http://allconsuming.net Allconsuming.net-sourced info: weblog-mentions of avalon's favourite books http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0843174773 Guaranteed to brighten an otherwise lousy day: the Mr. Men. Personally, Mr. Happy is my all time favorite, but I think I might be better off as <span class="lw">Mr. Grumpy</span> today. Despite, of course, the fact that I'm actually a girl.[<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://greengrl.blogspot.com/#0843174773'>http://greengrl.blogspot.com/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0596004478 I just virtually met Andy Lester, who tech-edited Tara's <span class="lw">Google Hacks book</span> (which I did Perl consulting for). He's been starting his (adorable) daughter early on the magic of O'Reilly. Awesome.[<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.disobey.com/dnn/#0596004478'>http://www.disobey.com/dnn/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0425158640 [<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.kwsnet.com/#0425158640'>http://www.kwsnet.com/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0195105192 To bolster his position, Sally points to "<span class="lw">What is Mathematics?</span>?" The textbook was originally published in the 1940s and endorsed by Albert Einstein but now is considered much too difficult for non-mathematicians.[<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.news-portal.com/#0195105192'>http://www.news-portal.com/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0465030491 I was going to write about Orwell and this essay by Le Carre but I have decided not to. If you want my thoughts on Orwell, Bush and the Right read this. Or, better yet, read <span class="lw">Hitchens' book on Orwell.</span>[<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.agonist.org/#0465030491'>http://www.agonist.org/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0553279378 <span class="lw">I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</span>, by Maya Angelou: purchased in September and have not started it yet.[<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.lin-design.net/bluelog/#0553279378'>http://www.lin-design.net/bluelog/</a>] http://allconsuming.net/item.cgi?id=0374194408 [<a href='http://allconsuming.net/travel.cgi?url=http://www.nobodysdoll.com/#0374194408'>http://www.nobodysdoll.com/</a>]