Have to love this new article from MIT's Technology Review. I can think of few better ways to use science than to make better beer...
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Wu Cheng-en (Translated by Anthony C. Yu): The Journey to the West, Volume 3
Thomas L. Friedman: Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Good summary of the major challenges and opportunities presented by our energy needs and the environment. Not a lot new per se, but kudos for being prescriptive and timely. (****)Ronald W. Clark: Einstein (The Life and Times) 1972 Pb By Ronald W. Clark
Bart Yasso: My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Inspiring, amusing and endearing anecdotes about running (****)Muhammad Yunus: Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Seminal work on microfinance. A must read for anyone interested in economic development (****)Neal Stephenson: The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3)
(****)David McCullough: 1776
(***)Cao Xueqin: The Story of the Stone, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
Lasting images come to mind after reading the somewhat slow second volume of the Jia family saga (****)
Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in Shanghai
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