When: Saturday 5/16/09, around noon
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and Broadway
Who: Male, around 8 or 9
What: Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
An installment of the Magic Tree House series.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dan Brown strikes again
When: Tuesday 5/12/09, 7:35 AM
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, lower busway
Who: Female, early 40s
What: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Catching up before the movie comes out....
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, lower busway
Who: Female, early 40s
What: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Catching up before the movie comes out....
Classic in the air, part two
When: Sunday 5/10/09, 7:00 PM or so
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, 30s
What: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, 30s
What: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Classic in the air, part one
When: Sunday 5/10/09, 7:00 PM or so
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, early 20s
What: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, early 20s
What: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Don't think of a plane crash
When: Sunday 5/10/09, 7:00 PM or so
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, late 20s
What: Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff
My impression of this book is that it's basically Moral Politics abridged. I could be wrong, though. I was in the aisle seat; the man reading this was by the window. He very politely ignored the not-so-under-my-breath swearing and erratic behavior that characterizes me during turbulence.
Where: American Airlines flight 154 from Chicago to Boston
Who: Male, late 20s
What: Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff
My impression of this book is that it's basically Moral Politics abridged. I could be wrong, though. I was in the aisle seat; the man reading this was by the window. He very politely ignored the not-so-under-my-breath swearing and erratic behavior that characterizes me during turbulence.
Not what I thought
When: Friday 5/8/09, 9:30 AM
Where: Logan Airport, Terminal B
Who: Female, late teens
What: A Piece of Cake: A Memoir by Cupcake Brown
Here's a link to a review from Bookreporter, which explains what the book is about. I had never heard of it and thought from my brief glimpse at the cover that it might be a culinary memoir, a la Ruth Reichl.
Where: Logan Airport, Terminal B
Who: Female, late teens
What: A Piece of Cake: A Memoir by Cupcake Brown
Here's a link to a review from Bookreporter, which explains what the book is about. I had never heard of it and thought from my brief glimpse at the cover that it might be a culinary memoir, a la Ruth Reichl.
Your book is passing by
When: Friday 5/8/09, 8:30 AM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and South Station
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
I've heard an awful lot about this book; I might try to read it soon. The author used to (and might still) teach at MIT, which the train passed as we were going along. This kind of physical proximity of reader to author probably happens a lot in university towns.
Where: MBTA Red Line, going toward Braintree, between Harvard and South Station
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
I've heard an awful lot about this book; I might try to read it soon. The author used to (and might still) teach at MIT, which the train passed as we were going along. This kind of physical proximity of reader to author probably happens a lot in university towns.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)