Comments on: More Books! http://steelwhitetable.org/2007/10/31/more-books/ Congratulations! You win! Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:33:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2007/10/31/more-books/#comment-183843 Phillip Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:51:30 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2007/10/31/more-books/#comment-183843 I'm reading "The Island of the Colorblind" by Oliver Sacks. I stole it from your house. I wasn't sure I'd care for it, but he's a good writer. He knows how to make things interesting. Being colourblind myself (or colour-deficient; I prefer colourblind), it's cool to hear someone talk about the advantages of colourblindness, that is, the difference is perception as NOT a deficiency. The most common form of colourblindness is with green and red, and I've always wondered why the hell those two colours would be chosen universally for stop and go with traffic lights -- and on/off for battery chargers, etc. I have no problems with traffic lights, but those tiny lights on battery chargers are nearly impossible for me to read. I’m reading “The Island of the Colorblind” by Oliver Sacks. I stole it from your house. I wasn’t sure I’d care for it, but he’s a good writer. He knows how to make things interesting. Being colourblind myself (or colour-deficient; I prefer colourblind), it’s cool to hear someone talk about the advantages of colourblindness, that is, the difference is perception as NOT a deficiency.

The most common form of colourblindness is with green and red, and I’ve always wondered why the hell those two colours would be chosen universally for stop and go with traffic lights — and on/off for battery chargers, etc. I have no problems with traffic lights, but those tiny lights on battery chargers are nearly impossible for me to read.

]]> By: tommyboy http://steelwhitetable.org/2007/10/31/more-books/#comment-183771 tommyboy Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:25:31 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2007/10/31/more-books/#comment-183771 Ahhh thats better...some from off my shelf recently... The Imperfect Board Member by Jim Brown -- reading for "work" Intelligence in War John Keegan -- I normally enjoy anything by this author Canada in Afghanistgan Peter Pigott -- trying to understand In Bad Taste Massimo Marcone -- do not like the writing but the subject intrigues me -- By The Time You Read This Giles Blunt -- crime story with nice canadian slant..my canadian rebus The Road Cormac McCarthy -- I am concerned that this was an oprah pick and feel dirty now for reading it The following are both young adult novels which are each part of a series...I often find these type of books written better then the off the shelve fluff i read before going to sleep.... Montmorency and the Assassins Elanor Updale Bloody Jack, Being an Account of the Curious Aventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber Ships Boy L.A.Meyer oh yeah and on a trip recently i went into a chapters...and I bought multiple copies of a hardcover book about the photographer who accompanied the shackleton expedition...price for each book.....1.14 plus tax...sooo sad....but good for me and those i gave the books to.... Ahhh thats better…some from off my shelf recently…

The Imperfect Board Member by Jim Brown — reading for “work”
Intelligence in War John Keegan — I normally enjoy anything by this author
Canada in Afghanistgan Peter Pigott — trying to understand
In Bad Taste Massimo Marcone — do not like the writing but the subject intrigues me –

By The Time You Read This Giles Blunt — crime story with nice canadian slant..my canadian rebus
The Road Cormac McCarthy — I am concerned that this was an oprah pick and feel dirty now for reading it

The following are both young adult novels which are each part of a series…I often find these type of books written better then the off the shelve fluff i read before going to sleep….

Montmorency and the Assassins Elanor Updale
Bloody Jack, Being an Account of the Curious Aventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber Ships Boy L.A.Meyer

oh yeah and on a trip recently i went into a chapters…and I bought multiple copies of a hardcover book about the photographer who accompanied the shackleton expedition…price for each book…..1.14 plus tax…sooo sad….but good for me and those i gave the books to….

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