Jul 2

Written by: Steve Erbach
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 6:26 AM

What are your summer reading picks?

(published 7-Jul-2008, Appleton Post-Crescent)

The Godfather of Law, Gary Malkmus, lent me the excellent "Wisconsin Criminal Practice and Procedure"; I promised my African missionary friend, Bwana Jonathan, to finish Chris Cock's "Fireforce", the author's thrilling story  of fighting with the Rhodesian light infantry; an early compilation of Scientific American "Mathematical Recreations" columns by the great Martin Gardner; I've been reading aloud to my wife and daughter the marvelous Brother Cadfael stories by Ellis Peters; and I'm trying to keep an open mind about the "Natural Step" sustainability nonsense -- whoops! "An open mind", I said -- so I'll be reading the manifestos of several communities that have bought into it.  But I gotta tell ya, some of the language makes me gag.  For instance, Madison's Natural Step "Guiding Principles" page has this gem: "increasing transportation choices satisfies the need for freedom, participation, idleness, and protection."  The "need" for idleness"?  Your tax dollars at work!

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