Twitter Roundup 2009-12-31

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Twitter Roundup 2009-12-29

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Twitter Roundup 2009-12-28

• After much indecision, I am leaning toward just sticking with @collectedmisc & not continuing with The Right Reads. Feel free to weigh in… #

In the Mail: Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid

Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid: The Simple Truth to a Complicated Relationship

Publishers Weekly:

Cover via Amazon

In this comic relationship self-help, semi-functional (but self-aware) couple Lee and Morris-brandishing their credentials as “a major nut bag” and “a genuine dunce,” respectively-boil down the whole of male-female relationships to a simple, provocative statement, then go about examining the evidence and implications in an alternating, occasionally overlapping, he said-she said format. Most chapters follow the same structure, giving Morris the lead on any number of subjects-which came first, stupid or crazy; keeping your big dumb mouth shut; dealing with outsized expectations-after which Lee steps in with a response. This gives the book a male-oriented feel, but it’s got enough laughs and insight to hook readers on either side of the gender divide, provided the egos involved aren’t too fragile. Morris and Lee have a warm, funny, playfully adversarial relationship that’s both intimate and identifiable, and put through the paces in lengthy, laugh-out-loud dialogues. For all its self-deprecating comedy, this volume provides valuable insight into typical relationship potholes, including chick-flick con

Twitter Roundup 2009-12-25

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Twitter Roundup 2009-12-24

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Twitter Roundup 2009-12-23

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In the Mail: I.O.U

I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay

From the Publisher

Part economic primer, part fiscal and historical analysis, New Yorker and London Review of Books contributor John Lanchester offers his brilliantly witty, succinct overview of the current financial crisis.

Twitter Roundup 2009-12-22

• Who Was Jesus' Grandfather? | Christianity Today http://ow.ly/OAdi #
• On Between the Covers @heymiller talks with Matthew Spalding about his new book We Still Hold These Truths http://ow.ly/OAQm #
• Best Sports Books Of 2009 – Forbes.com http://ow.ly/OCiM #

Twitter Roundup 2009-12-21

• The Best Business Books of 2009 http://ow.ly/Ogm1 #
• George H. Nash, author of "Reappraising the Right," looks at the future of US #conservatism http://ow.ly/OiqC (via @roncharles) #
• Flavorwire » Daily Dose Pick: R. Crumb’s Illustrated Book of Genesis http://ow.ly/Om0d #