Archive for February, 2008

The Full Body Project: Photographs by Leonard Nimoy by Leonard Nimoy His website, some photos from the book, and previous book

Consuming Kids: Protecting Our Children from the Onslaught of Marketing & Advertising by Susan Linn Linn was featured in Colbert’s “People Destroying America” segment tonight, along with Susan Pagan

Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by John Feinstein

Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob by Lee Siegel Angela’s note: if you like this book, you might also like The Age of Missing Information by Bill McKibben (one of my favorites).

The Race Card: How Bluffing about Bias Makes Race Relations Worse by Richard Ford Author’s bio

Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall Comment on Digg: “String theory get explained in some detail. It’s interesting. Uh, also, Lisa Randall is fucking hot.”

Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime by Aubrey Degrey

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo An encore with author Philip Zimbardo. Best part of the interview? Hearing Colbert say “I teach Sunday school, motherfucker!”

The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation by Philip Shenon

The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country by Laton Mccartney