& 30 users
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
Description: Great fun with huge comedy hiding a biting critique. A work of pure imagination from a writer...
2006-06-22
Type: art
Status: liked
Author: John Berger
Tags: art culture advertising image vision
Description: Intriguing, thought-provoking, infuriating: all the things a book of ideas should be.
2006-06-19
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Mark Mazower
Tags: history jewish greece ottoman salonica sephardic thessaloniki macedonia
Description: Dense, lively history of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, and past as a rich, multicultural...
2006-06-15
& 2 users
Type: educational
Status: liked
Author: Will Richardson
Description: Good overview of collaborative internet technologies and their potential in education
2006-06-12
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Michael Dregni
Tags: biography music jazz django gypsy rom
Description: Incredibly detailed look at the life of the great jazz guitarist, well-written and moving.
2006-06-08
& 3 users
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Iain Banks
Tags: fiction
Description: Lighter fare from Banks, but the wit and storytelling is strong.
2006-06-06
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Asne Seierstad
Tags: serbia
Description: Interesting look at Serbia through a variety of its people, including farmers, rock stars,...
2006-06-02
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: John Pollack
Tags: boats portugal adventue cork
Description: A quick. fun read of a quirky adventure -- build a boat out of corks and row it down the Douro...
2006-05-20
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Samuel G. Freedman
Tags: journalism mentoring
Description: Insightful introduction to the skills and desires necessary for journalism and writing.
2006-05-12
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Ken Auletta
Tags: business journalism media newspapers
Description: A great collection of Auletta's pieces on the business and ethics of newspapers. Vital...
2006-05-02
& 1 users
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Isabel Allende
Description: Delightful. Witty, warm memoir that explores Chile through Allende's memories.
2006-04-27
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Pico Iyer
Tags: photography cuba love_story
Description: Beautifully described and plotted, with great characters but a predictable ending
2006-04-24
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Azhar Abidi
Description: A quick fable, as light and airy as the title airship.
2006-04-23
& 4 users
Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: George Orwell
Description: The satire is savage, the writing is crisp and clear. This isn't a pleasant story, but...
2006-04-21
