Culture
19 Jun 09
09 Apr 10
Gernerosity by Richard Powers
Interesting fiction about a young lady that is always upbeat and happy. So much so that gene scientists start to study her to find out why. Discussion includes would we want to identify such a gene? Would we want to identify DNA or a gene that includes temper or depression, and if so would we want it altered?
10 Apr 10
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI have a half dozen on the go...
What are you reading?
Programming National Identity - The Culture of French Radio in the 1930s by Joelle Neulander
After Suez - Adrift In The American Century by Martin Woollacott
The Restless City - A Short History of New York from Colonial Times to the Present by Joanne Reitano
Paradoxes of Political Ethics - From Dirty Hands to the Invisble Hand by John M. Parrish
A Call For Heresy - Why Dissent is Vital for Islam and America by Anouar Majid
Fortress France - The Maginot Line and French Defences in WW2 by J.E.Kaufmann
Recently finished or abandoned at some point:
Culture,Media,and U.S.Interests in the Mid East 1945-2000
Politics of Decentralization - Forests, Power, People
How To Talk To A Liberal - Ann Coulter
Dark House - Canada's Kingston Penitentiary
Irish, Catholic & Scouse - History of the Liverpool Irish 1800-1939
