http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog Selected Titles from the Humanities Library Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:09:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2008/02/12/teach-like-your-hairs-on-fire-the-methods-and-madness-inside-room-56/#comment-4057 szarko Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:46:31 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2008/02/12/teach-like-your-hairs-on-fire-the-methods-and-madness-inside-room-56/#comment-4057 This is an amazing book about a remarkable teacher and even more remarkable students. Esquith's fifth graders achieve things that students twice their age can only dream of, and they do so in the face of incredibly difficult odds. He writes with passion, grace, and humility--this inspiring book should be required reading for everyone in the teaching profession. This is an amazing book about a remarkable teacher and even more remarkable students. Esquith’s fifth graders achieve things that students twice their age can only dream of, and they do so in the face of incredibly difficult odds. He writes with passion, grace, and humility–this inspiring book should be required reading for everyone in the teaching profession.

]]> http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2007/06/25/easter-everywhere-a-memoir/#comment-2732 lauraa Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:56:56 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2007/06/25/easter-everywhere-a-memoir/#comment-2732 This is an incredible book. Darcey pulls you into her world with winsome writing, raising significant questions about family and faith without being heavy-handed. Highly recommended. This is an incredible book. Darcey pulls you into her world with winsome writing, raising significant questions about family and faith without being heavy-handed. Highly recommended.

]]> http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2007/02/16/the-sea-around-us/#comment-6 lauraa Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:57:49 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2007/02/16/the-sea-around-us/#comment-6 There's a new "Rachel Carson Online Book Club" at http://rcbookclub.blogspot.com/. It was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Carson's birth. There’s a new “Rachel Carson Online Book Club” at http://rcbookclub.blogspot.com/. It was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Carson’s birth.

]]> http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/12/04/the-hours/#comment-3 szarko Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:24:46 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/12/04/the-hours/#comment-3 Quite an amazing book—Cunningham does a remarkable job of channeling Virginia Woolf’s style and voice. The novel weaves together 3 separate stories: Virginia Woolf as she begins writing Mrs. Dalloway, a housewife in 1940’s Los Angeles reading Mrs. Dalloway for the first time, and a contemporary woman nicknamed Mrs. Dalloway getting ready to throw a party in 1990’s New York. For Woolf fans, the novel is sheer delight. For those not familiar with Woolf’s work, it perhaps makes a wonderful introduction. Quite an amazing book—Cunningham does a remarkable job of channeling Virginia Woolf’s style and voice. The novel weaves together 3 separate stories: Virginia Woolf as she begins writing Mrs. Dalloway, a housewife in 1940’s Los Angeles reading Mrs. Dalloway for the first time, and a contemporary woman nicknamed Mrs. Dalloway getting ready to throw a party in 1990’s New York. For Woolf fans, the novel is sheer delight. For those not familiar with Woolf’s work, it perhaps makes a wonderful introduction.

]]> http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/11/20/the-united-states-of-arugula-how-we-became-a-gourmet-nation/#comment-2 tat Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:52:22 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/11/20/the-united-states-of-arugula-how-we-became-a-gourmet-nation/#comment-2 I just checked this out last night and began reading it on my commute home. So far, it is delightful to read about the early 20th century expansion of the food and kitchen techniques favored by Americans. As a person who grew up during the great convenience foods growth (canned soups for sauces, instant rice, etc) and moved through my own hippie period of making my own yogurt and granola and now trying to participate in buying local, organic and seasonal foods this will be a fun book to take on a trip via Amtrak to NYC. I just checked this out last night and began reading it on my commute home. So far, it is delightful to read about the early 20th century expansion of the food and kitchen techniques favored by Americans. As a person who grew up during the great convenience foods growth (canned soups for sauces, instant rice, etc) and moved through my own hippie period of making my own yogurt and granola and now trying to participate in buying local, organic and seasonal foods this will be a fun book to take on a trip via Amtrak to NYC.

]]> http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/11/14/collaborations-with-the-past-reshaping-shakespeare-across-time-and-media/#comment-1 tat Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:01:46 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~gpadilla/blog/2006/11/14/collaborations-with-the-past-reshaping-shakespeare-across-time-and-media/#comment-1 Diana Henderson gave a spirited talk, ending with a David Letterman style of Top ten reasons why Shakespeare is a top dog. Her talk was also wonderfully illustrated with film clips, so watch for the MITWorld streaming of the video at mitworld.mit.edu Diana Henderson gave a spirited talk, ending with a David Letterman style of Top ten reasons why Shakespeare is a top dog. Her talk was also wonderfully illustrated with film clips, so watch for the MITWorld streaming of the video at mitworld.mit.edu

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