Archive for June, 2007

Jon interviews Michael Moore, whose new movie “Sicko” was just released. Michaelmoore.com

Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert “Harvard professor Gilbert aims to show us why [self-help] books don’t work, how we make choices that sabotage our own happiness, and why imagination so often fails us. A book full of complex ideas written in an utterly accessible style.”

The Science of Gaydar

Article: The Science of Gaydar If sexual orientation is biological, are the traits that make people seem gay innate, too? The new research on everything from voice pitch to hair whorl. Very interesting!

Ending the War in Iraq by Tom Hayden Hayden’s website Bookcrossing.com entry

Reclaiming History

Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi (Note: The husband says don’t waste your time on more CIA revisionist history!).

Quantico

Quantico: A Novel by Greg Bear

Send

Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe

Muses, Madmen, and Prophets

Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science, and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination by Daniel B. Smith

The Cigarette Century

The Cigarette Century by Allan M. Brandt (on sale!)

No Excuses

No Excuses by Robert Shrum