Monday, April 11th, 2011
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother : Amy Chua
I was holding onto the book through the day and read a couple of chapters whenever possible: waiting for the eye exam, waiting for the car wash, waiting during a doctor's appointment. Amy Chua made me laugh. Amy Chua left me flabbergasted ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
David Christian more or less started the field of Big History and "Maps of Time: An introduction to Big History" is thus the first and best book on the subject available today.
David's theme is the evolution of complex entities that can process increasingly larger energy flows and thus prevent disorder. ...
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
I have recently had an increased interest in the upcoming field of Big History. Big History tries to take the entire history of the universe starting from the Big Bang and present it in a single far reaching story. The different authors take different approaches to connect this story into ...
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Some great reviews and lists of good science fiction and fantasy novels
Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Best Fantasy Series
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
109 Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map (ca. 450 B.C.)
This is a simple representation of how Herodotus probably saw the world
(tags: Maps, history, herodotus, ancient maps)
109A Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map (ca. 450 B.C.)
All tribes mentioned by Herodotus on a simple map
(tags: Maps, Ancient Herodotus, history)
109B Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map ...
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