Borges e os orangotangos eternos

Whiskey

http://goo.gl/3FnIy

Desilu

Lucy's birthday: 6 August 1911. Desi's birthday: 2 March 1917.

A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s.

Life stories

Kirkus: A collection of savvy, witty essays, more personal than political, from a feminist known for her social and cultural commentary. Thoroughly enjoyable reading for anyone, feminist or not, who likes bright, funny, opinionated writing.

Korean War era fiction

Kirkus did not particularly praise in (as usual Phillips writes up a storm (this time literally), but without a convincing story, readers may find themselves sinking into a marsh of sensory overload), though Book-a-Day calendar quotes fulsome praise from WashPost Book World.

Scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin

Johnson, Steven. (2008). Invention of air: a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America. New York: Riverhead Books.