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12 comments
November 30, 2011 at 10:03 am
ari
Spam.
November 30, 2011 at 10:29 am
eric
They’re giving them away now? I paid for mine!
November 30, 2011 at 10:42 am
silbey
I paid for mine too! (ahem*used*ahem)
November 30, 2011 at 10:56 am
jroth95
I just downloaded my copy from BitTorrent. Some of the letters are switched out for slashes and asterisks, but it’s still pretty readable.
November 30, 2011 at 1:30 pm
ari
I just read it. It is a book by an academic for academics. I found it interesting but uneven. I would recommend getting Rising Tide instead.
November 30, 2011 at 1:33 pm
silbey
Can I get Crimson Tide instead?
November 30, 2011 at 1:38 pm
ari
A fine work on the history and breeding stock of Lipizzaner stallions. I mean my book, not Crimson Tide. On the other hand, Crimson Tide has Denzel. I mean, I tried to cast Denzel in my book, but his agent wouldn’t even take my calls.
November 30, 2011 at 1:54 pm
big bad wolf
i read rising tide. i liked the stories. throughout, however, i was plagued by doubts about the title–do rivers have tides? i can get hungup on words, although i try to hide this.
November 30, 2011 at 2:17 pm
ari
Yes, they can. (I want to use as few words as possible, bbw, so you don’t get hung up.)
November 30, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Western Dave
Ari,
Which one should I use in HS History senior elective next year in Environmental History to replace Killing for Coal (which kids are struggling with, which replaced The Destruction of the Buffalo b/c ditto). They also read Changes in the Land, Organic Machine, 1/2 of Dust Bowl (either the Oklahoma or Kansas sections and then do a project with a partner who read the other half), and a few other articles.
November 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm
ari
I’m told that people have good luck teaching my book in upper-division and grad classes, Dave. But I find that hard to believe. I think I’d stick with Crimson Tide.
November 30, 2011 at 11:43 pm
ben
I wonder who has been declared a doofus most often on this blog.