You could say I’m a little behind in my reading and watching lists. I just now finished Moneyball — the Michael Lewis book about baseball and the Oakland A’s. It was published in 2003 and I’d always wanted to read it. But just never got around to it. I think my son bought it a […]
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The First Book Ever Ordered on Amazon … & the Guy Who Ordered It
This is just awesome. Ever wonder what was the first book ever bought on Amazon? And who was the first person to place an order on Amazon? Well, turns out that there’s a question on Quora asking those exact questions, and the guy who placed the first order was told about it … then answered! […]
Recommended Reading: Historical Tweets
Imagine if Lincoln was on Twitter! Or Lewis & Clark. Or Adam. I’m betting some of you are familiar with Historical Tweets, a super-funny site that conjures up what famous people from history might’ve said on Twitter. It was featured on CNN and elsewhere a few months back and little did I know at the […]
The two books on my desk right now…
This one… and this one. Paradoxical, isn’t it? For fun, click both those links and add them to you Amazon shopping cart, then see the chaos as Amazon tries to figure out what to recommend to you next!
