| 1,000 Words: Jacket Copy 11 hours ago by Thessaly La Force Great images of books from around the world and the Web. Over at Design Observer, there’s a very interesting short history of the dust jacket. They were originally meant to be protective wrapping for books made out of delicate or fine material, and were typically discarded. Above, a dust jacket beli ... Inside Jacket - insidejacket.com |
| Interview with Writer and Budding Anthropologist Peter Rudiak-Gould 19 hours ago by mindfultourist The Mindful Tourist is thrilled to have been able to sit down (virtually) with Peter Rudiak-Gould, author of Surviving Paradise, a memoir we recently reviewed right here on this site. We talked with Peter about his new book, his experiences on Ujae, and his travels. Mindful Tourist: As I mentioned i ... The Mindful Tourist - mindfultourist.com · Rank: 178,976 ·  7 references |
| A step into the unknown 19 hours ago by Dave Bowers For more than 46 years I have lived within 20 miles of the south coast - for two-thirds of that time within half-a-mile of the sea as the crow flies. To me, the area known as 'the north' has always been a mystical land filled with giants, damsels in distress, dragons, whippets, cloth caps and blokes ... Bunky's Musings - bunkysmusings.blogspot.com |
| An Education (2009) 8 days ago by admin It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along to Juliette Greco in her Twickenham bedroom. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can’t wait for ad ... ShareTrain Dot Com - sharetrain.com |
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