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I have added to my list of finished books the following:
-The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by Buster Olney;
-Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.;
-Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz;
-Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel; and...
-Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts, edited by David Baggett and Shawn E. Klein.
18. The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by Buster Olney. I started reading this because I'm an Arizona Diamondbacks fan. (In Metro-Denver, Colorado. So sue me.) I was so unbelievably ecstatic watching the Snakes beat the Yankees in 2001. So, reading this was kind of like a sports version of Letters from Iwo Jima for me, minus the blood, gore, and Clint Eastwood's Theatre of Woe and Misery. I kind of got to respecting the players a little bit after finishing it, and a lot more loathing toward George Steinbrenner. The book is very good especially since Olney was a beat writer for the Evil Empire for four years.
19. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D. I was lent this book by my girlfriend. I'm glad she lent it to me. This is a very well-written book. Its accounts of real people diagnosed with ADD are amazing.
20. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz. I was very amused when reading the first Spellman book, The Spellman Files. And I was not disappointed by this follow-up. It seems like all the characters got funnier. The bits involving the watching of Doctor Who made me laugh out loud.
21. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. As a geography enthusiast, I was astounded by this book. Dava Sobel's account of John Harrison's development of the chronometer is an absorbing read.
22. Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts edited by David Baggett and Shawn E. Klein. Volume 9 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, this book has very terrific essays on the nature of evil as related to Slytherin and Voldemort are amazing. A bit lacking when it comes to the essays on the metaphysical qualities of the Potterverse, but nonetheless a great introspective look at J.K. Rowling's works.
Now reading:
23. Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think! edited by Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch
22 / 50 books. 44% done!
6380 / 15000 pages. 43% done!
x-posted to lambertmyth8, 50bookchallenge, & 15000pages
-The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by Buster Olney;
-Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.;
-Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz;
-Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel; and...
-Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts, edited by David Baggett and Shawn E. Klein.
18. The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by Buster Olney. I started reading this because I'm an Arizona Diamondbacks fan. (In Metro-Denver, Colorado. So sue me.) I was so unbelievably ecstatic watching the Snakes beat the Yankees in 2001. So, reading this was kind of like a sports version of Letters from Iwo Jima for me, minus the blood, gore, and Clint Eastwood's Theatre of Woe and Misery. I kind of got to respecting the players a little bit after finishing it, and a lot more loathing toward George Steinbrenner. The book is very good especially since Olney was a beat writer for the Evil Empire for four years.
19. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D. I was lent this book by my girlfriend. I'm glad she lent it to me. This is a very well-written book. Its accounts of real people diagnosed with ADD are amazing.
20. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz. I was very amused when reading the first Spellman book, The Spellman Files. And I was not disappointed by this follow-up. It seems like all the characters got funnier. The bits involving the watching of Doctor Who made me laugh out loud.
21. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. As a geography enthusiast, I was astounded by this book. Dava Sobel's account of John Harrison's development of the chronometer is an absorbing read.
22. Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts edited by David Baggett and Shawn E. Klein. Volume 9 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, this book has very terrific essays on the nature of evil as related to Slytherin and Voldemort are amazing. A bit lacking when it comes to the essays on the metaphysical qualities of the Potterverse, but nonetheless a great introspective look at J.K. Rowling's works.
Now reading:
23. Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think! edited by Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch
22 / 50 books. 44% done!
6380 / 15000 pages. 43% done!
x-posted to lambertmyth8, 50bookchallenge, & 15000pages