Archive for the Books Category


Just ordered from Amazon

I was curled up in bed last night watching The Daily Show, and Stewart had one of this less-than-attractive female academic author interviews. Just as my brain threatened to tune out, I made it tune back in to hear about One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy [...]

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On Order from Amazon: Allah is Dead

Rebecca Bynum writes Allah Is Dead: Why Islam is Not a Religion. Which is what I’ve been saying for years. It’s a cult of sex and death, not unlike Jonestown, and with similar outcomes. Extrapolated from her New English Review article in 2006, Bynum breaks down the myths of the Religion of Peace™ and explores [...]

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Unbearable Lightness

In my never-ending quest for the perfect eating disorder, I picked up Portia de Rossi’s memoir, Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain. I love memoirs. Not plain old boring ones, but juicy, introspective, gossipy or tragic ones. Unbearable Lightness is pretty much all of that mixed in for a low-calorie meal and an [...]

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Like a kid on Christmas morning

George Bush’s book, Decision Points, comes out today. I already have my copy reserved at the bookstore across from the office, and I’ll pick it up at lunch. I may then develop a severe stomach upset that sends me home for the rest of the day. You never know. I can’t wait to read it! [...]

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Currently reading (girly edition)

I’ve been stuck in bed for the past three days, nursing a cold with bottles of green NyQuil and red wine. What doesn’t kill you will probably make you sleep for three days while having vivid dreams about lobsters, mining towns and Korean refugees. But I digress… In between epic naps, I’ve been reading. What [...]

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Making up for lost time