14 May 2004 - Friday
A proper start to summer
The University of Texas Press is holding a sale today and tomorrow, offering a decent selection of textbooks for lovely prices. My mother and I dropped by the tent in Austin this afternoon. My acquisitions:
Bakhtin, The Dialogic Imagination: Four EssaysAll of the books are new, although some are slightly damaged (with slightly dented corners, for example). None cost more than five dollars.Bakhtin, Toward a Philosophy of the Act
Bromley, Rethinking Middle East Politics
Gill and Wiseman, Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World
Hendrick, History and Silence: Purge and Rehabilitation of Memory in Late Antiquity
Johnstone, Disputes and Democracy: The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens
Williams, The Word of Islam
Perhaps I will be able to finish reading most of these books before fall. I have started a Wheelerian booklist as a motivator and gauge of progress.
| Posted by Wilson at 16:31 Central | TrackBack| Report submitted to the Humanities Desk , Life Desk
ooooh... bakhtin....
The thoughts of banana on 15 May 2004 - 1:43 Central+ + + + +
You may want to check out AllConsuming.net if you haven't already. Great way to make a reading list! (and free!)
The thoughts of eliot on 15 May 2004 - 14:13 Central+ + + + +
milton wonders what the requirements for being removed from the "rare poster" list are...
The thoughts of milton on 15 May 2004 - 16:57 Central+ + + + +
I suspect that updating one's blog more than once a month would help. In Milton's case, once per day for two days running is a good start. Keep it up.
The thoughts of Wilson on 15 May 2004 - 17:42 Central+ + + + +
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ohh...books. I like books. I'm going to make a list.
The thoughts of sunny on 15 May 2004 - 0:16 CentralDrat, I ran out of paper
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