Archive - Book Review

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

author: Michael Pollan

name: Steev

average rating: 4.03

book published: 2007

rating: 5

read at: 2009/05/07

date added: 2009/05/07

shelves: politics, spirit-self

review:
I'm only still on the first chapter but already love this.

I Love Dick (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

I Love Dick (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

author: Chris Kraus

name: Steev

average rating: 4.20

book published: 1998

rating: 5

read at: 1999/01/01

date added: 2009/05/06

shelves: fun, novels

review:
This is a great book. Heady and hilarious, the best mix.

And having just been to a lecture by the real person the book is about (who was one of my teachers at CalArts 13 years ago), i sort of now want to read it again.

Shaking The Money Tree, 2nd Edition: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video

Shaking The Money Tree, 2nd Edition: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video

author: Morrie Warshawski

name: Steev

average rating: 3.33

book published: 2003

rating: 4

read at: 2009/04/03

date added: 2009/04/22

shelves: filmmaking

The Screenwriter's Workbook (A Dell Trade Paperback)

The Screenwriter's Workbook (A Dell Trade Paperback)

author: Syd Field

name: Steev

average rating: 3.60

book published: 1988

rating: 2

read at: 2009/03/01

date added: 2009/04/22

shelves: filmmaking

Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded (David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin Americ

Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded (David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies)

author: Stephen Schlesinger

name: Steev

average rating: 4.23

book published: 2005

rating: 5

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date added: 2009/04/22

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Diet for a Small Planet

Diet for a Small Planet

author: Frances Moore Lappé

name: Steev

average rating: 3.90

book published: 1971

rating: 4

read at:

date added: 2009/04/22

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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

author: Douglas Coupland

name: Steev

average rating: 3.56

book published: 1991

rating: 5

read at: 1991/01/01

date added: 2009/04/14

shelves: novels

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Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making Your Documentary Fundraising Trailer

Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making Your Documentary Fundraising Trailer

author: Fernanda Rossi

name: Steev

average rating: 3.80

book published: 2005

rating: 4

read at: 2009/04/08

date added: 2009/04/08

shelves: filmmaking

The Uncomfortable Dead

The  Uncomfortable Dead

author: Subcomandante Marcos

name: Steev

average rating: 3.46

book published: 2005

rating: 4

read at: 2009/04/08

date added: 2009/04/08

shelves: fun, novels, politics

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No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days

No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days

author: Chris Baty

name: Steev

average rating: 3.96

book published: 2004

rating: 5

read at: 2006/11/01

date added: 2009/03/31

shelves: fun

review:
This is one of the most helpful and fun books about how to write that I've ever read. I highly recommend it for any wannabe novelist, especially anyone trying the NaNoWriMo contest.