Santiago, Chile
Ben’s Place of the week is Santiago, Chile.
Notes From Tools Of Change
Notes from Tools of Change ’08.
The History of Medicine: Early Specialization in America
George Weisz is a Professor of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University. In his book, Divide and Conquer: A Comparative History of Medical Specialization he traces the origins of modern medical specialization to 1830s Paris and examines its spread to Germany, Britain, and the US, showing how it evolved from a feature of academic […]
Do I Believe in Ebooks?:
Part Two
Evan’s post last week, Do I Believe in Ebooks?: Part One, stimulated some interesting conversation in the blogosphere and I hope that Part Two, his bold recommendation, will encourage all of us to reconsider the potential of ebooks. I will be at the Tools of Change conference today and I hope some of my fellow […]
On Purdy, NYROB and Preparation
Leon Neyfakh’s article Mr. Silvers, Will You Peek at My Books? strikes home for those of us in the publicity department at OUP. Each visit to Mr. Silvers requires preparation and much mental fortitude. If you aren’t completely prepared you may find yourself embarrassed, for example: “I remember one time, ” said Christian Purdy of […]
John McCain is a True Conservative
Mickey Edwards refutes the claim that John McCain is not a real conservative.
Friday procrastination: link love – bloggers, bookstores and Brooklyn
Happy Friday to all. Next week I will be at the Tools of Change Conference but have no fear, there will still be new posts on the blog. If you are at the conference please come introduce yourself to me! I’ll be the one with the laptop. David Lehman’s playlist. A co-worker sent me this […]
Following the Donner Party
A podcast with Ethan Rarick.
Intractable Usage Disputes: “Less” and “None”
Ben Zimmer revisits last week’s column.
Very Short Introductions: Documentary Film
Patricia Aufderheide answers a few questions about her Very Short Introduction to Documentary Film
Should Book Authors Blog?
Perlmutter looks at authors who blog.
Strip Them Naked, or The Robber Disrobed
Anatoly looks at the connection between the words “robber” and “robe.”
Kaliningrad
Ben’s Place of the week is Kalingrad.
What We Failed To Do:
The George Steiner Prize
Philip Davis looks at chances lost…
Freakonomics a Response
Richard L. Revesz responds to an article in the N.Y. Times Magazine.
Do I Believe In Ebooks?:
Part One
Evan Schnittman, OUP’s VP of Business Development and Rights, wonders if he truly does believe in ebooks.