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Mar 11, 2008

Things Noted Here and There


by Cliopatria


Somehow, Scott McLemee's"Bookshelf and Self," IHE, 27 February, and Freshome's"30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs," 25 February, seemed destined for each other, except that a bookshelf really ought not call so much attention to itshelf. Hat tip.

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan,"Big Fruit," NYT, 2 March, reviews Peter Chapman's Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World.

David Michaelis,"‘He Drew Great Mud'," NYT, 2 March, reviews Todd DePastino's Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front.

Nicholson Baker,"The Charms of Wikipedia," NYRB, 20 March, reviews John Broughton's Wikipedia: The Missing Manual. Hat tip.

Todd Spivack,"Barack Obama and Me," Houston Press, 28 February, is a critical account by a reporter who covered Obama's early political career in Illinois. Thanks to Ahistoricality for the tip.


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Oscar Chamberlain - 3/3/2008

I was lucky enough to find a copy of "Up Front" around the house when I was a teenager. In its own way, it's an extraordinary memoir of the war.

Here is a link to many of the cartoons in it: http://www.stripes.com/02/nov02/mauldin/index.html
(The one with the jeep was a personal favorite of his, and mine.)