Come out this Sunday October 30th at 2pm for a guided walking tour of Boston’s Avenue of the Arts lead by Boston By Foot guides (including yours truly). The tour begins in front of The Church of Christ, Scientist on Massachusetts Avenue and the cost is just $15/person. If you become a Boston By Foot [...]
Archive for October, 2011
20 Oct
Book Review: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Author: Tina Fey Title: Bossypants Publication Info: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011. ISBN: 9780316056861 Summary/Review: This is not your typical celebrity memoir, thankfully, as the warped mind of Tina Fey pretty much deconstructs the all the conventions. I have to admit that a lot of the humor in the book falls flat. [...]
20 Oct
Book Review: The Pun Also Rises by John Pollack
Author: John Pollack Title: The Pun Also Rises Publication Info: New York : Gotham Books, 2011. ISBN: 9781592406234 Summary/Review: Pollack’s short but compelling narrative examines the history, etymology, and linguistics of the much-maligned pun. The pun has not always been held in disregard as it has in history been seen as a sign of wisdom, [...]
20 Oct
Book Review: Triumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser
Author: Edward L. Glaeser Title: Triumph of the City Publication Info: Penguin Press HC, The (2011) ISBN: 9781594202773 Summary/Review: Glaesar’s book is an analysis of the city as one of the great inventions of humanity and the connections the city fosters being a moving force behind human ingenuity and progress. Cities are seen as a [...]
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