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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Jan & Dean
One of the disadvantages of examining the case of acts from the earlier days of rock & roll is that there is an assumption that all of the worthwhile acts from the beginning of the rock era have been inducted. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Battle For Spain
The Battle For Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, by Antony Beevor It seems that almost in spite of himself the author has created a fair-minded if not particularly graciously so account of the Spanish Civil War. Unless you have … Continue reading
Book Review: Lord Of All The Dead
Lord Of All The Dead: A Nonfiction Novel, by Javier Cercas At the basis of this book there are two fundamentally flawed premises. The first, and most germane to the topic of the book, is that the author seems to … Continue reading
Book Review: Hell And Good Company
Hell And Good Company: The Spanish Civil War And The War It Made, by Richard Rhodes Why was this book made? It seems as if the author looked at the large number of books that are written about the Spanish … Continue reading
How To Lose Your Social Credits
There is a system of political economy in China known as social credits where one receives merit and demerit for actions deemed as socially worthwhile or not. This social credit system has an influence on how one can live one’s … Continue reading
Book Review: The Search For Ancient China
The Search For Ancient China, by Corinne Debaine-Francefort What does it mean to want to explore the search for ancient China? This book provides at least two sorts of answers to what it means to search for ancient China, and … Continue reading
Book Review: The Ancient Chinese
The Ancient Chinese, by Rosemary Rees It is interesting how many books there are of ancient China that are small and are apparently designed for young readers. It is unclear exactly what the reason for this is, given the fact … Continue reading
Book Review: The Great Thoughts Of China
The Great Thoughts Of China: 3,000 Years Of Wisdom That Shaped A Civilization, by Liang Congjie This is not a book that I exactly hated to read, seeing as I greatly appreciate the wisdom of Chinese thinking. That said, this … Continue reading
On Empathy And Reasoning By Analogy
Yesterday evening I found it strangely ironic (if not hypocritical) that a proud Armenian who likely curses the Turks for their genocide of his people expressed the belief that people hate Jews because they deserve it. Blaming the victim has … Continue reading
Book Review: Luxembourg (Cultures Of The World)
Luxembourg (Cultures Of The World), by Patricia Sheehan One of the more fascinating aspects of writing for young readers is that there is a far greater interest in books about cultures for young readers than for older ones. It is … Continue reading
Edge Induced Cohesion 