Literature Archive

No Free Logos or Pie Charts

Sometimes you meet people who are constantly in a bad disposition. Sometimes you meet people that just like to annoy others without knowing when to stop. Others just like to start trouble for the "lulz". And then there's David Thorne. His incredible annihilation of Simon Edhouse via email is probably...
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Buying In

I'm just about to finish up Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy & Who We Are by Rob Walker and it's been a pretty interesting book. Delving into the world of marketing, Walker addresses the evolution from traditional advertising to what he calls murketing — a clever style...
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The Bokononist

This would look totally hipster of me as this post proceeds a previous note on the latest Chuck Palahnuik book, but I have to throw a shout out after reading my first Kurt Vonnegut novel Cat's Cradle. The story is pretty crazy given its sci-fi and satirical nature, but it...
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Pygmy

Unbeknownst to me until yesterday, Chuck Palahniuk's latest novel Pygmy was released earlier this month on May 5th. According to the official description on Amazon: "Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival midwestern American airport greater _____ area. Flight _____. Date _____. Priority mission top success to...
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