Member: gregtmills

Hi Greg,

Thanks for marking my library interesting. I've been browsing you library too.

I did read The Rotters Club several years ago (around the time it first came out). I don't recall why, but I didn't like it enough to read the sequel. Did you read the sequel, or have you read anything else by Jonathon Coe?

Deborah

posted by arubabookwoman at 9:45 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2009

Guy Davenport was, without qualification, a genius. Somebody said (and this can't be said of all geniuses) that he never wrote a boring sentence. Whoever it was was certainly correct.

I guess that would be Karuizawa where your mother grew up. Located in the mountains a little more than an hour from Tokyo, it's now a resort community. I'm looking forward to a visit to a friend's cottage there later this month. Karuizawa got briefly famous a few decades back when Mr. and Mrs. Yoko Ono bought a place there.

posted by dcozy at 10:04 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

Greg:

I'm flattered that you found my library interesting, and actually, it was a treat to be deemed interesting by someone who has more than 2 books cataloged who hasn't self published a 1600 page fantasy novel that they just thought I might like to take a look at.

I'll poke around your shelves anon.

Best,

David

posted by dcozy at 3:24 am (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

You wrote:

Hi Tames -- Where was your thread on Carl Sagan? I'd like to participate!

I think you are referring to the War and Peace group read. The Demon-Haunted World is the Carl Sagan book that I just started - but not as a group read. :)

posted by tames at 1:55 pm (EST) on May 22, 2009

I thought The Devil We Know was very informative, it confirmed some things I've read elsewhere. I've heard of the other book and would like to read it if I get a chance. On a related topic I've been reading The Shia Revival.

posted by sgtbigg at 3:17 pm (EST) on Mar 28, 2009

Hi, and thanks for the "Interesting Libraries" linkage.

- Bob

posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 7:52 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Glad you enjoyed DHWJ. i've pretty much given up on the Con board and am close to also abandoning Pro&Con. Too much knee-jerk non-thinking that's tiresome and, ultimately, pointless.

posted by NativeRoses at 8:45 am (EST) on Apr 3, 2008

Hullo there ~ There's a discussion starting of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid over at http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph... that you might enjoy.

posted by NativeRoses at 8:38 am (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

I think Black Swan was one of my favorite books of the year so far. Then again, like you, I agree with quite a bit of it.

Are you sure that you didn't leave The Myth of Sanity for yourself while in a dissociative fugue state? Maybe you were trying to tell yourself something...

And yes, I've read Antproof Case. If you've read any other Helprin and enjoyed it, you may like it. If not, then I wouldn't push it. Helprin's got a rather specific world-view and can be an enjoyable read, but I don't think he's Great Lit in the capital G capital L sense... Helprin's a bit too stuck on the Horatio Alger tip for my taste, but he's still something of a guilty pleasure for me.

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 1:33 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2007

Hello,

Thank you for recommending Wellfleet on the nonfiction book conversation. I found one copy in our library network and I have just started it. I'm enjoying it very much.

posted by chilover at 10:06 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

I should have been more specific. There is a lot of bad stuff at Rotten too. But the Rotten library and bios are mostly excellent.

posted by slickdpdx at 12:07 pm (EST) on Oct 26, 2007

I read your review of a Jack Parsons book. Have you ever checked out the Rotten.com bio for L. Ron. Absolutely ingenious.

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religi...

The Parsons bio is pretty good too.

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/mad-sc...

Actually, there is a lot of good stuff at Rotten. For instance, they have a great Richard Scarry bio too.

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/author...

posted by slickdpdx at 2:55 pm (EST) on Oct 25, 2007

You left a question for me ages ago regarding The Book of Gossage. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, but I've been away from LT for a while.

I actually owe my knowledge of Gossage to my dad, who has always been a great fan of Stan Freberg. So when the book crossed my path, I immediately had a context for it.

I knew very little of Gossage beyond his name, though, so the book was a real treasure when I found it. It's a terrific time capsule of mid-twentieth century pop culture AND a look at advertising agencies of that time from what is, obviously, a very unique perspective. Definitely one of the hidden gems in my library.

posted by the_croupier at 10:11 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

I studied advertising (copywriting) in school and the head of the creative department thought that I might be inspired by someone who was able to maintain their integrity while working in such a venal profession. I wound up loving him and hating everything else about advertising. I guess if I were a guy and this was the sixties I may have been able to muster something good about something so obviously evil, instead I raise my daughter and do art. It's working out well. Have you ever seen The Swimmer with Burt Lancaster? It's based on a Cheever story and very good. I like Burt Lancaster though.

posted by ida at 3:44 pm (EST) on Aug 5, 2007

Oh, and I have never seen A Baby Squirrel Wearing a Cowboy Hat Riding a Golden Retriever, but I once saw a cat asleep on a horse while the horse walked around its field. And last week I saw several starlings lined up on the back of a Roosevelt Elk.

posted by ggchickapee at 11:45 am (EST) on Aug 1, 2007

Greg -- I saw that you recommended RateYourMusic for cataloging cds. Does it work as easilty as LT? I am thinking of trying it to catalog an over-sized collection of jazz cds. And lps, if that would work. Do you know if you can use a cuecat?

I think there was a thread on this topic, and even though I participated in it, I cannot find it again.

posted by ggchickapee at 11:39 am (EST) on Aug 1, 2007

Something else that you might like: I wish I hadn't said that!.

posted by sunny at 8:44 am (EST) on Jul 29, 2007

I see you've put my catalog as a "library of interest." What about my library interests you? Nice to meet you.
Belle

posted by gautherbelle at 10:37 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2007

Great! :-)

I'm putting selected quotes from it over here - only just started though.

posted by sunny at 2:02 am (EST) on Jul 27, 2007

It is a huge collection of quotes, pictures, insights, informations, other tidbits etc. by Alan Fletcher, who co-founded Pentagram.

Unfortunately he died last year, so he can't be thanked for this treasure directly.

---

pps - I just added the link to Howard Gossage's Firehouse to his author page.

posted by sunny at 6:43 pm (EST) on Jul 22, 2007

i think cranin was consigned to 'spending more time with his family' recently. i once heard a story about young dooner, when he was on his way up. he literally crawled under the table and licked the client's shoes. could be apocryphal (sic) but i like it. feel free to e-mail me at my work number if you want -- ken@partnersandjeary.com. i'll check out that other site -- i have about a gazillion albums, cds', and stolen shit on mp3s. i was there when we lost coke. that was fun. the long knives were definitely out.

ken

posted by adkrim at 11:01 am (EST) on Jul 19, 2007

ps - do you know The art of looking sideways by Alan Fletcher?

posted by sunny at 2:38 am (EST) on Jul 19, 2007

we were in way separate groups -- although i know one of his buddies pretty well. nina di sesa, i worked with her. sean fitzpatrick. the gordon bowen days. yes, anna k. is a slog, but i've gone all russian this summer...it's my time of life i guess. are you at a shop now? in sf? i just finished woodies latest -- it's ok. mamet, i like him.

ken

posted by adkrim at 7:13 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2007

we got similar feedback. i notice you partake in some of these groups on this site. i'll have to try and do that. i'm currently immersed in reading anna karenina. just finished war and peace (i know it sounds like a joke) -- but great stuff. you can see some of my lit reviews on this site i write for, culturecatch.com.

ken

posted by adkrim at 4:53 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2007

oh, and greg, i also have a daughter named ruby -- she's 7. she has two older brothers, neither named ruby. of course.

ken

posted by adkrim at 10:41 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2007

yes -- adman i am. i am also a big gossage fan. right now, i'm cd of partners and jeary in new york. my site is www.kenkrimstein.com -- my ad site is www.kenkrimsteincreative.com.

glad to make your aquaintance --

ken krimstein

posted by adkrim at 10:39 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2007

I posted everywhere I could think of when the Book of Gossage was reissued. I don´t really remember how I discovered the book (it was the first time I heard of him). Apart from his originality I adore how respectful he treats the customers. Did you see that you can order the disc of Gossage seperately if you have the book already?

:-)

posted by sunny at 7:26 am (EST) on Jul 15, 2007

Yeah. I was thinking that something along those lines might be interesting for the ratings system. "Five Stars with the caveat that I was using grugs extensively during reading".

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 9:23 pm (EST) on Jul 12, 2007

Greg,
Re: Is creativity the domain of liberals, your post #99.

I couldn't agree more that, as you say, "Cynical conservatives are not above using The Other to rile the irrational emotions of some voters." You should check out www.thefantasyyears.com. It's the story of movement conservatives and this dynamic at work throughout the 1990s. The first chapterlet actually uses the term "The Great Other."

Best,

Cbaker

posted by cbaker123 at 7:15 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2007

And here I thought that I was offering a reasonable approximation of a late-era Trotskyite. Goes to show you what I know.

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 1:31 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2007

Yeah. You're right. That is insane. In fact, If I were you, I'd probably refrain from admitting that you share books with me or they'll know that you're as nuts as I am. Have you read my posts? Absolutely nutty.

It's probably all of the time I spent in San Francisco.

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 1:09 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2007

Greg,

i noticed that you have joined the contra costa times book group. thanks, i have to admit i have been remiss at keeping it up. Have you been to the book group. I have been to a few.

David Perrings,
Danville, CA

posted by dperrings at 7:37 pm (EST) on Jul 7, 2007

Your posts really make me laugh.

posted by NativeRoses at 9:58 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2007

Welcome to the Political Conservatives group. Thanks for joining!

I flipped through (I guess that doesn't work on-line does it? scrolled through?) your reviews and, based on what I read, look forward to your comments on the P.C. discussion board.

posted by ggchickapee at 3:13 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2007