currently reading

The Science of Harry Potter

by

Roger Highfield

currently reading

The Big Kerplop!

by

Bertrand R. Brinley

books of summer 2

It's that time again. Summer time.

I average about two books a month. So I chose these six to read this summer.

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Suzy Led Zeppelin and Me

by

Martin Millar

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Automated Alice

by

Jeff Noon 

Book Scenes

Wish I knew the names of these two shows. Amazing stagecraft!

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How I Became Stupid

by

Martin Page

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Ribofunk

by

Paul Di Filippo

The Nova Convention

this is from Boing Boing: "The occasion of this reading was the Nova Convention in 1978, three days and nights of readings, panel discussions, film screenings, and performances that, The New York Times wrote at the time, “sought to grapple with some of the implications of the writing” of Burroughs. In addition to Burroughs and Zappa, the convention featured such notable countercultural names as Terry Southern, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Brion Gysin, John Cage, Timothy Leary, and Robert Anton Wilson. A good bit of the happening (including the audio above) was recorded for posterity and released as a double-LP by Giorno Poetry Systems."

currently reading

Postsingular

by

Rudy Rucker

tribute

Today would be Douglas Adams 61st birthday. Coincidentally I received my copy of Shada (the book) in the mail. Written by Gareth Roberts, it's the novelization of the only lost episode of a Doctor Who series during the Tom Baker era. An episode written by Douglas Adams and partially filmed but never finished, due to a strike at the BBC. Originally $26.95 (hardback), I ordered mine used from Amazon for around $5. The DVD is now available for about 30 bucks. It's on my wishlist.

Freakonomy

Freakonomics

by

Steven D. Levitt

and

Stephen J. Dubner

options winner

Shadow of the Hegemon

by

Orson Scott Card

Congratulations Ravens!

 

Springfield Elementary Library

options 5

Super Bowl time again. Next book I read is decided by the outcome of the game. This year San Francisco 49ers = Philip K. Dick - Now Wait For Last Year, and Baltimore Ravens = Orson Scott Card - Shadow of the Hegemon. It's a win-win for me. Either way I'm reading some good science fiction.