Archive for September, 2007

Unity ‘08

Not a book, but too interesting to pass up (as mentioned tonight on The Report): Unity ‘08

Support or draft your own candidate for president (Pssst! Stewart-Colbert ‘08!)
Determine the issues and questions the candidates must address
Nominate the next president and vice president in the first-ever online convention
Make history by creating the re-United States of America

Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life of Art & Music
by Tony Bennett

Playing for Pizza

Playing for Pizza
by John Grisham

When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge
by K. David Harrison
Harrison is part of the Living Tongues Institute

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

Colbert Interview in Sunday Paper

Bookworms take note: Colbert is probably going to be in your Sunday paper. Like all Parade interviews, it is short, sweet, and tuned to the attention-span of a seventh grader, but worth a read nonetheless. Sneak preview here (thanks to the No Fact Zone).

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
by Jeffrey Toobin

Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
by Bill Clinton
The Jon Stewart interview of the former president is a must see. As the potential first first husband, Clinton discusses his love of politics, his love of giving, the importance of sleep (I hear that!) and the candidate he’s backing [...]