull market we have an idea that stock is only being bought. … In a crash we think stock is only being… Read more »
Infinity
A few nights ago I finally finished reading Just Six Numbers : The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe by Martin J. Rees. I liked it. It was a good read. The author explains pretty much everything you need to know to understand the science of cosmology as it exists today. It was full of… Read more »
Cod
During the Revolution, the American ability to produce food was the one advantage of the Continental Army. The British Army might have been better trained and more experienced, and it was certainly better dressed and equipped. But the Americans were better fed. They were also better paid, and, thanks to Boston rum, they drank better…. Read more »