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In my New York Journal of Books review I describe the book as “. . . a plot-driven novel conveyed in crisp, descriptive, and thought-provoking prose via an engagingly intelligent third-person narrator. . . . an auspicious debut” and recommend it to both adult and precocious young adult readers.In my New York Journal of Books review I describe the book as “. . . a... more
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The Parageography of Cyberspace
---Randall Munroe from XKCD, who created a very popular, just-for-fun, pseudo-scientific ‘Map of Online Communities’ in 2007, has revamped his previous infographic. The new 2010 edition, called the ‘Updated Map of Online Communities,’ reflects (among other information) data from spring and summer 2010.
“Communities rise and fall,” writes Munroe, “and total membership numbers are no longer a good measure of a community’s current size and health. This updated map uses size to represent total social activity in a community – that is, how much talking, playing, sharing, or other socializing happens there.”
The 2010 estimates “are based on the bet numbers I could find, but involved a great deal of guesswork, statistical inference, random sampling, nonrandom sample, a 20,000 cell spreadsheet, emailing, cajoling, tea-leaf reading, goat sacrifices, and gut instinct (i.e. making things up),” Munroe explains.
Indeed, seismic shifts have occurred among social networks since 2007. Facebook’s presence has grown to become the dominant feature on the updated social map. MySpace, on the other hand, is quite tiny and difficult to locate. [via XKCD (2007) and XKCD (2010)]
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http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/10/08/map-of-online-communities-2010-vs-2007-in-pictures/The Parageography of Cyberspace
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Many people believe that "Jewel of Medina" is offensive to Muslims because of the way the novel depicts the life of Muhammad's first wife. What do you think?Many people believe that "Jewel of Medina" is offensive to Muslims because... more
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Beaufort Books, the independent American publisher that picked up OJ Simpson's fictional murder confessional If I Did It, is courting controversy again with the acquisition of North American rights in Sherry Jones's The Jewel of Medina, a reimagined version of the love story between Muhammad and his favourite wife Aisha.
Beaufort Books, the independent American publisher that picked up OJ Simpson's... more
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An interview with one of the best historical novelists currently writing.
Resplendent with historical details, filled with beautifully crafted characters, and kissed with a subtle touch of romance, [Franklin's] work is historical fiction at its best. (Booklist)An interview with one of the best historical novelists currently writing.... more
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