A delivery from Barnes and Noble is like Christmas in July. As much as I like digital, there is something comforting about holding a book. Here are the next four books I plan to read this summer:
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Looking forward to jumping in!
And by the way, they are sitting on one of my favorite chairs, designed by a student in the Interior Design program at Gwinnett Technical College many years ago. It, like these books, reminds me that we can go anywhere our imagination will take us.
I haven’t blogged about it yet, but I really enjoyed the new Shirky book, although there are a couple of points I want to push back on – whenever I get around to it.
Just finished the first chapter of Menand’s The Marketplace of Ideas. Reform and Resistance in the American University. So far it’s a good read, mainly historical in nature. Looking forward to the last half.
I’ll check out your other choices. Thanks Britt.
I feel the same way about Amazon boxen.
Good quartet. Looking forward to your reading of Kist.
Looking forward to your thoughts on Cognitive Surplus, Britt! I just posted another entry on my blog about it.
And I should add that your blog posts about books you’ve read have been inspiring me to do the same! I really enjoy your reviews and thoughts.