Nonfiction Archive
The suboptimal way to read a book
0 Comments Published by Eric June 13th, 2007 in Nonfiction, The Suboptimal WayI’m about halfway through reading Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education by David F. Noble, a book recommended to me by a fellow student. It is a scathing critique of the trend of universities viewing education as a commodity product rather than a service.
I went out to a fast food joint for [...]
Sir Apropos of Nothing; Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction
0 Comments Published by Eric May 3rd, 2004 in Books, Nonfiction, Science Fiction & FantasyI just read Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David, a comedic fantasy. It was quite entertaining. There are a few puns, but not a non-stop stream of them like a Xanth novel. The paperback includes a teaser for the sequel, which I’d have to describe as a bawdy parody of Fellowship [...]