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Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

March 16, 2014 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Introduction Regular readers of this blog, which is to say people who read the articles I write unrelated to disability as well as those about accessibility and such (about 10 of you), would know that I’m also passionate about music, literature, poetry and a lot of other artistic endeavors. At any given time, I’m usually… Read more about Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

Filed Under: Book Review, Music Review Tagged With: Books, Led Zeppelin, Light In August, Music, Rock and Roll, The Blues, When Giants walked The Earth, William Faulkner

The Trouble With Physics Books

August 30, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

I enjoy reading science books written for lay people like me with no formal background or education in a particular field. My own science background doesn’t go beyond the introductory classes required to get any degree at NYU, basic biology, chemistry, physics and some social sciences. My computer science background was pretty good in 1983… Read more about The Trouble With Physics Books

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Albert Einstein, Cosmology, Lee Smolin, Loop Quantum Gravity, M-Theory, Math, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Gravity, Standard Model, String Theory, The Trouble With Physics

Reclaiming the US Founding Fathers

July 17, 2013 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

If a 2013 US politician were to say any of the following about religion in a public forum, let’s say his or her Face Book page or Twitter feed, could they win an election? “Say nothing of my religion. It is known to my god and myself alone.” “The legitimate powers of government extend to… Read more about Reclaiming the US Founding Fathers

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Atheism, Attack of the Theocrats, History, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, US Constitution

My Guide Dog Is A Genius

July 10, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Chris and X-Celerator

A couple of weeks back, I wrote my first ever book review of “The Bonobo and The Atheist” and a bunch of readers told me that the liked it and I enjoyed writing the piece so here’s another book review. The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think by Brian Hare and… Read more about My Guide Dog Is A Genius

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Books, Criticism, Dogs, Guide Dogs

Chimps Are From Jersey; Bonobos Are From Boulder

June 18, 2013 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

Introduction   I have enjoyed a lifetime of reading literary criticism. In junior high, when I first found myself blown away by some writers who would become literary friends for life, authors like Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and so many more who have provided me with a rich reading… Read more about Chimps Are From Jersey; Bonobos Are From Boulder

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Atheism, Blindness, Book Review, Disability, Empathy, Evolution, Humanism

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