Thursday, February 28, 2008

Museum of the Missing by Simon Houpt


A terrific exploration of the extraordinary history of the plundering of works that are 'our collective birthright'. LJ

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

An Elemental Thing by Eliot Weinberger


A meditative collage of essay and poetry.
new directions

Sunday, February 17, 2008

The Penguin Dictionary of Saints


A great reference tool: a clear-eyed examination of the lives and legends of the saints.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman


'Books wrote our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise?' Anne Fadiman

Saturday, February 2, 2008