the editor of sri lanka's Sunday Leader was assassinated last week. on
sunday, his paper published an editorial written by him, where he
defends the freedom of the press, the risks journalists take, and
accuses the government of killing him.
-r
Supriya Nair wrote, [on 1/13/2009 7:27 PM]:
[Although my best experience by far last year was re-reading the unabridged
*The Count Of Monte Cristo.*]
heh. I suppose it says something about me that the most *fun* I had in
my 2008 reading was while devouring the out-and-out nerd porn that
Wow is right. Are there are similar editors in Israel whose editorials are
available ?
--
Alok
Old Grandad is dead but his spirits live on.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
These are my favourites from what I read last year:
1. Kitchen by
Thaths wrote:
* In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
+1 for In Spite of the Gods.
Cheerio,
M
--
Madhu M Kurup /* Nemo Me Impune Lacessit */ mmk222 at cornell dt edu
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 09:37:45PM +0530, Alok G. Singh wrote:
Wow is right. Are there are similar editors in Israel whose editorials are
available ?
whatever the israeli govt may do, i don't believe they've shot an israeli
newspaper editor dead yet.
or even a palestinian one.
-r
Rishab Ghosh wrote:
or even a palestinian one.
Sure. I am just looking for similarly intellectually honest editorials
from Israel.
--
Alok
About the only thing on a farm that has an easy time is the dog.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Madhu Kurup mmk...@cornell.edu wrote:
Thaths wrote:
* In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
+1 for In Spite of the Gods.
Cheerio,
M
--
Is this list restricted to only books in English? I have been looking for
good books in Tamizh, but
Is this list restricted to only books in English? I have been looking for
good books in Tamizh, but I only got to re-read Ponniyin Selan and
Sivakamiyan Sabatham (the latter after seeing Gowri Ramnarayan's
play)...so I would like to know if anyone has a list, or even a book
Since I
On Monday 12 Jan 2009 7:27:02 pm Udhay Shankar N wrote:
I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
Udhay
1) The Shadow of the Great Game - the untold story of India's partition -
Narendra
On Monday 12 Jan 2009 10:29:35 pm Bonobashi wrote:
Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age - Richard Rudgley/Arrow Books
A 'Must-Read'; don't miss it. Shiv, this recommendation is for you. I
really can't recommend this sufficiently.
Will ceertainly get it IG. Do you know if it is available in
Ram Guha is utterly boring to read, and he seems to come out with terse, brief
150,000 words on any and every subject with fairly little provocation.
From: ss cybers...@gmail.com
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Sent: Wednesday, 14 January, 2009 8:17:45 AM
Subject: Re: [silk] Favourite books read
Be happy to send you my copy. Send me your address.
I picked it up in Madras, perhaps in Lifestyle, more probably in the
fascinating bookshop opposite Spencer Plaza which has a huge range of
historical and sociological books. It was during my wanderings.
Since you are writing about the
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Bonobashi bonoba...@yahoo.co.in wrote:
Ram Guha is utterly boring to read, and he seems to come out with terse,
brief 150,000 words on any and every subject with fairly little provocation.
Er...Ramachandra Guha is the new Arundhati Roy? :)))
Deepa.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
My list:
Non-fiction:
* The Hacker Ethic --Pekka Himanen
* What
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote:
* Peopleware --Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister
+1 for Peopleware. I think it is in the same league as 'The Mythical
Man-month' by Fred Brooks.
-- Vinayak
Do you have The Hacker Ethic Peopleware? If you could lend them, I'd be
grateful. I'm quite willing to buy them off you, but not sure someone who
owned these would ever agree.
- Mo
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote:
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM,
On Wednesday 14 Jan 2009 11:15:17 am Deepa Mohan wrote:
Er...Ramachandra Guha is the new Arundhati Roy? :)))
Deepa, it's like this:
Do you know the difference betwen a bad marksman and a constipated owl?
Ans: The bad marksman shoots, but never hits. A constipated owl hoots but
never shits.
Try Gideon Levy in Haaretz: http://makom.haaretz.com/face2face.asp
2009/1/14 Alok G. Singh alephn...@hcoop.net
Rishab Ghosh wrote:
or even a palestinian one.
Sure. I am just looking for similarly intellectually honest editorials
from Israel.
--
Alok
About the only thing on a farm
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