Nonfiction
Review: Always interested to see which I've visited previously. Since I've only traveled around parts of the US, Canada and the UK, it's also a stunning reminder of how big, beautiful, and amazing the world around us truly is. Go see something. Read more
Review: „Der Endzweck der Wissenschaft ist Wahrheit. Der Endzweck der Künste hingegen ist Vergnügen.“
Ein weiteres Buch auf der langen Liste der „Die Uni wollte es so“ – Bücher. Trotz eines Ratings von gerade mal zwei Sternen muss ich sagen ich fand Laokoon an sich nicht wirklich schlecht, ich hab ganz einfach nur nicht alles so richtig verstanden.
Lessings Schreibstil ist recht flüssig und angenehm, ins Besondere für ein Sachbuch und es hat sich recht schnell gelesen, besonders i... Read more
Review: Where else will you read on the gastronomy of cannibalism? The societal collapse vís-a-vís the microwave oven? Read more
Review: the bibliotheca of the pseudo-apollodorus, rather. nice little summation. Read more
Review: This book is all encompassing, an anthology worth its weight--which is about two pounds.
From the father of the personal essay, Michel de Montaigne to one of the best representatives of contemporary, "New Journalism", Joan Didion The Art of the Personal Essay truly has it all. Whether you're a student of nonfiction or merely an admirer, this book needs to be in your collection.
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Review: Un gran ideólogo y economista en este libro. Su clave está en la organización. Read more
Review: A very comprehensive look at Ruby and the aspects of the language people seem to enjoy. Explanations on the difference between Ruby 1.9 and previous iterations are also very thorough. Read more
Review: Yes, I'm female and No, I didn't read this to learn "pick-up" tricks! I heard about this New York Times bestseller a couple months ago from a girlfriend of mine in LA, I was intrigued enough to pick it up. Once I started reading I could not put it down! It is 400+ pages and it's an absolute page turner (in my opinion). It is very easy to read. I read the whole book in one weekend.
Strauss exposes an interesting, often sad world of how easily everyone (men and women) can be manipulated, in... Read more