No Shark Jumped; Not Even a Dorsal Fin in Sight

A good way to find out how many of your friends read reddit (or some equivalent site) is to wait for something of yours to appear there. I'm rarely in the limelight, but last week my book PLAI made it to the top-5 of reddit's programming site. The comments are the usual Intenet combination of praise, flames, argument, and randomness. I was tempted to respond to one or two, but decided to preserve my authorial dignity.

New Book Reviews

Mostly my Australian readings, this time.

Book Reviews: Editions and Additions

I found some notes in old notebooks as I was cleaning them out, which let me slightly revise two reviews, add two brief ones, and write a slightly longer review of a very frustrating book (Amartya Sen's The Argumentative Indian). I'm leaving on sabbatical travel in the AM, so it's unlikely I'll get to read much of anything for some months to come.

New Book Reviews

I've been lazy about my reviewing and, as the books have piled up, it's been getting harder and harder to get going. But I want to clear out this pile before I leave for sabbatical, so here in one burst are eighteen!