reading notes

by Chuck Palahniuk
ISBN: 0385722222
This collection of essays is divided into three sections: people together, portraits, and personal. The stories are gross, disturbing, full of longing, surprises, and wishes. This means they’re all about the kinds of things people do, think about, and struggle with.
I can’t imagine who else could bring together write ups of [...]

And Other Observations
by Jeffrey Brown
ISBN: 9780811858229
Jeffrey Brown has previously published several graphic novels, mostly about the sad state of relationships. Saying that might not be fair, as I haven’t actually read them so I might be wrong — that’s my perception based on what I’ve read about them, and what I’ve heard. Honestly, they didn’t [...]

by Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger
ISBN: 0738204315
I first read Cluetrain when the paperback came out in 2000. I was eager to read it because it was something different, something alive, and I believed what the authors said about the internet being “inherently seditious”.
The book is widely known now by its mantra, [...]

by Someguy
ISBN: 9780811858564
This book captures part of an art project. Some guy (yes, he prefers to go by Someguy) started the project in 2000, releasing blank journals into the wild with an invitation to contribute art, writing — anything you wanted, really — to a few pages, and then keep it going. A total of [...]

by Jon Adams
ISBN: 0979387906
Imagine if an inept superhero had a misguided plan to protect small town citizens. That’s Ameriman — “He is by your side. Just from headquarters where he’s safe.” His right hand man, the real brains behind his operation? She’s called Orifist. Yes, really. Take a look at the two of them, prepping [...]

by Stephen King
ISBN: 0843955848
I have a soft spot for Stephen King.
I know it sounds weird, having affectionate feelings toward the master of the macabre, but there it is. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Maine and started reading his stories as an impressionable youth. (By impressionable youth, I mean bored junior high kid who [...]

by Michael Friedman
ISBN: 1885586442
This is a fluffy light popcorn snack of a book. Think insider Hollywood moviemaking plus sci-fi with an extra dash of cheese-whiz. It’s the perfect thing to take to the beach, read before a lazy Sunday afternoon nap, or if you enjoy flaunting fun cover art, take on your next flight.
Friedman’s story [...]

by Tom Gauld and Simone Lia
ISBN: 0747569495
I discovered Fluffy in a comic book store a couple of year ago, and since then I’ve wondered when I might be able to get my hands on more of Simone Lia’s work. Then I found this book, put out with her partner in crime Tom Gauld.
I should warn [...]

How Asians and Westerners Think Differently… and Why
by Richard E. Nisbett
ISBN: 0743216466
I was very interested in what I thought was the idea of behind book, but it took me a bit to warm up to it once I started reading. I’m glad I stuck with it. Though Nisbett can come across as a wee bit [...]