Oh the things on the shelves. In the hope of finding suitable homes for some of the hidden gems in the stacks, I continue this irregular feature dedicated to the strange and strangely interesting stuff we stock. (I promise these are all real books in our store.) Reading Toes : Your Feet As Reflections of … Continue reading Weird and Wonderful and Available Now 3
Tenet Tells… All?
Former CIA director George Tenet's book At the Center of the Storm goes on sale Monday. Rumors about the contents are rife (here and here, for example). Word is that Condoleeza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, and Dick Cheney are not going to be well pleased, but the big mystery is how Tenet will explain his statement … Continue reading Tenet Tells… All?
Maguro, Kudasai
Ever wonder how it has come to pass that Minneapolis--hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean--can have sushi-quality fish on the tables of two dozen restaurants every night? Or why Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market has become a tourist attraction? Or why tuna ranches have become large enough that you can see them on Google Maps?Well, … Continue reading Maguro, Kudasai
