books Archives - Ryan McLaughlin

Oh, the Places You’ll Go (at Burning Man)

Based on Dr. Seuss’s final book before his death, this is a story about life’s ups and downs, told by the people of Burning Man 2011.

January 8, 2012

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Review: Penn Jillette’s “God, No!”

Back in 2005, during a visit home after my first 8 months in China, a friend introduced me to “Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!“, and I’ve been a fan of the duo ever since. And while Bullshit! certainly hinted at the pair’s atheistic views, it wasn’t until I started watching Penn’s podcast on Revision3 that I …

October 7, 2011

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Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People @ Suzhou Bookworm

For all the Suzhou folks that have weathered my blog’s migration from “Suzhou/China commentary” to “all about the baby”, here’s one for you — head down to the Suzhou Bookworm tomorrow night for a talk by photojournalist Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People, an amazing book of photography capturing every corner of …

May 28, 2010

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Review: The Wikipedia Revolution

When I first heard of Andrew Lih‘s new book about Wikipedia, I’m certain there was a questioning look on my face. I couldn’t help but think that a book about an encyclopedia wouldn’t be anything more than an exercise in pedantry. Much like the rest of the globe’s Netizens, of course, I knew about Wikipedia. …

May 18, 2009

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Get English-language books online in China

Further to my previous post about ordering groceries online here in Suzhou, I wanted to share this little tip for ordering English-language books online in China. Mags has been using Joyo/Amazon.cn for months now to stock our shelves with every yoga book that exists – but only recently informed me that they have an “English …

November 1, 2008

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