Susan Jacoby: "The myth of young old age does not allow for the real old age of .." [Never Say Die] Ageism Books dld.bz/PNvv

Abu Ghraib and its follow-on effects, including the continued drum-beat of torture. [Donald Rumsfeld: Known and Unknown] dld.bz/K9cd

Evgeny Morozov: ".. information is still taste-dependent." [The Net Delusion] Internet Books Politics Revolution dld.bz/RfZP

Geoffrey Nunberg: Middle-class whites wanted a little space between them and the rednecks. [N-word, The Way We Talk Now] dld.bz/JgwB

Eric Kandel: ".. to understand the biological nature of learning.." [Charlie Rose Books] Brain Mind dld.bz/PCZC

Donald Rumsfeld: ".. there isn't a chance in the world that the draft will be brought back.." [Known and Unknown] Books dld.bz/PZBQ

Kurt Cobain: It's better to burn out than to fade away .. ["Godspeed"] Graphic Novels Nirvana dld.bz/Pmqz

Gabrielle Hamilton: ".. cooking things with tails, claws, and marrow-filled bones.." [Blood, Bones & Butter] Books dld.bz/QjsJ

".. nuclear-armed terrorists, detonate enough nuclear devices to destroy.." [How the End Begins] Nuclear War Books dld.bz/QfaC

Brian Greene: "One is string theory's braneworld scenario." [The Hidden Reality] Books dld.bz/RVp4