The book is far better than the movie. I watched half the movie, then listened to all but the final 15 minutes of the audiobook, then finished the movie, then finished the book. After reading the majority of the book, I found the movie much less tolerable than I had before. If Steve had been as unpl...
It's kind of ironic that I listened to this book in audio format, since that represents a reversion to the oral tradition and the days before silent reading became prevalent, as Carr describes in his overview of the history of printed books. There were also times where my attention flagged and my br...
Interesting and very well sourced, although a little drawn out. It could easily be two-thirds of the length just by providing all the example themes once, instead of repeating them every chapter.
A syndicated columnists writes about a homeless man who is a good musician and former Juilliard student. Suddenly the homeless man is famous, and there are many people who want to help him. There's just one problem. This man has schizophrenia and is suspicious of everyone. But glimmers of musica...