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Book review: <em>Punctuation..?</em> by User Design
This is by far the hippest book on punctuation I’ve ever read. That may sound strange, but I study linguistics, so I’ve read a few good books on punctuation. Front and back covers of Punct… more →
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Book review: Punctuation..? by User Design
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wrote 1 week ago: This is by far the hippest book on punctuation I’ve ever read. That may sound strange, but I s … more →
Meta Book Review: Reviews of Sampson's The Language Instinct Debate
wrote 1 week ago: When I last left you*, we had just talked about how Geoffrey Sampson’s The Language Instinct D … more →
Book Review: The Language Instinct Debate by Geoffrey Sampson
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wrote 8 months ago: The following is a book review and the second post in a series. The first post discussed Steven Pink … more →
Book Review: The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker
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wrote 8 months ago: The following is a book review and the first post in a series. This post discusses Steven Pinker … more →
Book Review: The Secret Life of Pronouns by James W. Pennebaker
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wrote 8 months ago: In the last paragraph of the first chapter of The Secret Life of Pronouns, James Pennebaker makes a … more →
Book Review: The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
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wrote 10 months ago: Here are the first three paragraphs of The Great Influenza by John M. Barry: The Great War had broug … more →
Book Review: Babel No More by Michael Erard
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wrote 1 year ago: In Babel No More, Michael Erard goes on a search for hyperpolyglots – people who are said to speak o … more →
Book Review: The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
wrote 1 year ago: Here is the guest review on Amazon.com for The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives … more →
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
wrote 1 year ago: This is the easiest book review I’ve ever written. It goes like this: If you like Neil Gaiman, … more →
Shaking the Tree
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by People of Color: Book 50! Title: Shaking the Tree: A Collection of New Fiction and Memoi … more →
Book Review: The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach
wrote 1 year ago: I was pretty sure that The Three Christs of Ypsilanti was going to be exciting. Here is the blurb on … more →
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 43 Title: Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost In Mexico Author: … more →
Kindred
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 42 Title: Kindred Author: Octavia E. Butler Medium: Book Several … more →
Feathers
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 39 Tile: Feathers Author: Jacqueline Woodson Medium: Audiobook La … more →
The Broken Kingdoms
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 37 Title: The Broken Kingdoms Author: N.K. Jemisin Medium: Audiob … more →
A Mercy
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 36 Title: A Mercy Author: Toni Morrison Medium: Audiobook I’m not … more →
Book Review: A Gun for Sale and Under the Black Flag
wrote 1 year ago: These are two books that I put down before finishing. I don’t often do that. In fact, it … more →
The Dear One
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books By Authors of Color: Book 29 Title: The Dear One Author: Jacqueline Woodson Medium: Book I … more →
The Red Moon
wrote 1 year ago: 50 Books by Authors of Color: Book 28 Title: The Red Moon Author: Kuwana Haulsey Medium: Book Have I … more →
