CCLaP Journal #1 is here!
Issue #1 of CCLaP’s new monthly magazine is finally here! Click through for all the details, lots of screenshots, and a chance to download it for free. Continue reading CCLaP Journal #1 is here!
Category: book reviews
CCLaP Fridays: Mania! by Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover
This week at CCLaP I review Mania! by Ronald KL Collins and David M. Skover, which looks at the history of the Beat Generation through the lens of free speech. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Mania! by Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover
Mondays with the Supremes: Part IX: Cass Gilbert’s Steps
My last installment of Mondays with the Supremes. I sum up my thoughts on the Supreme Court. This feature will return on a more irregular basis, focusing on one book about the Supreme Court. Continue reading Mondays with the Supremes: Part IX: Cass Gilbert’s Steps
CCLaP Fridays: The King of Pain, by Seth Kaufman
Karl Wolff begins 2013 reviewing Seth Kaufman’s novel “The King of Pain,” about a reality TV producer lodged beneath his giant home entertainment system, his predicament complicated by reading a short story collection about prisons written by someone named Seth Kaufman. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The King of Pain, by Seth Kaufman
Mondays with the Supremes: Part VIII: Longrunners: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and William Rehnquist
In this penultimate installment of Mondays with the Supremes, I cover the tenures of three Supreme Court justices who were on the Court for decades. Continue reading Mondays with the Supremes: Part VIII: Longrunners: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and William Rehnquist
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2 (1885) by Karl Marx, edited by Friedrich Engels
Marx’s second volume of Capital proves to be a dry boring read, but worth to those who want to understand how capitalism works … or doesn’t. Continue reading Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2 (1885) by Karl Marx, edited by Friedrich Engels
Mondays with the Supremes: Part VII: The Ideological Litmus Test
In this installment of Mondays with the Supremes, we look ideological purity, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Justice Clarence Thomas. Continue reading Mondays with the Supremes: Part VII: The Ideological Litmus Test
Reviews in Brief: Deconstructing Organized Crime: a historical and theoretical study, by Joseph L. Albini and Jeffrey Scott McIllwain
A review of Deconstructing Organized Crime, a uncommonly readable academic text about the intersections of organized crime, terrorism, and globalization. Continue reading Reviews in Brief: Deconstructing Organized Crime: a historical and theoretical study, by Joseph L. Albini and Jeffrey Scott McIllwain
CCLaP Fridays Wednesday: The Year in Books 2012: Karl Wolff’s Picks
It’s day three of CCLaP’s “Year in Books 2012” report! Today, staff writer Karl Wolff takes a look at his favorite reads in 2012, broken down by specific category. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays Wednesday: The Year in Books 2012: Karl Wolff’s Picks
On Being Human: Nekropolis, by Maureen McHugh
This week for my penultimate entry in the On Being Human series I examine “Nekropolis” by Maureen McHugh, a novel about an artificial being called a harni and Hariba, a woman who has been “jessed” into subservience. Continue reading On Being Human: Nekropolis, by Maureen McHugh
The Driftless Area Review 