Before you all start howling at me (as if), I know that this blog is generally politically-themed, but whether you believe it or not I do sometimes read books between searching for material for my latest update.  In June, after graduating, I bought a whole raft of books from Blackwells in the mistaken belief that I would read them.  It’s now November and the pile has not shrunk appreciably.  Last week, though, I started what might be the crowning jewel of this haul, in terms of how much I have wanted to read it and for how long: Ada or … Continue reading It’s pronounced Na-bó-kov, not Ná-bo-kov