Posts in the category “books”
deadtrees
I’ve recently revised and reorganized my favorite books page. I also added links to the selections at amazon.com so you can grab your own copy.
The Automobile and the Tiara as Symbols of Class Distinction
“The egalitarianism of modern America represents the essential achievement of the classless society envisioned by Marx.” F. Fukuyama
Innocence v. Experience
This is a take-home test for AML 3124 from the fall of 1995. I might have not exactly addressed the questions as they were presented, but if I had wanted to be a journalist or a writer-for-hire, I never would have majored in English… Read away… Lemme know what ya think, too…
Misrepresentation as Explanation
from 10/02/95, for AML 3124
I like to read.
In which I list some books
Ides of March
Happy Ides of March! In honor of his death, 2045 years ago today: A link to the complete text of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Elements of Style
Writing well is easier with help
Game Theory
The bonus question @ sylloge.com is: “Does anyone know if there are an infinite number of chess games? If not, what the limit is?” The answers are “no” and “I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head, but I suspect it’s a great big number”. This is a topic tackled in Prisoner’s Dilemma
Gifts
In which I receive a gift in the mail
Present
A few days ago I received my first Christmas present of the year! It came from an unlikely source, and it is certainly appreciated. It’s a book called Prisoner’s Dilemma by William Poundstone. The book is about game theory and its relevance to nuclear proliferation and the Cold War and it is excellent. I’ve read