Josh on August 22nd, 2010

Here’s hoping that this Q+A illuminates a bit about my taste in books and where I’m coming from when I approach my blog … at least, on the book side of things.

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Josh on August 2nd, 2010

Did you know that 1 in 4 Americans didn’t read a single book last year? Here’s a few short books to ensure you don’t become a statistic.

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On April 20th, Mama’s Crowbar (formerly Awful Annie’s) is hosting the first night of the Scratchpad Reading Series here in Portland.

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Josh on January 1st, 2010

In a broad sense, there are scores of books that have helped to chart the course of human history in a very real way. Be it the Bible or Mein Kampf, The Art of War or The Republic, books have shaped society for centuries. Books, pamphlets and plays have sparked revolutions, toppled empires and challenged the way we look at the world as a people. Old Billy Shakespeare wasn’t kidding around when he wrote that “many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills.”

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