Bruce White, author of We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People will be at Wild River State Park (see info here) on Saturday, October 20, at 4 p.m. White's book is a collection of over 200You can see some of the photos in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society (here).
Why We Curse
Stephen Pinker, author of The Stuff of Thought is a consistently thought-provoking guy. His book, subtitled "Language As a Window into Human Nature," discusses the relationship between what we say and what we think. Are we limited by our language, or is it an infinitely flexible tool for infinitely flexible minds? You can get a … Continue reading Why We Curse
The Booker That Wouldn’t Die
I really thought I was done writing about the Man Booker Prize. After all, they announced the winners already. But then they announced that all of this year's shortlist titles will be posted online for free download. And they keep pulling me back in.Read the Times article here; I'll watch for the actual postings and … Continue reading The Booker That Wouldn’t Die
