Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary By David Sedaris

Books, Entertainment

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary By David Sedaris

No Comments 14 October 2010

Featuring David Sedaris’s unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is entertaining as always.  Kill two birds with one stone by supporting the NPR fall funding drive and get the new Sedaris novel. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance [...]

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Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Books, Entertainment, Living

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

No Comments 06 October 2010

Coat hangers. Sliced bread. Bottled water. These simple yet successful inventions are among the 101 chronicled in Anthony Rubino Jr.’s cleverly funny Why Didn’t I Think of That?. This 224-page book looks at the complexity behind these common goods, while offering up tons of questionably useful trivia and imparting some possibly needed advice to future [...]

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QUOTE/UNQUOTE BOOKENDS

Books, Furniture, Living

QUOTE/UNQUOTE BOOKENDS

No Comments 23 December 2009

“Symbology” or “the use of symbols.”  can be a muse which translates many different cultures and a strong design tool. These bookends by “New York” based Eric Janssen are beautiful, playful and “reasonably priced” to own. Made by MERLO-T in Switzerland. Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

No Comments 10 November 2009

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance. From the team that brought us Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have returned with the follow up SuperFreakonomics. The original Freakonomics changed the way we look at the world.   SuperFreakonamics threatens to be  even more surprising, funnier, [...]

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