The Generalist (John May) covers one of my favourite authors, Gerald Kersh, as part of his Cult Books overview:
First published in 1938, this paperback edition of ‘Night and the City’ by Gerald Kersh (1911-1968) was produced by Braniac Books in 1993.
It features on the cover a still from a movie version of the book, starring [...]
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Annotated version: http://xahlee.org/p/george_orwell_english.html
E-text 1: http://www.orwell.ru/lit?a=e&doc=/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit
E-text 2: http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/politics-english-language1.htm
E-text 3: http://www.ourcivilisation.com/decline/orwell1.htm
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Language
[Via Politics and the English Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
Joe Roper’s Conversational Linux for Newbies (PDF)
A free download from the guys that brought you the superb PBX/VoIP solution PBX in a Flash.
Ever since I read Timothy D. Wilson’s magnificent “Strangers to Ourselves“, I have been fascinated with the fact that we often know less about ourselves than our closest friends and family (thanks probably to our many cognitive biases) .
Enter MIT’s Reality Mining Project:
[O]ur ultimate goal is to create a predictive classifier that [...]
The Congo’s history, was to Stanley, “two centuries of pitiless persecution of black men by sordid whites”. Paul Theroux reviews a new biography.
Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer - Tim Jeal
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Design Basics (Paperback) by David Lauer
Universal Principles of Design : 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
Finally…the new instant classic from Edward Tuft:
Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte [...]
Based on Professor Solomon’s Twelve Principles.
My method is based on what I call the Twelve Principles—a set of precepts designed to lead you directly to any lost object. Like a bloodhound!
The Twelve Principles are:
1. Don’t Look for It
2. It’s Not Lost—You Are
3. Remember the Three C’s
[...]
From Limerence entry on Wikipedia:
Limerence is a state of mind characterized by intrusive thinking, longing, uncertainty, hope, misperception, fantasies, and passion. Limerence has been described as “having a crush,” “infatuation,” “passionate love,” “puppy love”, “romantic love,” or “being in love.” It is important to note that limerence is neither love nor sexual attraction, and love, [...]
U.S. Army Chief of Staff’s Reading List
“The Professional Reading List is a way for leaders at all levels to increase their understanding of our Army‚€™s history, the global strategic context, and the enduring lessons of war. The topics and time periods included in the books on this list are expansive and are intended to broaden [...]
We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People By Dan Gillmor.
Free online e-book.