Comments on: The Book Place http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2009/02/the-book-place/ Frederik Pohl Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. S. Jones http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2009/02/the-book-place/#comment-933 J. S. Jones Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:45:48 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=298#comment-933 H-A should definitely have (at least!) one of yours on each ship. And every South Pacific cruise ship should have a copy of Heinlein's Job. *wicked grin* H-A should definitely have (at least!) one of yours on each ship. And every South Pacific cruise ship should have a copy of Heinlein’s Job. *wicked grin*

]]> By: Eunoia http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2009/02/the-book-place/#comment-923 Eunoia Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:28:32 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=298#comment-923 Sea(sic!) it this way, Fred:- Looking at your deck plan, the 'Library' is bigger than both the 'Art Gallery' and the 'Luxury Shop', so don't knock them too hard ;-) Sea(sic!) it this way, Fred:-

Looking at your deck plan, the ‘Library’ is bigger than both the ‘Art Gallery’ and the ‘Luxury Shop’, so don’t knock them too hard ;-)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2009/02/the-book-place/#comment-909 Jeff Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:18:33 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=298#comment-909 Sorry, but Maureen Dowd is anything but an acute political writer. She is a hack. She's a glorified gossip columnist who obsesses on gender and magnifies trivialities, when she isn't just making things up completely. Maureen is such a terrible hack that the Times' own public editor, Clark Hoyt, slammed her in a Times column back in July of last year. If you want a detailed exposé of her sublime hackery, I suggest the writings of Bob Somerby at http://www.dailyhowler.com. Type "Dowd" in his search bar for the full bore clown show. Bob does an excellent job dissecting the circus of idiots that is the modern news media. Sorry, but Maureen Dowd is anything but an acute political writer. She is a hack. She’s a glorified gossip columnist who obsesses on gender and magnifies trivialities, when she isn’t just making things up completely. Maureen is such a terrible hack that the Times’ own public editor, Clark Hoyt, slammed her in a Times column back in July of last year.

If you want a detailed exposé of her sublime hackery, I suggest the writings of Bob Somerby at http://www.dailyhowler.com. Type “Dowd” in his search bar for the full bore clown show. Bob does an excellent job dissecting the circus of idiots that is the modern news media.

]]> By: Jen http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2009/02/the-book-place/#comment-908 Jen Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:07:40 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=298#comment-908 We were on the Maasdam this January, and I was surprised to find that they actually had a fairly good collection of science fiction. Not incredibly extensive, and you did have to search through the fiction/new books section to find it, but I read the latest Ender book, my husband found a Clarke, and I'm pretty sure that Gateway was there among a good number of other new novels and series books. I talked to the librarian one night (great, charming woman), and apparently it's pretty much up to the librarians what they choose to order, so I guess that we lucked out with her selections. We were on the Maasdam this January, and I was surprised to find that they actually had a fairly good collection of science fiction. Not incredibly extensive, and you did have to search through the fiction/new books section to find it, but I read the latest Ender book, my husband found a Clarke, and I’m pretty sure that Gateway was there among a good number of other new novels and series books.

I talked to the librarian one night (great, charming woman), and apparently it’s pretty much up to the librarians what they choose to order, so I guess that we lucked out with her selections.

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