This is a sad week for those of us who grew up loving books. The Encyclopedia Britannica is no longer going to be printed. News story here It will continue as an online source and try to compete...Read More
Last month I went to the meeting of the California Map Society at the LA Public Library. It was my first visit inside the building since the fire about 15 years ago. They have done a super job ble...Read More
“In the centuries following the Peloponnesian War, Athens became the first in a long line of senescent Western powers to suffer the ignominious transformation from world power to open-air theme ...Read More
“It is easier to wax elegiac for the life of a peasant when you do not have to use a long-drop toilet.” Matt Ridley, Author The Rational Optimist (p. 12). ...Read More
I just finished The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson. He has an interesting new spin on the current financial crisis. I again failed in my quest to find a way to guarantee the preservation of ass...Read More
Capirotada is a book about Nogales written by Alberto Rios. Capirotada is also a Mexican bread pudding. Read the book and you will learn about food and the border and immigrants. Here is my review...Read More