From: Library (Library@KVN.com)
Date: Mon Oct 04 2004 - 09:43:25 PDT
Message-ID: <431FB68B186CE24480499DC77B74DBBA09712BC1@SFOEX01> From: Library <Library@KVN.com> Subject: RE: SLA-SF: WC: Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:43:25 -0700
Sandy, "Devil in the White City" is indeed an interesting book. When I saw
the name of the head planner of the fair, Daniel Burnham, I though it
sounded familiar and then realized Daniel Burnham Court is the name of a the
condo complex on Van Ness. I had assumed that was the guy who had financed
the building, not that he was a famous architect and city planner. In fact,
one of the many cities for which Burnham prepared a master plan was San
Francisco. In a case of very bad timing, he delivered it the day before the
Earthquake and Fire and it was never implimented.
I had heard about the Chicago World's Fair, because of its importance in San
Francisco history, but I hadn't realized what a national event it was. San
Franciscans were so impressed with Chicago, that they decided to hold a
Midwinter Fair to showcase what a wonder place their young city was to visit
in the winter. There is a really nice exhibit about the fair (and Golden
Gate Park) in the first floor Visitors Center of the Beach Chalet restaurant
on the Great Highway at Ocean Beach.
The Midwinter Fair, besides from being a really fun event, was also very
important in the revitalization of the California Woman's Suffrage movement,
but I'm digressing.....
Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian
Keker & Van Nest LLP
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Malloy [mailto:Sandy.Malloy@businesswire.com]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 9:07 AM
To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
Subject: RE: SLA-SF: WC: Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools
No reason to be embarrassed; I think she has pretty good taste & is a
smart woman.
I liked it OK. It didn't really stay with me all that much, surprising
considering the subject matter.
I liked another Oprah book better--I think it was "She's come undone"
by Wally Lamb, if my memory is not failing me.
The best book I read is year is "Devil in the white city" about the
creation of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago interleaved with the
true story of a serial killer who was doing his deeds in Chicago during
that same time. You could not make up any more fascinating
characters.
Sandy
Sandy Malloy
Senior Information Specialist, Business Wire
800/227-0845 (415/986-4422) ext. 512
sandy.malloy@businesswire.com
>>> mm@kk.org 09/30/04 05:05PM >>>
I'm a bit embarrassed by my forthcoming enthusiasm, but i'm reading
my first "oprah" book and i LOVE it. "White Oleander" I can't put it
down. It strikes every chord in me - girly (eek!), sexy, poetic,
deep, philosophical, heartbreaking, honest. The main character is so
brutally honest and contradictory and jaded and hopeful and the
writing - i would never be able to form such beautiful, powerful
words. I could go on and on but clearly, i'm not a well versed book
reviewer...
i'd love to hear from anyone who read it, loved it, hated it,
whatever. for some reason this book completely unmoors me.
m
>Deborah Hunt wrote on Thursday, September 30, 2004 03:19 PM
>
>> the infopro /librarian mainstream. For example, I know y'all are a
>> great source of information on good books to read and I'd like to
>> hear what you are reading and why. That might be a good WC to kick
>> off.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>The three books I have 'read' recently are:
>
>- Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
>-Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
>-Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
>
>I liked them all, Bourdain's book best and Patterson's books least,
>though it wasn't terrible or horrific or anything, just not as good
and
>a little overdramatic for my tastes.
>
>I say 'read' because I have been downloading the books from
Audible.com
>and listening to them on my travels through life. I have also been
>listening to Ira Glass' This American Life, which is great, because I
>never get to listen to it live. I highly recommend this form of
>audiobook. I think I particularly enjoyed Bourdain's book, because he
>actually did the reading and that added another dimension to the
>experience.
>
>Jaye
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>Library Manager
>Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
>E-mail: jhl@cpdb.com
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