Reading Log
July 2010
- Henrich, Joseph, Steven J. Heine, Ara Nozenzayan. The WEIRDEST People in the World. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. (2010) http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf
- Gaiman, Neil, Al Sarrantonio, eds. Stories. (2010) William Morrow, New York. REVIEW
- Clarke, Peter. Keynes: The Rise, Fall and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist. (2009) Bloomsbury Press, New York. REVIEW
March 2010
- Bocarsly ME,et al. High-fructose corn syrup causes characteristics of obesity in rats: Increased bodyweight, body fat and triglyceride levels, Pharmacol Biochem Behav (2010) doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2010.02.012
- Coughlin, Paul, and Jennifer D. Degler, Ph.D. No More Christian Nice Girl. (2010) Bethany House, Bloomington. REVIEW
- Pellegrini, Andrea, Valeria Bertacco, and Todd Austin. "Fault-Based Attack of RSA Authentication." Design, Automation, and Test in Europe 10. http://www.eecs.umich.edu/%7Evaleria/research/publications/DATE10RSA.pdf
- Maberry, Jonathan. The Dragon Factory. (2010) St. Martin's Griffin, New York. REVIEW
February 2010
- Subedi, Shree K., Andy M. Lee, and Gregg S. Landis. "Suprarenal Fixation Barbs Can Induce Renal Artery Occlusion in Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair." Annals of Vascular Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 113.e7-113.e10.
January 2010
December 2009
- Naumann, L., S. Vazire, P. Rentfrow, S. Gosling. "Personality Judgments Based on Physical Appearance", Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin . (2009) 35, 1661. http://psp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/12/1661
- Talent Development & Excellence, 1 (2009), pp. 1–78. http://iratde.org/issues/1-2009/tde_issue_1-2009_00_complete.pdf
- Gevers, Nick (ed). Extraordinary Engines. (2008) Solaris Books, Nottingham. REVIEW
November 2009
- Dickson, Gordon. Way of the Pilgrim. (1988) Ace Books, New York. REVIEW
- Pournelle, Jerry, editor. Day of the Tyrant: There Will Be War Volume IV. (1985) Tor Books, New York.
October 2009
- Gordon, Robert, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger. Identifying Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job. (2006) Brookings Institution, Washington. http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2006/04education_gordon.aspx
- Pournelle, Jerry. Exiles to Glory. (1978) Ace Books, New York.
- Antal, John F. Infantry Combat: The Rifle Platoon: An Interactive Exercise in Small-Unit Tactics and Leadership. (1995) Presidio Books, San Marin.
- Barrick, M.R. and M.K. Mount, "The big five personality dimensions and job performance: a meta analysis", Personnel Psychology 44 (1991), pp. 1–26.
- Hájek, A. "Mises Redux -- Redux: Fifteen Arguments against Finite Frequentism", Erkenntnis (1996), Vol. 45, No. 2/3, pp. 209-227 http://www.jstor.org/stable/20012727
September 2009
- Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle. Oath of Fealty. (1981) Pocket Books, New York. REVIEW
- Howard, Robert E. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane. (2004) Del Rey, New York. REVIEW
- Bjorklund, Anders, Hederos Eriksson, Karin and Jantti, Markus. "IQ and Family Background: Are Associations Strong or Weak?", IZA Discussion Paper No. 4305. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1439158
- Sheffield, Charles. The Billion Dollar Boy. (1997) TOR Books, New York.
August 2009
- Rawicz, Slavomir. The Long Walk. (1997) The Lyons Press, Guilford. REVIEW
- Munz, P. I. Hudea, J. Imad, R. J. Smith, "WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK!: MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF AN OUTBREAK OF ZOMBIE INFECTION", Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress. (2009) Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge. http://www.mathstat.uottawa.ca/~rsmith/Zombies.pdf
- Northcutt, Wendy. The Darwin Awards. (2000) Dutton, New York. REVIEW
- Donohue, John. Tengu: The Mountain Goblin. (2008) YMAA Fiction, Wolfeboro. REVIEW
- WATSUKI Nobuhiro 和月伸宏. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5. (1994) VIZ Media, San Francisco.
July 2009
- WATSUKI Nobuhiro 和月伸宏. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 4. (1994) VIZ Media, San Francisco.
- WATSUKI Nobuhiro 和月伸宏. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 3. (1994) VIZ Media, San Francisco.
- WATSUKI Nobuhiro 和月伸宏. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 2. (1994) VIZ Media, San Francisco.
- Murdin, Paul. Full Meridian of Glory. (2008) Copernicus Books, New York.
- MacIntyre, Alasdair. First Principles, Final Ends, and Contemporary Philosophical Issues (The Aquinas Lecture). (1990) Marquette University Press, Milwaukee.
- Charlton, G. (2009) "Replacing education with psychometrics: How learning about IQ almost-completely changed my mind about education." Medical Hypotheses. 73: 273-277. http://medicalhypotheses.blogspot.com/2009/07/replacing-education-with-psychometrics.html
- WATSUKI Nobuhiro 和月 伸宏. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 1. (1994) VIZ Media, San Francisco.
- Niven, Larry, and Jerry Pournelle. Narrated by Tom Weiner. Inferno. (2008) Blackstone Audiobooks, Ashland.
June 2009
- Barnes, Stephen, Larry Niven, and Jerry Pournlle. Legacy of Heorot. (1987) Pocket Books, New York.
- Dewey, Edward R., Edwin Dakin. Cycles: The Science of Prediction: with 1950 Postscript. (1949) Henry Holt and Company, New York.
May 2009
- Anscombe, F. J. (1973). "Graphs in Statistical Analysis". The American Statistician, 27 (1): 17-21. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2682899
- O'Brien, Rev. William A. How to Serve Low Mass & Benediction. (1962) Angelus Press, Kansas City, MO.
April 2009
- Crichton, Michael. Eaters of the Dead. (1976) Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY.
- Pournelle, Jerry. Prince of Mercenaries. (1989) Baen Science Fiction Books, New York, NY.
March 2009
- Humphreys, L. G., Davey, T. C., & Park, R. K. (December 1985). "Longitudinal correlation analysis of standing height and intelligence.". Child Development 56 (6): 1465–1478. doi:10.2307/1130466
- Tuvemo, T., Jonsson, B., & Persson, I. (1999). Intellectual and physical performance and morbidity in relation to height in a cohort of 18-year-old Swedish conscripts. Hormone Research, 52, 186-191
- Teasdale, T. W., Srensen, T. I. A., & Owen, D. R. (1989). Fall in association of height with intelligence and educational level. British Medical Journal, 298, 1292-1293
- Pearce MS, Deary IJ, Young AH, Parker L. Growth in early life and childhood IQ at age 11 years: the Newcastle Thousand Families Study. Int J Epidemiol 2005;34:673–77
- Walker SP, Grantham-McGregor SM, Powell CA, Chang SM. Effects of growth restriction in early childhood on growth, IQ, and cognition at age 11 to 12 years and the benefits of nutritional supplementation and psychosocial stimulation. J Pediatr 2000; 137:36–41
- Wilson DM, Hammer LD, Duncan PM et al. Growth and intellectual development. Pediatrics 1986;78:646–50.
- Wheatley, G. "Introduction to Thoracic Endografting: Imaging, Guidewires, Guiding Catheters, and Delivery Sheaths," The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2007, 83:272-278
- Pournelle, Jerry. High Justice. (1974) Baen Science Fiction Books, New York, NY.
- Ross, James, "The Fate of the Analysts: Aristotle's Revenge: Software Everywhere," Proceedings of American Catholic Philosophical Association, 1990: 51-74
- Ross, James, "Immaterial Aspects of Thought," The Journal of Philosophy, 89, (3): 136-150
- Kreeft, Peter.The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of the Rings.(2005) Ignatius Press, San Francisco.
- Kenik, David.Armed Response: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Firearms for Self-Defense.(2005) Merril Press, Bellevue, WA.
February 2009
- Briggs, W.M. "On the Non-arbitrary Assignment of Probability."Draft, 2007. Accessed online February 27, 2009. http://wmbriggs.com/public/model_logic.pdf
- Padilla-Walker et al. "More than just a game: Video Game and Internet Use During Emerging Adulthood," Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Accessed online February 26, 2009 http://www.springerlink.com/content/w487673k5415k142/?p=b39ddf55211949c0b903282500dd45b2&pi=0
- Gomez-Cabrera et al. "Oral administration of vitamin C decreases muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and hampers training-induced adaptations in endurance performance," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 87, (1): 1387–1402
- Niven, Larry, and Jerry Pournelle. Escape from Hell. (2009) Tor Books, New York.
- Richardson, Joel. Antichrist: Islam's Awaited Messiah. (2006) Pleasant Word, Enumclaw.
- Tkacz, Michael W. 'Aquinas vs. Intelligent Design', This Rock, Vol 19, 9. Accessed online February 15, 2009 http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2008/0811fea4.asp
- Bazell, Josh. Beat the Reaper. (2009) Little, Brown, and Company, New York.
- Sikora, J.: 1965. 'Some Thomist Reflections on the Foundations of Formal Logic', Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic VI, 1, 1-38.
- Howson, C.: 1997, ‘Logic and Probability’, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 48, 517–531.
January 2009
- Tufte, Edward R. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.(1983) Graphics Press, Cheshire.
- Campbell, J., Franklin, J. RANDOMNESS AND THE JUSTIFICATION OF INDUCTION, Synthese 138: 79–99, 2004
- Briggs, W.M., 2008: On the Changes in the Number and Intensity of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones. J. Climate, 21, 1387–1402.
- McInerny, Ralph. Desert Sinner. (1992) St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN: 0312081774
- Feser, Edward. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism. (2008) St. Augustine's Press, South Bend. ISBN: 9781587314513
- Heckscher, Melissa. Be Safe: Simple Strategies for Death-Free Living. (2004) Quirk Books, Philadelphia. ISBN: 1931686718
- Maberry, Jonathan. Patient Zero. (2009) St. Martins Griffin, New York. ISBN: 9780312382858
December 2008
- Blaylock, James. Knights of the Cornerstone. (2008) Ace Books, New York. ISBN:9780441016532
- Gabriel, Mark A. Islam and the Jews: The Unfinished Battle. (2003) Charisma House, Lake Mary. ISBN: 9780884199564
- Ali, Daniel & Robert Spencer. Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics: 100 Questions and Answers. (2003) Ascension Press, West Chester. ISBN: 9780965922852
- Thompson, Damian. Counterknowledge: How we surrendered to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science, and fake history. (2008) W. W. Norton & Company, New York. ISBN: 9780393067699