I bought Outrageous Chinese: A Guide to Chinese Street Language by James J. Wong yesterday at Borders with Jordan. It has got to be the funniest Chinese language book I've ever read. It's basically a brief guide to Chinese slang, most of which deals wi... MORE »

New scholarly research shows that Thomas Jefferson never intended to create a "wall of separation." Daniel L. Dreisbach's new MORE »

I just discovered the All Consuming web site today... MORE »

I just discovered the All Consuming web site today... MORE »

The Remnant debuted at No. 1 on the hardcover fiction bestseller list of the New York Times. MORE »

I've started a new Bookshelf page to keep track of what I'm currently reading and let other people know MORE »

Our world is one step closer to a Brave New World. A woman claims she is 8 months pregnant with MORE »

Tim LaHaye may be the most successful Christian author of the last decade. Probably one of the top grossing Christian MORE »

George Orwell was just off by 18 years when he wrote 1984. Have the American sheople become too accepting of MORE »

The Founders', in their own words. .. MORE »

In a book about a cracker named Phate we see the frightening actions of someone who thinks he is MORE »

I guess the movie Logan's Run was prophetic. Since when did we have a "duty to die?" Seems like MORE »

If you don't read WorldNetDaily, you probably missed ten of the most important stories of 2001. These 10 stories were MORE »

Lord of the Rings tops the Oscar nominations. It's great to see a movie based on Christian values coming out MORE »

Bernard Goldberg's book, Bias, is finally getting some recognition from the liberal media. It's a New York Times bestseller, but MORE »

Bernard Goldberg exposes how the media distorts the news MORE »

Are we living in the end times? Some people are looking at the current conflict in Israel and they say MORE »

As I mentioned before, I'm currently reading Bernard Goldberg's Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the MORE »

Nina Totenberg is one reporter I love to hate. When she broke the so-called news about Clarence Thomas supposedly MORE »

Today is Frodo Baggins birthday. Born 22 September III 2968, passed over the Sea 29 September III 3021 (1368-1421 MORE »

I released a book into the wild today. I bought and read, The Bear and the Dragon when it MORE »

Well, he didn't actually escape. I set free the book Hanibal in Greenville, SC tonight. I also set free MORE »

I started reading House Corrino today, and I immediately got caught up in the world of Dune again. MORE »

Mia Thermopolis is informed her father is the Prince of Genovia. And, a little later in the day, that MORE »

On Sept. 30, 1659, Robinson Crusoe comes ashore on an island after being shipwrecked. —"Robinson Crusoe" (1719) by Daniel Defoe MORE »

It is astonishing how foolish humans can be in groups, especially when they follow their leaders without question. Politics MORE »

I've turned my cube into an "official" Bookcrossing Zone. I bought a poster from CafePress.com and hung it in my MORE »

I've turned my cube into an "official" Bookcrossing Zone. I bought a poster from CafePress.com and hung it in MORE »

I had two guys come by my cube today and say, "Free books!? Are they really free?" One of them MORE »

I just finished reading Dune: House Corrino. It reveals a lot about the politics of the Empire just before the MORE »

On Oct. 29, Rosemary finds out she is pregnant. —Rosemary's Baby (1967) by Ira Levin From The Book of Fictional MORE »

On Nov. 4, Alice goes through the Looking-Glass. — Through the Looking-Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll MORE »

On Nov. 5, 1867, Ned Land first sees the Nautilus. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) by MORE »

On Nov. 6, Count Dracula perishes under the knives of Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris. MORE »

I've made three new books available on my Book Crossing Bookshelf at work: A murder mystery in the midst MORE »

I've made three new books available on my Book Crossing Bookshelf at work: A murder mystery in the midst MORE »

Nov. 20, 1861: Date of Amy Curtis March's will. Little Women (1868)by Louisa May Alcott From The Book of Fictional MORE »

Nov. 20, 1861: Date of Amy Curtis March's will. Little Women (1868)by Louisa May Alcott From The Book of Fictional MORE »

December 1, 1887: Sherlock Holmes appears in print for the first time in Study in Scarlet Edited with Composite MORE »

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom:book: is an unusual book for several reasons. First, it turns the entire MORE »

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom:book: is an unusual book for several reasons. First, it turns the entire MORE »

I wanted to enjoy The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security. I really did. The teaser for the book sounds good: A legendary hacker reveals how to guard against the gravest security risk of all - human nature. Human natur... MORE »

On Feb. 18, Kay and Benton put a ghost to rest at Victoria Station. Unnatural Exposure:book: by Patricia Cornwell MORE »

On March 5, at the ruins of Isengard, Merry and Pippin describe their adventure with the Orcs. —The Two Towers:book:By MORE »

On March 5, at the ruins of Isengard, Merry and Pippin describe their adventure with the Orcs. MORE »

I give Dice Angel 4/5 stars. Fun, simple read written by a local who knows Vegas and has a knack for good dialog. Only downside was not enough craps! MORE »

I give The Counter, by Kevin Blackwood, 4/5 stars. A top blackjack player and card counter, Blackwood has written a brilliant debut novel that sucks you into the world of a card counter and doesn't let you go until it spits you out in the final satisf... MORE »

"Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live" offers an impressive array of viewpoints into the inner workings of arguably the most influential television show of the last 30 years... MORE »

In "Prey: A Novel" author Michael Crichton moves away from the huge dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" or the large primates of "Congo" to take us into the relatively new science of nanotechnology..... MORE »

As a Novel Rises Quickly, Book Industry Takes Note New York Times: "The success of The Da Vinci Code by... MORE »

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