LibraryThing
- Palladio by Guido Beltramini 5 Nov 2009Royal Academy Publications (2008), Hardcover, 442 pages
- The Villas of Palladio by Giovanni Giaconi 5 Nov 2009Princeton Architectural Press (2003), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 136 pages
- Palladio by Taschen Publishing 5 Nov 2009Taschen (2008), Edition: 25th, Hardcover, 248 pages
- Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs 3 Nov 2009Three Rivers Press (2007), Paperback, 336 pages
- The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses by Eliot Coleman 3 Nov 2009Chelsea Green Publishing (2009), Paperback, 264 pages
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver 3 Nov 2009Harper Perennial (2008), Paperback, 400 pages
- How to Brew: Everything You Need To Know To Brew Beer Right The First Time by John J. Palmer 27 Oct 2009Brewers Publications (2006), Edition: 3rd, Paperback, 400 pages
- The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto 27 Oct 2009Vintage (2005), Paperback, 416 pages
- History: The Definitive Visual Guide (From The Dawn of Civilization To The Present Day) by Adam Hart-Davis 27 Oct 2009DK ADULT (2007), Hardcover, 612 pages
- La Maison Pasqua by Nicolas Beau 27 Oct 2009Plon (2002), Broché, 240 pages
agrumes
- Glittergeddon! 10 Nov 2009Channel 4's documentary-style drama, The Execution of Gary Glitter, imagines an alternative Britain that reintroduces the death penalty. Celebrity sex offender Paul Gadd—AKA glam rock star Gary Glitter—is re-tried for his crimes and hanged. It's a story about the moral quandary of capital punishment, generously garnished with the Britis […]Rob Beschizza
- The Time Marissa Mayer Invented Google 10 Nov 2009Another month, another glossy fashion magazine spread for Marissa Mayer, this time in Glamour. We get it, already: the Google veep is a computer scientist in Oscar de la Renta; a nerd invited to prom. Why embellish her achievements? Mayer was employee number 20 and retains immense power within the Googleplex. But, as much as she likes to insinuate her vital […]Ryan Tate
- Duke University official concerned that sex toy study will make students want to "just sit around and masturbate" 10 Nov 2009A Duke University study on sex toys has the University's Catholic Center director worried that female students will "just sit around and masturbate."...Mark Frauenfelder
- Real-time, global marine traffic map 9 Nov 2009Yo, where my ships at? You'll never have to ask again. marinetraffic.com is a fun way to burn otherwise productive time. Cargo ships, military vessels, luxury high-speed yachts: track them, and imagine yourself out there on the high seas, instead of in that cubicle. (thanks, @shirky)...Xeni Jardin
- Genome sequencing for under $5,000 9 Nov 2009A US-based genomics company announces that it can perform genomic sequencing for under five thousand dollars. In my budget, that's "fully loaded 8-Core Mac Pro and a monitor," or "sweet new Canon 5D with one nice lens." But unlike those tools I covet, DNA is forever....Xeni Jardin
- The real-life "Men Who Stare at Goats" were even weirder 9 Nov 2009How many of the kooky military research projects featured in The Men Who Stare at Goats really happened? Reality is more complicated than the movie (or the book), reports David Hambling at Wired's Danger Room blog. But reality may also be weirder. Hambling's post examines, Snopes-style, the truth or bogosity of such purported American military proj […]Xeni Jardin
- Plastic surgery parody video 9 Nov 2009Even though the title of this hilarious short mockumentary video is "Cockhead," it's probably safe for work, since the naughty bit is mosaiced. It was co-written by CJ Davies and Mr Tom Barbor-Might. Cockhead...Mark Frauenfelder
- Une histoire de livreur peu scrupuleux ? 9 Nov 2009
- Zoomable cell size application helps you understand size of tiny things 9 Nov 2009The University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center created this zoomable window that compares the size of a coffee bean with smaller things like a grain of salt, a paramecium, a red blood cell, a human egg, a glucose molecule, and so on, all the way down to a carbon atom. Cell size and scale (Via Good Experience newsletter)...Mark Frauenfelder
- AOL Layoffs Tomorrow to Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season? 9 Nov 2009'Tis the season to rush up layoffs so they don't fall in the sacrosanct Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period: An AOL insider tells us the company is slated to let go around 100 people tomorrow, following 1,500 firings Electronic Arts announced today. AOL is expected to complete mass layoffs after its spinoff from Time Warner is complete, supposedly by […]Ryan Tate
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