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Tag Archives: biography

Review – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Bill Wake

     Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, by Art Spiegelman. Pantheon, 1987/1992.   Maus I – My Father Bleeds History Maus II – And Here My Troubles Began This is a graphic novel – the first one I became aware of, though there Continue reading Review – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale→

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Review – Journey through Genius

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Bill Wake

Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics, by William Dunham. ISBN 014014739X. Penguin, 1991. This book is a wonderful mix of proofs and history. The proofs are interesting (and showed me how rusty I am on some of this), Continue reading Review – Journey through Genius→

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Review – The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Bill Wake

The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made: The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert, the Man Who Saved Christmas, Bruce Watson. Penguin, 2003. A.C. Gilbert invented the Erector set, and made a big business out of “learning” Continue reading Review – The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made→

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Review – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Bill Wake

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Pete Seeger. Lancaster Press. 1997. ISBN 1-881322-10-6 The subtitle is “A Musical Autobiography,” and that’s what it is. It’s chock-full of songs (both words and music) and reminiscences of a long life. It gave Continue reading Review – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?→

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