http://www.transitionelement.com/ en-us 2013-03-17T15:07:49+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2013/03/robert_carl_mah.html March 8, 1943 - March 17, 2013 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin After a short and rather one-sided battle with esophageal cancer, Robert Mahnke died on March 17, 2013. He is survived by his mother Florence, sister Suzanne, wife Pamela, sons... of interest Peter 2013-03-17T15:07:49+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/10/book_the_ghost.html Fantastic book. John Snow was absolutely an amazing man -- finding a theory, using statistics to prove it, convincing the government to act, then helping rid the modern world of one of the most deadly diseases -- awesome. Steven Johnson does a great job of telling this story, with a bit of history, a bit of back story, a bit of science and great pacing. Worth a read. culture Peter 2012-10-14T11:24:24+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/10/book_the_victor.html Very interesting and the parallels to our modern day internet are astounding. I felt that Standage didn't need to point out so many of these similarities as they will not date well; however, you can clearly see how the telegraph changed the world and how the internet is doing the same. At the same time, you see how people are people -- scheming, loving, misunderstanding, etc... culture Peter 2012-10-10T11:18:17+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/09/book_the_100yea.html I loved this book. I love the understated sense of humour, the irony, the characters. I laughed out loud page after page. It is impossible and fun, highly recommended. culture Peter 2012-09-28T11:12:46+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/09/book_the_brief.html Well, you don't win the Pulitzer by mistake. This book was pretty amazing. There was a lot of Spanish (my wife claims most of it was filthy) and a lot of sci-fi references. But it was great. I think the end was the only flaw... a bit to much effort on Oscars side to explain the fuku... and too many loose ends to tie up, but still, really well done. I definitely recommend it. culture Peter 2012-09-10T20:24:53+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/09/book_a_dance_wi.html I can't recall my previous reviews, but this was everything I love and hate about Martin. Love the characters and atmosphere, but he utterly fails to follow a plot, understand how to make people love a hero or underdog, resolve conflicts. And, he kills off one of the last heroes left at the end... so, I guess I say... 'fuck you George' and I will NOT BE READING ANOTHER WORD FROM THIS MAN. culture Peter 2012-09-07T20:29:57+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/08/book_1491.html Thought provoking, well researched, hopefully transformative, this book tries to set the record straight on what the 'new' world was live before and shortly after the 'old' world arrived. I learned much. If there was a flaw, the book didn't spend enough time explaining what happened after 1491. Luckily there is a second book, 1493 to explain all. culture Peter 2012-08-15T20:13:52+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/05/book_the_unlike.html Loved this book... Angela read it and passed it over... when she does this, I know it is good. It was funny, uplifting and interesting. I don't know why I hadn't heard of it, but I recommend it. culture Peter 2012-05-15T20:36:25+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/03/book_a_storm_of.html Clearly starting to loose the _plot_ ... get it? There is no arc... no plan, great characters that you can only kill off at their peak of power and interest. culture Peter 2012-03-21T20:51:27+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/03/book_a_feast_fo.html culture Peter 2012-03-21T20:49:14+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/03/book_a_clash_of.html culture Peter 2012-03-14T20:55:28+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2012/03/book_a_game_of.html culture Peter 2012-03-08T20:58:29+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2011/09/book_a_country.html culture Peter 2011-09-21T21:02:55+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2011/09/book_striker.html culture Peter 2011-09-07T15:20:25+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2011/09/book_black_snow.html [ US | UK ] Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov Rating: ★★★★☆ Synopsis: When Maxudov’s bid to take his own life fails, he dramatises the novel whose failure provoked the suicide attempt. To the resentment of literary Moscow, his... culture Peter 2011-09-01T16:44:24+00:00