books

The timeless appeal of printed paper

A young Italian takes a chance by opening a Italian-American bookshop in Boston

11 years ago

David Risher: mind in California, heart in Africa

I've already talked about technologies for literacy in Africa, with the virtual libraries of the project Librii. Today I am…

12 years ago

Federculture Report: one year on

Federculture has recently published its 2012 report but this time the figures, a little surprisingly, compared to the steady growth…

13 years ago

Bookshops, stores and the challenge of change

A few weeks ago, a meeting was held at the Foyles bookshop in Charing Cross Road in London, one of…

13 years ago

The Power of Quiet

Today, it is generally accepted that to make your mark you need to be bright, extrovert and friendly at all…

13 years ago

Beyond GDP: well-being is inclusion

Robert Kennedy already said it: Gross Domestic Product “measures everything… except that which makes life worthwhile”.

14 years ago

Franzen and new media: reflections or preconceptions?

One of the most enjoyable books I have read recently was undoubtedly Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, a story set in…

14 years ago

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: the future is woman

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the President of Liberia (in her second term in office), Africa’s first woman head of state,…

14 years ago

The six killer apps of Western Civilisation

This winter I met Niall Ferguson, an important British historian and writer. Ferguson is well known for his controversial theories,…

14 years ago

Keep humanities alive

Let’s go back to the subject of education.This is one of my favourite topics because it regards the future of…

14 years ago