1994:
7. Cracker Barrel restaurants. They are not just dependable, but excellent Interstate
food.
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1993
6. American Scholar magazine, edited by Joseph Epstein. Mr. Epstein has made a
previous appearance in my lists for his essays. He not only can write a good essay,
he can spot one when he sees it and put it in his magazine.
FIND FIND FIND NOT ON WEB
5. Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll, 1994. $8.76. True-life intrigue on the Internet, with more than a touch of human warmth too.
1992:
6. Lexis and Westlaw. These two legal research services are a delight to use. You can sit down at your computer and find out what the Supreme Court said yesterday without having to read between the lines of newspaper articles written by the mentally disadvantaged. Alas, this is very expensive unless you are a lawyer or connected to a university.
8. Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park , 1990, $9.60. I found all Crichton aside from Andromeda Strain worthless, but he has scored again. This is real science fiction, combining paleontology and computer technology. FIND FIND FIND
4. Country music. Bloomington is where new operas premiere, but it is also country
country. Country singers have wit, style, and melody, unlike most singers off
broadway, and it has been improving in recent years as the proportion of western to
southern style has grown. Garth Brooks is a genius, except for his most recent,
third-rate album. For starters, I recommend the Heroes and Friends disk by Randy
Travis, composed of duets with famous singers from Merle Haggard to Roy Rogers
(and even Clint Eastwood!). See also Mark Chesnutt (``Bubba Shot the Jukebox'')
and Confederate Railroad (``Jesus and Mama Always Loved Me'').
FIND FIND FIND
1 4. Prozac. A wonderful anti-depressant drug. I felt tired for three years, and this
pill solved the problem in three months. More effective than jogging, and less work.
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1. The Next computer. Twenty files in RAM are accessible at the flick of a mouse, I
can speed like lightning through a text file, and I can preview TeX files before I
print them. Maybe an Apple is as good, but this mouse-based system is a revelation
to an IBM user like me.
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1990
Somehow I think
of The Mayor of Casterbridge ; this too is an ordinary man's
rise and fall in an everyday world not our own.
2. Winston Churchill. Great Contemporaries. 1937. Churchill supported himself by
writing for magazines, and this is a collection of his pieces. He knew every
politician and could write better than any journalist. Great contemporaries
by Winston Churchill
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1992
9. Thomas Harris, Silence of the Lambs , 1988 Silence of the Lambs
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between a sick mind (Buffalo Bill) and an evil mind (Hannibal Lecter). If you think
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10. Eric Ambler, A Coffin for Demetrios , 1938. This adventure novel is from backA Coffin for Dimitrios
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in the days when the Near East still existed and English gentlemen still had
adventures. (Recommended by Alan Schwartz.)
11. Greta Garbo, Ninotchka, 1939, movie. An early prediction of the fall of theNinotchka
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Soviet Union. Contains the classic proletarian response: ``That depends on the size
of the tip.''
12. The Magliozzi brothers, Car Talk , 1991. Cars are fascinating, but car books are
generally boring. This is an exception. Car Talk
by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Harry Trumbore (Illustrator)
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13. Charles Papazian, The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing, 1991. This book is
a joy to read; I bet Papazian could write on accounting and make it interesting. He
is aesthetic, scientific, and practical all at the same time. The Home Brewer's Companion
by Charlie Papazian
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15. Derek Jacobi, I, Claudius , 1980, TV series. Watching this is the best way to
learn about the complexities of the Julio-Claudian family. The series is unfair to
Livia, but more interesting than Tacitus, whose absence you will note from these
lists. I Claudius Volume 4
by Derek Jacobi
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16. Caving. If you live in the right part of the country and do not mind mud, this
could become an obsession. Caving combines adventure, mystery, and discovery,
even in a safe cave with beer cans all over.
17. Glover and Gibson, Lethal Weapon, 1982, movie. A violent action movie done
with a very fine hand at the controls. Very L.A.
Lethal Weapon
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18. Belgian lambic . This style of beer violates the usual rules by being purposely
soured, contaminated by wild yeast, and made using hops whose favor has faded
away from age. I like the gueze variety better than those made with raspberries,
cherries, or peaches.
19. James Macneil, The Story of English , TV series. How can a TV series be made
about speaking? ---By showing people talking about interesting things in their daily
lives, in exotic settings, with careful editing.
Story of English/5 Volume Set
by Robert MacNeil
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20. Batman Returns, 1992, movie. I never liked Batman much, but with both
Catwoman and the Penguin this is very fine stuff. Superb casting, especially, all the
way down to the very minor characters. Batman Returns
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3. Guzano Rojo Mezcal. Tasting this liquor, made from century plants, makes me
think of the desert liquefied.
4. Dick Francis novels. Francis has written an immense number of adventure novels:
Proof 0449207544 , Long Shot 0449219550 , Blood Sport 0449212629 , Banker 0449211991, and more. They are full of interesting
ways of life (often connected with horse-racing), and the protagonist is always a
likable guy.
5. Desert roads in the Mohave. Go to Randsburg or Johannesburg, and wander around
in the desert past old mine shafts and through the desert tortoise country.
6. Sopapillas. These are a New Mexico staple---deep-fried bread, I think--- that I
discovered driving across country. They don't serve Mexican food there---it's New
Mexican food.
7. Richard Kluger. Simple Justice . 1975. A history of Brown v. Board of Education
and the litigation leading up to it. Simple Justice : The History of Brown V. Board of
Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
by Richard Kluger
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8. Reader's Digest. Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American
Skills. 1981.Back to Basics : How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional
American Skills
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ISBN: 0895779390 A practical guide on how to build a log cabin, bake bread, tan hides, and
make brooms, with a mixture of the modern and the colonial.
9. James Clavell. Tai-Pan . 1966. A novel about the founding of Hong Kong thatTai-Pan
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pulls the reader along irresistably. Like Lord of the Rings , it gives you the feeling
that the author has five times as much material as he needs and has chosen only the
best.
10. William Riker. The Art of Political Manipulation . 1986. A series of political
stories of agenda manipulation and rivals forced into corners, interpreted carefully
and entertainingly.
The Art of Political Manipulation
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1990
1. Light Tackle Fishing . Byron Dalrymple, 389 pp., 1947. Here is a man who talks
about real fishing: for bullhead and bluegill, not bass and muskie.
2. The Vicar of Wakefield . Oliver Goldsmith. A charming little novel that makes
you feel good when you've finished it. It is a wholesome reminder that a good and
admirable person can nonetheless be simple and foolish. The Vicar of Wakefield
by Oliver Goldsmith
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3. The Harvard Guide to Influential Books. Edited by C. Devine, Claudia Dissel, and
Kim Parrish, 300pp., 1986.ISBN: 0060550139 These Kennedy School students asked 113 professors
to list books and write a paragraph about each one.
4. The Microbe Hunters. Paul DeKruif, 1926. Science made exciting and passionate. Microbe Hunters
by Paul De Kruif, F. Gonzalez-Crussi (Introduction)
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5. The Toshiba T1000SE laptop computer. The keyboard feels good and the screen
is visible day and night. Good for taking to the mountains or the beach. And I really
don't miss the hard disk.
6. Modern Times: The World from the Twenties to the Eighties , Paul Johnson, 816
pp., 1983. You can put this on your shelf with Manchester's The Glory and the
Dream. Johnson reminds us of past mistakes and does not hesitate to point fingers. Modern Times : The World from the Twenties to the
Nineties
by Paul Johnson
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7. Pillsbury Country Biscuits. Just twist it open and pop it in the oven. My one item
of sensual pleasure on this list.
8. Discovering Sierra Trees. Stephen Arno, 89 pp., 1973. This is the best tree guide
I have ever seen. You may have to buy it in national parks---it is published by the
Yosemite Natural History Association. Discovering Sierra Trees (Discovering Sierra Series)
by Stephen F. Arno
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9. John Adams and the American Revolution .Catherine Bowen, 699pp., 1949.
This book, which covers Adams's life up to 1776, has too much fictional
nonfiction, but it is well worth reading. How could such a nonpolitical man help
found a country? ---Because he was honorable and good at writing arguments.
John Adams and the American Revolution
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
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10. The Guide . R. Narayanan, 220 pp., 1958. Somehow I think of The Mayor of
Casterbridge ; this too is an ordinary man's rise and fall in an everyday world not
our own. The Guide : A Novel (Penguin Twentieth-Century
Classics)
by R. K. Narayan
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1989
1. The microcassette recorder. GE or Panasonic. I bought two, one for my car, one
for my jacket.
2. David Brin, The Postman . The Postman
by David Brin
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ISBN: 055327418Xwhich made my list last year.
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it, visit the sand dunes in Death Valley at night. Lawrence of Arabia 30th Ann. Edition
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4. The Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1988 . A good way to make your
conversation more interesting. Did you know that the membership of the average
church rose from 359 in 1960 to 413 in 1985? Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997 (117th Ed)
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5. William Manchester, The Last Lion: Alone, 1932-40. The second volume of his
Churchill biography. The first is good too, as is his MacarthurAmerican Caesar
by William Manchester
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6. Mike Royko, Dr. Kookie, You're Right! . His latest collection of columns. Dumb
politics and smart satire, as usual. Dr. Kookie, You're Right!
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7. H.L. Mencken Happy Days . Essays about growing up in Baltimore. Funny, and
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high standard. Showboat World
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1988
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seems to be starting to get somewhere. Ender's Game
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crewed by humans and modified dolphins that gets into trouble with about a dozen
kinds of aliens all at once. SEE ABOVE
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educational. The Complete Yes Minister : The Diaries of a Cabinet
Minister
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· 1. Mushrooms in Wisconsin. Fascinating variety. Transient gardening.
· 2. *John von Neumann: The Scientific Genius who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More, *by Norman Macrae. Macrae was editor of The Economist magazine, and this book has all the virtues of that writing style: interest, instruction, opinion, and clarity.
· 3. *Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan *, by Michael Barone, 1992. $19.95 Barone is one of the writers of the The Almanac of American Politics. He knows political geography like no one else.
· 4. *Red Square *by Martin Smith, 1993. $4.79. How can he write so many good novels? This is the sequel to *Gorky Park *and *Polar Star *, which are also excellent.
· 5. *Cuckoo's Egg *by Cliff Stoll, 1994. $8.76. True-life intrigue on the Internet, with more than a touch of human warmth too.
· 6. *American Scholar *magazine, edited by Joseph Epstein. Mr. Epstein has made a previous appearance in my lists for his essays. He not only can write a good essay, he can spot one when he sees it and put it in his magazine.
· 7. *A Question of Intelligence: The IQ Debate in America *, by Daniel Seligman. Another book by a retired journalist with clear writing and an eye for an interesting topic. Full of neat facts like the large decline in IQ from age 25 to age 60.
· 8. *The PreHistory of The Far Side *, by Gary Larson, 1989, 288 pages. $13.97. Nietzsche wrote aphorisms; today we draw cartoons. This is the book for anyone who ever wanted to know how Gary Larson's mind works.
· 9. *Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer *, by P.J. O'Rourke, 233 pages, 1993. $9.60. Up to his best ( *Holidays in Hell *).
· 10. *Master and Commander *, by Patrick O'Brian. This is everyone's discovery of the year. Very much like the Hornblower novels in action and setting, but with more of an education in the life of England in 1800. Master and Commander
by *Patrick O'Brian*
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· 11. *The Second World War *, by John Keegan. Keegan is perhaps the best military historian of all time because he combines an analytic mind, an eye for interesting facts, and a willingness to express opinions. The Second World War
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· 12. Purnell's Old Folks Whole Hog Country Sausage, hot style. I suppose my taste in breakfast sausage must be unusual, or all sausages would be this good. If you share my taste in books, though, perhaps you will share my taste in sausages.
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· 1. James Stephen, *Liberty, Equality, Fraternity *, 1874. For those of you who wonder how my seemingly bizarre political positions can be consistent: read this book, which shows how intelligent utilitarianism leads to conservatism. It was just reprinted this year, with a foreword by Richard Posner, who admires the book while vigorously disagreeing with it. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity : And Three Brief Essays (Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics)
by *James Fitzjames Stephen*
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· 2. Infrared cordless headphones. These are very useful in an office, where you want to (a) avoid bothering other people and (b) move around the office from phone to computer to bookshelf.
· 3. John C. Miller, *Triumph of Freedom: 1775/1783 *. 1948. A book on the Revolution. Unlike the civil war, hardly anything written on the Revolutionary War is interesting. This book is an exception. Triumph of Freedom, 1775-1783
by *John Chester Miller*
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· 4. Country music. Bloomington is where new operas premiere, but it is also country country. Country singers have wit, style, and melody, unlike most singers off broadway, and it has been improving in recent years as the proportion of western to southern style has grown. Garth Brooks is a genius, except for his most recent, third-rate album. For starters, I recommend the *Heroes and Friends *disk by Randy Travis, composed of duets with famous singers from Merle Haggard to Roy Rogers (and even Clint Eastwood!). See also Mark Chesnutt (``Bubba Shot the Jukebox'') and Confederate Railroad (``Jesus and Mama Always Loved Me'').
· 5. Ken Burns, *The Civil War *, 1990, TV Series. The civil war has inspired many good books, all going over the same ground. This series shows why--- personality, geography, technology, and ideology combine to make this war close to home . Civil War
by *Ken Vvpbs 306 Burns*
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6. Street Atlas. A CD-ROM that will locate the exact block you want to visit and allow you to print out the map. It
even will find the 812-331-xxxx exchange area for you.
7. STATA. An econometric package for doing nonlinear regressions that is easy to use and extremely well-engineered.
Actually, items (2), (8), and (9) on this list all give one that feeling of the satisfaction of something well-designed.
Stata.
8. Ray Stevens, His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits. A cassette that combines clever words with clever music and style,
very much like Tom Lehrer except sophisticatedly unsophisticated, instead of unsophisticatedly sophisticated.
FIND FIND FIND
9. The ZipDrive. Like an external, portable (1 pound) floppy drive----but with 100 Meg floppies. Only 200 dollars, and
20 dollars per disk, so this is the cheapest storage around.
For a PC magazine review and link to Iomega's homepage, go to
http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/removable/rers4.htm
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8. The PreHistory of The Far Side , by Gary Larson. Nietzsche wrote aphorisms;
today we draw cartoons. This is the book for anyone who ever wanted to know how
Gary Larson's mind works. The Prehistory of the Far Side : A 10th Anniversary Exhibit (Far Side Series)
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