Metaphors We Live By. George Lakoff & Mark Johnson
Metaphors We Live By George Lakoff & Mark Johnson. University of Chicago: 1980. A fascinating study on metaphors. This is the kind of linguistics I like because by … Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2005
The Exploration of Space. Arthur C. Clarke.
The Exploration of Space Arthur C. Clarke. Harper: 1951. A non-fiction book by Clarke endowed with the same optimism inherent in most science fiction. He is not only … Read more »
John MacNab. by John Buchan
John MacNab John Buchan. Wordsworth Classics: 1986. A fairly short but entertaining adventure/mystery about three men, bored with respectable life, who go to the country and challenge their … Read more »
Bully for Brontosaurus. Steven Jay Gould.
Bully for Brontosaurus Steven Jay Gould. Norton: 1991. A collection of essays for the popular/ist scientist. One reason for his success as a popular writer is that he … Read more »
Cat’s Eye. Margaret Atwood.
Cat’s Eye Margaret Atwood. Doubleday: 1989. A dry and witty novel about a 50-ish artist looking back on her life. Atwood is at her best when describing the … Read more »
A Tale of Two Cities: The Mormons, The Catholics. by William Taylor.
A Tale of Two Cities: The Mormons, The Catholics William Taylor. Little Red Hen, 1980. Written by a post-Vatican II Catholic with many Mormon relatives, this book compares … Read more »
Fanny Hill. John Cleland.
Fanny Hill John Cleland. Wordsworth Classics: 1993/1748. One of the early works of Western erotic literature, this novel, in two parts, follows the adventures of a country maid … Read more »
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. by Bartolome de las Casas
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Bartolome de las Casas. Penguin: 1992/1552. Written by the “Friend of the Indians”, Las Casas was the first & … Read more »
Divine Rest for Human Restlessness. Samuele Bacchiocci
Divine Rest for Human Restlessness Samuele Bacchiocci. Biblical Perspectives: 1994. Written by the first Seventh Day Adventist to graduate from some Catholic university in Italy, this is a … Read more »
Vanity Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray.
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray. A contemporary of Dickens, and Vanity Fair being his masterpiece, Thackeray displays an equal though not as subtle wit to Dickens, with similar … Read more »