Archive for June, 2011
Ya, It Really is About the Bike!
In the interest of full disclosure – I have been avid cyclist most of my adult life, though without the exploits of Robert Penn. I have raced bicycles as an amateur for more than ten years of an undistinguished results (now retired). Though retired, I still ride over 100 miles a week, year round, just […]
Posted: June 21st, 2011 under Books, General.
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Who Invented the Computer?
Jane Smiley has written a facinating account of the early history of computer developments. While she has focused on the story of John Atansoff, the whole history of these early inventors, particularly in US, is interwoven. She does an excellent job of portraying the various personalities for each of them are real “characters”.This book does […]
Posted: June 16th, 2011 under Books.
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Last Call – The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Daniel Okrent’s Last Call, The Rise and Fall of Prohibition is not an easy read. However, it is well worth the effort and the reader will be rewarded with a new perspective on an era of American history that shaped many of today’s institutions. The diifculty with Last Call is not with Okrent’s style or […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2011 under Books.
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