by Jan Bear | Dec 21, 2003 | Literary Art
More about The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce. Culture. and Consciousness by Postrel. Virginia I. ( 2004 ) Paperback. I’m still not finished with the book so this constitutes a discussion with an argument in progress....
by Jan Bear | Dec 20, 2003 | Uncategorized
BookCrossing It’s been a long day, and I don’t have a handle on the next idea in The Substance of Style, so instead I’ll just refer my readers to Bookcrossing.com, which appeals to me as a network of worldwide serendipity. Check it out.
by Jan Bear | Dec 19, 2003 | Reading
The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce. Culture. and Consciousness by Postrel. Virginia I. ( 2004 ) Paperback Virginia Postrel’s new book is part pop-culture, part economics and part a glance into the human psyche. She lays...
by Jan Bear | Dec 18, 2003 | Uncategorized
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by Jan Bear | Dec 17, 2003 | Literary Art
I love audio books. It’s another place where technology has brought us closer to our roots, and those roots offer much nourishment. Once upon a time, literature was stories, and stories were oral (and aural). People gathered with the clan to hear the...