http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/books/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:18:03 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss books http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-i-put-a-spell-on-you.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-i-put-a-spell-on-you.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-i-put-a-spell-on-you.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:18:03 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d4c1d80005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d4c1d80005-50si" alt="I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone by Nina Simone with Stephen Cleary (1993, Da Capo). In the very first paragraph of the prologue, Nina Simone reflects on a statement James Baldwin – Jimmy, to her – had directed to her, “This... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-i-put-a-spell-on-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398e1cae40004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books nina simone da capo i put a spell on you: the autobiography of nina simone http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-be-our-guest---perfecting-the-art-of-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-be-our-guest---perfecting-the-art-of-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-be-our-guest---perfecting-the-art-of-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:59:27 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398df13030004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398df13030004-50si" alt="Be Our Guest" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Be Our Guest - Perfecting the art of customer service by Disney Institute (Disney Editions, 2001). As Carrie noted on our trip to Disneyland a couple weekends ago, I've moved from just drinking the Kool-Aid to making it. It's true. I make few apo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-be-our-guest---perfecting-the-art-of-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48cdd775c0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> muppets books disney customer service fairies walt disney be our guest here come the 123s disney editions phineas & ferb http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/literary-meme.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/literary-meme.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/literary-meme.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:27:18 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d211b80001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d211b80001-50si" alt="People&#39;s Movements, People&#39;s Press: The Journalism of Social Justice Movements" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> RPM, I'm calling your name-check of me in the post a tag, so here we go: Instructions: 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these ins... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/literary-meme.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d211d50001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books meme rpm anna people's movements people's press http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:22:47 -0800 A few years ago, my first novel was published. It did pretty well, won an award, was translated and sold around the world; the movie rights were even optioned. Now I want to put it online — no charge, no hook, no catch. My motivation is simple: gr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cd621c0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books publishing speakeasy the walrus jon evans http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:50:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc34240002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc34240002-50si" alt="Below the Heavens" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/video/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc2bcb0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc2bcb0001-50si" alt="Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had grand plans to do a post a day about my favorite 2007 things starting about 2 weeks ago but life got in the way. It's hard to write when grandma's in town and a Felicia returns and you're stuffing your face all the daggone time. So, here's ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc434f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music tv videos lists books movies blogs best of 07 http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:38:53 -0800 Advice about when and where not to read was once a medical specialty. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cbe92c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books reading ny times one line bookforum http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-300.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-300.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-300.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:41:57 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398ba52220005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398ba52220005-50si" alt="300" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 300 by Frank Miller (1998, Dark Horse). I didn't like the movie. It occurs to me that I might simply have a problem with media based around Greek and Roman history as I also don't like Gladiator and couldn't get with the Rome HBO series (althoug... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-300.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398ba3bc30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books frank miller rome 300 greek mythology persia dark horse herodotus the hot gates jason and the argonauts roots of western civilization http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-mouse-guard---fall-1152.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-mouse-guard---fall-1152.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-mouse-guard---fall-1152.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:38:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398b767620002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398b767620002-50si" alt="Mouse Guard Volume 1: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Mouse Guard Volume 1: Fall 1152 by David Petersen (2007, Archaia Studios Press). Halfway through Special Topics in Calamity Physics, I lost interest. I was reading a line here, a paragraph there, a chapter during an ambitious afternoon and then t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-mouse-guard---fall-1152.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398b77a120004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books gnomes the hobbit special topics in calamity physics david petersen mouse guard archaia studios press mouse guard fall 1152 http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-bell-jar.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-bell-jar.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-bell-jar.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:39:50 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989aea400004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989aea400004-50si" alt="The Bell Jar" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1971, Harper). I sat outside the Beehive next to two women kanoodling over coffee and an unopened copy of Potter. I was reading Sylvia Plath with Sleater-Kinney blaring through my ear buds. I am Jack's riot grrrl les... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-bell-jar.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989adb720002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books suicide feminism sleater-kinney sylvia plath the bell jar harper collins lulu's beehive heavens to betsy http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:16:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989af9180005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989af9180005-50si" alt="Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (2007, Scholastic). What the hell do you care what I think? By the number of people I see on a daily basis with the 700+ page tome under their arms, you've either already read it, in the midst ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989ad7dc0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books j.k. rowling scholastic harry potter and the deathly hallows