{"id":420,"date":"2006-12-31T23:40:39","date_gmt":"2007-01-01T04:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/s265039441.onlinehome.us\/philpaine\/?p=420"},"modified":"2020-02-17T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T22:25:16","slug":"reading-%e2%80%93-december-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">READING<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"caps\">DECEMBER<\/span> 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --><span style=\"color: #000000;\">14856.&nbsp;(Robert Smith Thomp\u00adson) Empires On the Pacif\u00adic \u2015 World War <span class=\"caps\">II<\/span> and the Strug\u00adgle&nbsp;for<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;the Mas\u00adtery of&nbsp;Asia<br> 14857.&nbsp;(F. Kaid Ben\u00adfield, Matthew D. Rai\u00admi <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Don\u00adald D. T. Chen) Once There Were Greenfields<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;\u2015 How Urban Sprawl Is Under\u00admin\u00ading America\u2019s Envi\u00adron\u00adment, Econ\u00ado\u00admy and Social Fabric<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14858.&nbsp;(Andre Dubus <span class=\"caps\">III<\/span>) House of Sand and&nbsp;Fog<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14859.&nbsp;(Mary Frances Cusack) An Illus\u00adtrat\u00aded His\u00adto\u00adry of Ire\u00adland From <span class=\"caps\">AD<\/span> 400 to !800<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14860.&nbsp;(Nicholas Mey\u00ader) The Sev\u00aden-Per\u00adcent Solution<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14861.&nbsp;(Ian Fin\u00adlay) Columba<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <!--more-->14862.&nbsp;(Leman Can\u00adturk) Europe\u2019s Last Olive Tree: Trav\u00adel\u00ader Gyp\u00adsies vs. Envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adists [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14863.&nbsp;(Lemo\u00adny Snick\u00adet [ = Daniel Han\u00addler] ) The Bad Beginning<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14864.&nbsp;(Bill Wat\u00adter\u00adson) The Inde\u00adspens\u00adable Calvin and Hobbes [comix]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14865.&nbsp;[2] (Sher\u00adwood Ander\u00adson) Wines\u00adburg,&nbsp;Ohio<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (Stephanie Dal\u00adley \u2013tr.) Myths From Mesopotamia:<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14866.&nbsp;(Stephanie Dal\u00adley) Intro\u00adduc\u00adtion [pref\u00adace]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14867.&nbsp;(attr. Nur-Aya) Atra\u00adha\u00adsis [c. 1700&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">BC<\/span>]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14868.&nbsp;[4] The Epic of Gil\u00adgamesh, Stan\u00addard Akka\u00addi\u00adan Ver\u00adsion from Nineveh<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14869.&nbsp;[5] The Epic of Gil\u00adgamesh, Old Baby\u00adlon\u00adian Ver\u00adsion [see oth\u00ader trans\u00adla\u00adtions at&nbsp;1792,<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;1808 <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>&nbsp;14000]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14870.&nbsp;[2] The Descent of Ishtar to the Under\u00adworld [see Speis\u00ader tr. in&nbsp;1808]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14871.&nbsp;[2] Ner\u00adgal and Ereshki\u00adgal, Stan\u00addard Version<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14872.&nbsp;[3] Ner\u00adgal and Ereshki\u00adgal, Amar\u00adna Ver\u00adsion&nbsp;[see Grayson tr. in&nbsp;1809]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14873.&nbsp;[2] Ada\u00adpa [see Speis\u00ader tr.&nbsp;1808]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14874.&nbsp;(attr. Lu-Nan\u00adna)&nbsp;Etana<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14875.&nbsp;The Epic of Anzu, Stan\u00addard Version<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14876.&nbsp;The Epic of Anzu, Old Baby\u00adlon\u00adian Version&nbsp;<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14877.&nbsp;[2] Enu\u00adma Elish, the Epic of Cre\u00adation [see Speis\u00ader tr. in 1808 and Addition,<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Grayson tr., in&nbsp;1809]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14878.&nbsp;[2] Theoge\u00adny of Dun\u00adnyu [see Grayson tr. in&nbsp;1809]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;14879.&nbsp;(att. Kibti-ilani-Mar\u00adduk of Dabibi) Erra and&nbsp;Ishum<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14880.&nbsp;(Lemo\u00adny Snick\u00adet [ = Daniel Han\u00addler] ) The Rep\u00adtile&nbsp;Room<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14881.&nbsp;(Thomas Cahill) Mys\u00adter\u00adies of the Mid\u00addle Ages \u2015 The Rise of Fem\u00adi\u00adnism, Sci\u00adence, and&nbsp;Art<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;from the Cults of Catholic Europe<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14882.&nbsp;(H. Bruce Franklin) Net Loss\u00ades: Declar\u00ading War on the Men\u00adhaden \u2015 How a foot\u00adball tycoon<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;took George H.W. Bush\u2019s oil com\u00adpa\u00adny and used it to go after the fish that built America<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;[arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14883.&nbsp;(Julia Whit\u00adty) The Fate of the Ocean [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14884.&nbsp;(Lawrence <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Nan\u00adcy Gold\u00adstone) The Fri\u00adar and the Cipher \u2015 Roger Bacon and the Unsolved<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Mys\u00adtery of the Most Unusu\u00adal Man\u00adu\u00adscript in the&nbsp;World<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14885.&nbsp;(Michael W. Rob\u00adbins) The Catch [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14886.&nbsp;(U.S. Depart\u00adment of Com\u00admerce, Nation\u00adal Ocean and Atmos\u00adpher\u00adic Admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion; Office<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;of Cli\u00admate Obser\u00adva\u00adtion) Annu\u00adal Report on the State of the Ocean and the&nbsp;Ocean<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Observ\u00ading Sys\u00adtem for Cli\u00admate, August 2006 [report]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14887.&nbsp;(Mark Schwartz) Ocean report calls for imme\u00addi\u00adate cre\u00adation of marine reserves along<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;coastal U.S. [arti\u00adcle]<br> 14888.&nbsp;(Gov\u00adern\u00adment of Cana\u00adda; House of Com\u00admons; Stand\u00ading Com\u00admit\u00adtee on Fish\u00aderies and Oceans)<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Report on the Oceans Act, Octo\u00adber 2001 [report]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14889.&nbsp;(Lau\u00adra King) Pak\u00adistani City Serves as Refuge for the Tal\u00adiban [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14890.&nbsp;(Ian Rankin) Mor\u00adtal Causes<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14891.&nbsp;(Robert Louis Steven\u00adson) A Child\u2019s Gar\u00adden of Vers\u00ades [verse]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14892.&nbsp;(Jonathan Water\u00adman) Arc\u00adtic Cross\u00ading \u2015 A Jour\u00adney Through the North\u00adwest Pas\u00adsage&nbsp;and<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Inu\u00adit Culture<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14893.&nbsp;(Jared Dia\u00admond) Col\u00adlapse \u2015 How Soci\u00adeties Choose to Fail or Succeed<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14894.&nbsp;(W. S. Gilbert) The \u201cBab\u201d Bal\u00adlads [verse]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14895.&nbsp;(Roy Hat\u00adter\u00ads\u00adley) What Has Long Been a Cat\u00ada\u00adstroph\u00adic Tragedy Is Also Now a Horrific<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Farce [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14896.&nbsp;(Han\u00adnah Allam) Reporter Returns to Bagh\u00addad to Find it Far Dif\u00adfer\u00adent \u2015 And Worse&nbsp;Off<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;[arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14897.&nbsp;(Paul Lewis) \u201cHad my first expe\u00adri\u00adence of squalls\u2026 I\u2019ve also had a chance to do&nbsp;some<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;home\u00adwork\u201d [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14898.&nbsp;(Rick MacInnes-Rae) The Bal\u00adlot Box and the World Today [arti\u00adcle]<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 14899.&nbsp;(Tim Kyger) Amer\u00adi\u00adca Went to the Moon, and All I Got Was This Lousy T\u2011Shirt<br> .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;[work\u00ading man\u00adu\u00adscript in progress]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14856.&nbsp;(Robert Smith Thomp\u00adson) Empires On the Pacif\u00adic \u2015 World War <span class=\"caps\">II<\/span> and the Strug\u00adgle&nbsp;for .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;the Mas\u00adtery of&nbsp;Asia 14857.&nbsp;(F. Kaid Ben\u00adfield, Matthew D. Rai\u00admi <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Don\u00adald D. T. Chen) Once There Were Green\u00adfields .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;\u2015 How Urban Sprawl Is Under\u00admin\u00ading America\u2019s Environment,&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/?p=420\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[946,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b-reading","category-bu-reading-2006"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10349,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions\/10349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.philpaine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}