Tag: book
People of the Book
I just finished reading Geraldine Brooks’ book, People of the Book. This book is a little different for me. It is a novel but not the standard adventure yarn of Berry or Baldacci. According to Wikipedia, People of the Book in Arabic is a term used to designate non-Muslim adherents to faiths which have a […]
Posted: September 2nd, 2010 under Books.
Tags: book, haggadah, Judaism, mystery, Sarajevo
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Most Common Internet Purchase – Books
According to today’s article at the BBC the most common items purchased online are books! Obviously Amazon has alot to do with this. Many probably still associate books with Amazon even though they are well beyond this stage. Books are also a good online purchase because they are modestly priced and a pretty standard commodity. […]
Posted: January 28th, 2008 under General.
Tags: bbc, book, internet, purchase
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Technology for the Ages
Ok, here’s a test – Name the common device known to the entire world with the following characteristics. It is a more reliable storage device than a hard disk drive, and it sports a killer user interface. (No instruction manual or “For Dummies” guide needed.) And, it is instant-on and requires no batteries. Many people […]
Posted: November 19th, 2007 under General.
Tags: book, brain, breakthrough_ideas, internet, library, reading
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