See you all, usual place, 4 pm.
Here's a link to the New York Times: Thomas Friedman describes he scene when one of Mortenson's schools opened in Afghanistan.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
There must be better than this...
Looking for some good photos of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
These are tiny:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/WCE/title.html
These are tiny:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/WCE/title.html
Newsweek's book lists
Newsweek's summer double issue was on books. The cover story was on 50 books to read now, and they had a web-only article on the top 100 books ever. Maybe we should consider some?
The books to read now list: We have never read a Twain, and 3 made it onto the books to read now list. Described as "the Mississippi books" but not defined, I assume these are Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Pudd'nhead Wilson. But maybe Life on the Mississippi would also fit. We also have read several (Gilead, American Pastoral, Midnight's Children, Persepolis) and have another coming up (Things fall apart).
The 100 top books list also has ones we read (The Great Gatsby, Midnight's Children, etc) plus lost of other familiar books.
Thoughts?
The books to read now list: We have never read a Twain, and 3 made it onto the books to read now list. Described as "the Mississippi books" but not defined, I assume these are Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Pudd'nhead Wilson. But maybe Life on the Mississippi would also fit. We also have read several (Gilead, American Pastoral, Midnight's Children, Persepolis) and have another coming up (Things fall apart).
The 100 top books list also has ones we read (The Great Gatsby, Midnight's Children, etc) plus lost of other familiar books.
Thoughts?
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