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A generally thoughtful critique of web and open culture. Lanier always has an interesting perspective on things. He’s at his best when articulating his alternative vision, rather than attacking the present, I would say.

Aug 27th, 2010 | Filed under Books

Packer reviews the last century or so of liberalism through the biographies of his father and grandfather.

Aug 13th, 2010 | Filed under Books

Wonderful.

Aug 4th, 2010 | Filed under Books

This book is my favorite sort of history: an exploration of the minds and viewpoints of the people who lived it. The medieval world-view is so alien to us, and Huizinga lets us glimpse it.

Jul 31st, 2010 | Filed under Books

Pirenne’s posthumous work where he advances the thesis that Medieval Europe was made possible by the rise of Islam, which severed many of the East-West ties that kept the West under the influence of Byzantium.

Jul 12th, 2010 | Filed under Books

A very promising start to what will hopefully be a great series.

Jul 6th, 2010 | Filed under Books

How humanity got hip to history.

Jul 6th, 2010 | Filed under Books

The printing press, Discworld-style.

Jun 22nd, 2010 | Filed under Books

A rather extraordinary book about happiness and its sources. And by extraordinary I mean it makes you see the world in a different way, always a good trait for a book.

Jun 19th, 2010 | Filed under Books

Nice little review of the period, with a focus on the Mediterranean and the Near East.

Jun 12th, 2010 | Filed under Books