Thoughts about reading fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, new and old
Subject Tag: genius
Kissinger by Walter Isaacson
Written by Rebecca Reid on Monday, April 21, 2008 Filed under: Biography/Memoir, ReviewsReal Politics
Recently, I’ve been watching The West Wing, which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006. We’re currently watching season 5 of 7. This television show follows the eight White House years of Democratic President Jed Bartlet and his staff. Of course, being a television drama, President Bartlet has an incredibly interesting presidency (the details [...]
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Written by Rebecca Reid on Friday, April 4, 2008 Filed under: Biography/Memoir, ReviewsThe Mind of a Genius
Even at his death, Albert Einstein was regarded as someone with an incredible brain: the pathologist performing the autopsy decided, without asking permission, to embalm Einstein’s brain. For years, he kept the brain and drove around the United States touring with it. A few studies were done on the brain to [...]
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This blog is a collection of my thoughts about books and reading and reviews of books I've read. I'd love to hear your thoughts, too. Please share!
From October 2008-July 2009, I'm hosting the Really Old Classics Challenge.
Also, as an ongoing personal challenge, I'm reading all the works on the How to Read and Why reading list compiled by Harold Bloom. I'd love for you to either join me in this challenge or to follow along with me as I try to learn to read well.
