Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Pretty Chemistry
This was such a pretty cover, with such an elegant painting, I assumed it was mis-filed in Science instead of Art. But, to my surprise, the Aldrich is a catalog of chemistry materials and resources.
Little House on the Prairie in French
This was one of my favorite series of books when I was a kid. In fact, I used to have the entire set. I'm not sure what happened to them, possibly they were given to a younger cousin or donated to Goodwill.
But I was tickled to see this and in French, a language I love and still struggle to learn.
Short History of Japan?
I'm not sure how a bookseller can get away with labelling a history of Japan as 'short' not to mention that the typeface inside is super tiny, so on that alone, it's clearly not short.
And isn't Japan like 3 times older than the U.S.? Or more even? (I should read the book then I would know that)
Bergman...
I've always loved Bergman films and this book is one I actually picked up. God knows when I'll have time to read it, but I adore Liv Ullman and as I browsed some of the pages of her book, I was struck with how much like me she thinks. I really enjoyed the plain, pure simple way she saw herself in the midst of all the pretentious glamour of Cannes and the film industry outside of Sweden.
If there's one thing Bergman has always been to me, it's been real. He picked real women, put them in real situations and dug beneath the gilded surface of life to reveal the real feelings and motivations that we all grapple with, the ones within ourselves.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Chemistry in the Laundromat
I was at a friend's art opening called 'Dirty Laundry' in Laundrapalooza on Irving deep in the Sunset and was charmed by this thick tome casually left on the shelf above the washers.
My curiosity was aroused. What a great cover. I wanted to take it home.
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