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#61: Infradibulated Gratility (ssol) Fri 29 Aug 08 16:16

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:16:00 PDT

Sign me up! This topic and Marcus' book sound very interesting. Email sent! [Read entire topic]

#60: David Adam Edelstein (davadam) Thu 28 Aug 08 15:21

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:21:00 PDT

Coming soon, on September 17, Gary Marcus will be joining us in Inkwell to discuss his book "Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind". Here's the Amazon page describing the book: <http://www.amazon.com/Kluge-Haphazard-Construction-Human-Mind/dp/0618879641/>

We have a small number of books available to people interested in joining the conversation.

Interested in being a reader? WELL members with US mailing addresses are welcome to send us mail at inkwell@well.com. Please include your snail mail address. [Read entire topic]

#59: Lisa Harris (lrph) Mon 30 Jun 08 10:13

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:00 PDT

Beginning on AUgust 6, Paul Alexander will be in Inkwell.vue discussing his book, "Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove". The book is the first critical look at how Rove's desire to politicize every issue upon which he advised President Bush ultimately led to his own downfall.

Paul Alexander has written for Time, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Nation, and The Village VOice, to name a few. If you're interested in joining us, please email me at lrph1125@mac.com. Remember, you must be a WELL member and living in the United States. Your email request should include your mailing address. [Read entire topic]

#58: David Adam Edelstein (davadam) Sat 14 Jun 08 20:41

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:41:00 PDT

We're going to have Brendan Koerner in Inkwell from July 23 - August 6, discussing his book "Now the hell will start", which Publisher's Weekly describes as an "engrossing story [that] illuminates one of WWII*s fiascos as well as the disgraceful treatment of black soldiers during that era."

We have a few copies of the book available to WELL members who are interested in participating in the discussion and who have a US mailing address. Let us know at inkwell@well.com and include your mailing address. [Read entire topic]

#57: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Fri 11 Apr 08 15:09

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:09:00 PDT

We also have a few copies of "Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations" by Clay Shirky, who'll be our Inkwell guest starting May 28. Clay is a consultant and NYU teacher who's known for his incisive observations about the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. Anybody who caught Clay on the Stephen Colbert Report the other night will also know that he's got a great sense of humor.

If you're a WELL member who's interested in reading "Here Comes Everybody" and joining the conversation in Inkwell, please send an email to <bumbaugh@well.com> to let us know. Be sure to include your WELL login and your U.S. snail mail address.

NOTE: This offer is open only to WELL members with U.S. mailing address. [Read entire topic]

#56: What is going to amuse our bouches now? (bumbaugh) Thu 10 Apr 08 09:31

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PDT

Our own <flash> is scheduled in a couple of weeks to discuss *Blood, Sweat & 2nd Gear: More Medicine for Motorcyclists*, his new book. We have one or two copies to share with Well members to prepare them to participate in the discussion.

Might that be you? If so, please e-mail me <bumbaugh@well.com> with your Well login and a U.S. postal address to which we may send the book.

Danke. [Read entire topic]

#55: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Fri 15 Feb 08 14:38

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:38:00 PST

Investigative journalist Silja Talvi will be joining us in Inkwell the first half of April to talk about her new book, "Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System." For more on the book -- http://tinyurl.com/2kgxba

We have a small number of review copies of "Women Behind Bars" to offer to WELL members who'd like to read the book, then join the conversation.

If you're interested, please email me at <cdb@well.com> and say so. Please be sure to include your snail mail address and, if you're emailing from an offsite email address, your WELL login.

NOTE: We ship only within the United States, sorry. [Read entire topic]

#54: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Fri 25 Jan 08 16:53

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:53:00 PST

Begining March 5, we'll be talking with W. James Au about his book, "The Making of Second Life," a first-hand look behind the scenes at the creation and growth of the wildly popular 3-D world called Second Life. For more on the book, here's the Amazon URL: http://tinyurl.com/2z4h28

We have a small number of review copies in galley form to offer to WELL members who would like to read it in advance, then join the conversation with James in Inkwell. If you're interested, send me an email and tell me. Be sure to include your snail mail address, so we'll know where to ship the book. Also, if you email from an offsite address, don't forget to include your WELL login so I'll know who you are.

NOTE: You must have a US snail mail address, as we don't ship outside the United States. [Read entire topic]

#53: David Gans (tnf) Fri 14 Dec 07 10:28

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:28:00 PST

We're enjoying "Planet Cat" here at the ganseeta house! [Read entire topic]

#52: David Adam Edelstein (davadam) Fri 14 Dec 07 09:29

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:29:00 PST

Professor Richard Wiseman, author of "Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things", will join us from January 9-23 to discuss all manner of quirky psychological effects. Perhaps the best introduction to the book is one of his videos:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAntzB7EwE>

We have a small number of review copies, so if you're interested and have a US address, send an email to inkwell@well.com and we'll send the first lucky few a copy.

For more information, see the book's web site at <http://www.quirkology.com/USA/index.shtml> [Read entire topic]