Archive for July, 2004

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Monday, July 12th, 2004

by Mary Roach ISBN: 0393324826

What happens to dead bodies, and why, makes for some interesting stories. Some of them are even, in addition to being cringe-worthy,quite funny.

This book has

The Subtle Knife

Tuesday, July 6th, 2004

His Dark Materials Book II by Philip Pullman ISBN: 0375823468

Note: spoilers in this review. If you don't want to know anything about what happens, don't read this until you've read the book.

Clean New World: Culture, Politics, and Graphic Design

Thursday, July 1st, 2004

by Maud Lavin ISBN: 0262621703

This book a collection of essays, each of which considers what design says or doesn't say, and why that may be. Lavin's concerns range from 1920s German