Includes interviews with:

Andy Warhol

Jenny Holzer

Laurie Anderson

Nancy Spero

Barbara Kruger

Francesco Clemente

Julian Schnabel

David Salle

Put simply SALVATION ON SANDMOUNTAIN is a book about snake handling and religion. It’s also the author’s exploration of his past, his faith, and his loyalty. A quick, but intense read.

From the founder of Bzzagent- a book on how marketing can utilize word of mouth to sell product. Isn’t that what marketing is? Filled with field reports and a company history framed within a hokey story. Nothing revolutionary here. Slapdash case studies with illogical conclusions, but a fascinating look at what people will do for free product. The kinder, gentler, more primitive face of Pattern Recognition. Favorite unintentional moment- Balter’s defense against William Gibson and David Byrne’s criticism by claiming bzzagent’s not that kind of company. We were, but we’re not now. Oh Tipping Point see what you have wrought!

Fiction originally published in the 1940s. New York. Character driven. Writer from the New Yorker best known for Joe Gould’s Secret? At least the movie. The writing is as fresh as when first published. Quick read. Striking prose. Example of what American fiction should be. This is the kind of writing one expects in anthologies on how to write. Books like this hold me for the rest of the year as I trudge through faddish fiction and quickly composed books. Elegant in form, common in subject matter and comfortable in tone. You should already know what to expect from this.

lots of material in this book. most interesting fact was one on the evolution of man and dog and how they may have helped each other evolve.

New Year’s Day- Japan, story, cultural

The Snake- Japan, story, supernatural

The Thief- Japan, story, cultural, family

The Persimmon- Japan, story

The Brazier- Japan, story, cultural, family

The Boarding House- London, semi-autobiographical

Odors of the Past- London, semi-autobiographical

The Cat’s Grave- Japan, story, cultural, family

A Sweet Dream- Japan/ London, story, personal

Impressions- London, autobiographical

The Human Being- Japan, story

The Pheasant- Japan, story, cultural

Mona Lisa- Japan, story, cultural

The Fire- Japan, story, cultural

Fog- London

The Kakemono- Japan, cultural

The 11th of February- Japan, story, cultural, semi-autobiographical

A Good Bargain- Japan, story

The Procession- Japan, story, family

In Bygone Days- London, semi-autobiograpical

The Voice- Japan, story

Money- Japan, semi-autobiographical

The Heart- Japan, story

Changes- Japan/ London, semi-autobiographical

Craig Sensei- London, semi-autobiographical

The Carlyle Museum- London, semi-autobiographical

The Diary of a Bicycle Rider- London, semi-autobiographical

Soseki’s Letters from London

Felt like this was a logn book full of details on the Texas twon of Tulia. Last half of the book was a great report on the courtroom drama that took place. Worth a read for anyone interested in this style of story.

finished 7/5/2005. Disappointing. More a book on statistics and the social end of thnings than actual economics.

originally released as DON’T READTHIS IF YOUARESTUPID. Collection of short stories. Very British. Almost too British.

turning 30 ode to immaturity. Suggested by John Radz.