9
Nov
2009
Alex & Me by Dr. Irene Pepperberg
I’m sure that a lot of people out there in the blogosphere will review this book with an eye towards the story” the relationship between Alex the grey parrot and Dr. Irene Pepperberg; Pepperberg’s struggle for funding and acceptance in the scientific community; the tragic untimely death of Alex. But I’m going to focus on the linguistic implications of the duo’s work, because that’s why I wanted to read this book in the first place.
12
Apr
2009
The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins
OMG! You have to read this book! That statement might make anyone holding a chair at Oxford University shudder, but it’s true. There are some books out there that everyone should read, and my God, this is one of them.
