Customer Review: First, the criticism. Maybe it's just me. But I like a book that is organized. One where the author lays out the structure of the book, and then follows the structure. Where the skeleton carries and gives form to the flesh. This book does not have that. Of course, there is some structure here.... more info
Customer Review: I just finished reading this book, having checked it out from the library. I am glad I didn't buy it. I voraciously read business books, but this one was a chore, at best. The first 105 pages could be easily condensed down into 1 page at most, and perhaps even a single paragraph or a few bullet... more info
Customer Review: This is a superb anthology several times over. First and foremost, it brings together in one book several centuries of the finest classical poetry from China, starting at the beginning with selections from "The Book of Odes" and drawing a finish line at the end of the Sung Dynasty in 1279. Pretty... more info
David Weinberger's Small Pieces Loosely Joined is a modern classic. And while it had inspired my own writing about the Internet, I had somehow failed to share that fact with others. His 'unified theory of the web' touched upon some of the most positive aspects of the web's essence and that... more info
Customer Review: Each of the Novellas has a protagonist of unusual proportions, attempting to find something just slightly beyond himself or herself. While being a part of contemporary fiction, there is a certain historical perspective such as the disposed, wandering Jew of Aharon Appelfeld's "The Isles of St.... more info
