Beck
Birth date: July 08, 1970
Beck's Books
I love short stories. I don't read enough short stories. It's wonderful to pick up a collection of stories written by different authors, so that the book changes completely every few pages.My favourite was "Tiger Mending" by Aimee Bender. The book is worth it for that story alone, although so many o...
This book of sheet music, put out by McSweeney's is a thing of beauty. Working on learning some of the songs now, but you can check out the versions of others (not Beck) on songreader.com. Best idea in music in recent memory.
Nonrequired reading has such potential as a category. And on occasion, the kids find something really worth reading. But I must admit that I'm more inclined now to turn to those collections in the Best American series that are edited by authors rather than teenagers. There's a level of pretension...
See review of the 2004 edition.
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