http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1524 This and that, now and then. Mostly book reviews, with the occasional descent into whimsy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1524#comment-186364 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:21:55 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1524#comment-186364 If you ever listen to books on tape I suggest you try Confederacy of Dunces. You have said you didn't think you would be interested in it again but listening to it is a pleasure the second time around. If you ever listen to books on tape I suggest you try Confederacy of Dunces. You have said you didn’t think you would be interested in it again but listening to it is a pleasure the second time around.

]]> http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1524#comment-186359 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:14:21 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1524#comment-186359 May I assume that "??" means you've never heard of it? "Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed" was written by the same author as "Guns, Germs, and Steel," a Mr. Diamond if I remember correctly. I finished reading it a few months ago. Much food for thought; I highly recommend it. The chapters on the Vikings in Greenland was a real eye opener, as was the section on Rhwanda. The only flaw was that the author towed the party line on Global Warming. Michael Crichton completely scewers it in his book "State of Fear". May I assume that “??” means you’ve never heard of it? “Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed” was written by the same author as “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” a Mr. Diamond if I remember correctly. I finished reading it a few months ago. Much food for thought; I highly recommend it. The chapters on the Vikings in Greenland was a real eye opener, as was the section on Rhwanda. The only flaw was that the author towed the party line on Global Warming. Michael Crichton completely scewers it in his book “State of Fear”.

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