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| Url: | http://www.brickandrope.blogspot.com |
| Author(s): | Jairam Sridharan |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | books, fiction, nonfiction |
| Description: | A books-and-reading blog. Book themes range from literary fiction to popular science, sociology, current affairs and invetment principles. |
| Ratings |  (2 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 27 Followers |
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Navel gazing, take one
| It was a year ago today. I had dithered long, fearful of a new technology, uncertain whether I had anything noteworthy to say, doubtful whether anyone would care. It was Christmas. An unbecoming...more |
2009-12-26
The most notable books of 2008: Critics' choice
| At the end of every year, I look at three sources for ideas on the best books published in the year. This tends to form the starting point for my reading the following year. The three sources I f...more |
2009-12-22
How do you say 'awesome' in Arabic?
| "Chittagong!" shouted the old man, "Chittagong! Chittagong!". What is this? A Merchant-Ivory film? Near enough. Kuwait International. The old man on the cart is giving it his all, passing for...more |
2009-12-21
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the cruelest of them all?
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The more sadistic among you might enjoy this. When reading The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins, I came across a reference to the Ichneumon wasp. This creature was so cruel, it was almos...more |
2009-12-10
And so it begins ...
| It is that time of the year. All those 'best of' lists. I have been on the lookout for my favorites - the 'best books of the year' lists from The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Economi...more |
2009-12-07
On being a father (Ogden Nash again)
| I was speaking with my daughter on the phone earlier tonight. That always makes me feel like a bit of a superhero. She seems to think there isn't quite anything I can't do. Sweet. If a tad emba...more |
2009-12-07
On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan
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They were young, educated, and both virgins on this, their wedding night, andthey lived in a time when a conversation about sexual difficulties was plainlyimpossible. A mellow, disarmingly direct, ...more |
2009-12-06
Entering the Twilight zone
| There is nothing quite like a week in Disney World. It isn't as much a 'vacation' as an endurance test. You wake up early, stand in interminable lines, walk ten miles through the day, stress out ...more |
2009-11-29
The Greatest Show on Earth - Richard Dawkins
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"Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings?", asks the question on Gallup's national poll. In each of the 9 times this poll has bee...more |
2009-11-19
Two tickles to the funny bone
| Appreciation of poetry isn't quite up my fairway. I have neither the ear for it nor the education. But occasionally, I come across verses that tickle a little something. This past week I came ac...more |
2009-11-16
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