AltWeeklies Wire
Once-Respected Physicist Frank Tipler Goes Off the Deep End in Latest Booknew
Tipler's main thesis in The Physics of Christianity is that the tenets of Christianity, from the Virgin Birth to the coming Apocalypse, can all be explained by physics -- no faith required.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
E-Books Get Some Tractionnew
I've been slamming the e-book concept for years, but I decided to give e-books another crack, this time with a loaner copy of Sony's brand new PRS-700 touch-screen Reader under my arm. I've been using it for the past couple of weeks and am impressed by its readability.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-27-2008 |
Books
Shashi Tharoor Examines the Changing Culture of Indianew
The book, a collection of essays Tharoor wrote for the Times of India and other publications, has no clearly defined thesis or narrative, yet is packed full of insightful commentary on India’s rapidly changing cultural landscape.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
08-26-2008 |
Nonfiction
Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Chabon Releases a Rogue's Talenew
The swashbuckling adventure first appeared in serial form in the New York Times Magazine last year, but now this gloriously bound version, features superbly detailed black-and-white pen drawings by comic book artist Gary Gianni.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-11-2008 |
Fiction
Author Mary Roach Moves from Death to Sexnew
She has a very casual style of writing, yet it lends itself well to science reporting and her survey of the world of sex research.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
Science Spottingnew
Author Paul Halpern has a razor-sharp eye for the science tidbits that have popped up in 19 years of The Simpsons.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
01-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
