It has been a while since I written anything on my blog – was a bit busy. Then I decided to write a tiny review of this book but fell under the spell of Steven Sinofsky‘s long form write ups and as a result this tiny review turned into something too big and I was … “Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun” – book review and some thoughts on product design
It has been silent here for a while as I was enjoying some time relaxing on the seaside. My holiday gave me a bit of time to catch up on couple of books which were on my reading list way too long. I managed to complete “Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages” by … “Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages” by Ammon Shea
I’ve recently completed “Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington” by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein. I bought 3 analogue books (hardcover, i.e. not eBooks) of these authors translated to Russian more than year ago and only now managed to read one of them 🙂 The fact that these books were lying around for such a … Books: Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington
As I’m trying to cultivate a habit of reflecting on whatever information I consume I’m trying to write a blog post on each book I read. Recently I completed “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair which I started to read with no knowledge about the author or plot apart from phrase that “this book propelled author’s … The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
A Little Book of Language by David Crystal My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just done listening audio edition of this book and this is just a little comment/review about it. Initially because of the word “little” in the title and number of opening chapters talking about how children develop their language abilities I … A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
