World Hum (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The annual list is out , and some familiar travel writing names are on it: Geoff Dyer’s “Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi” and Orhan Pamuk’s “The Museum of Innocence” appear in the fiction section, while a few travel-related titles made the nonfiction list—Bill Streever’s “Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places,”...
BLDGBLOG (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... (!), alongside books by Jonathan Lethem , Margaret Atwood , Jeff VanderMeer , R. Crumb , and Geoff Dyer . So thanks, Wall Street Journal ! That was genuinely awesome news. Check out the rest of their picks here . However, Planetizen also picked up on the book for their list of the Top 10 Books to read in 2010. "The Planetizen editorial staff based its 2010 edition list on a number...
the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The New York Times Book Review 's list of its 100 Notable Books of 2009 is out, and what is most notable is how few of the books are translations ..... A number of the books are under review at the complete review : Fiction: The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker Every Man Dies Alone (Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada Generosity by Richard Powers Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Climate change: As a result of its pledges on energy use, China no longer risks pariah status at Copenhagen – but ever bigger snags will hinder the roll-out of its plans, write Geoff Dyer and Fiona Harvey
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
China sets targets for 2020 carbon cuts FT.com / China / Regulation & Reform - China sets targets for 2020 carbon cuts By Geoff Dyer in Beijing Published: November 26 2009 09:11 | Last updated: November 26 2009 21:47 China on Thursday announced it intends to slash its greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic output by 40-45 per cent by 2020, a key requirement for reaching a global...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
China sets targets for 2020 carbon cutsBy Geoff Dyer in Beijing Published: November 26 2009 09:11 | Last updated: November 26 2009 21:47China on Thursday announced it intends to slash its greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic output by 40-45 per cent by 2020, a key requirement for reaching a global deal to tackle climate change at . Beijing also said that Wen Jiabao, the premier,...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
China farmers face climate woesBy Geoff Dyer in Beijing Published: November 25 2009 00:13 | Last updated: November 25 2009 00:13Tens of millions of farmers in north and north-east China could face dramatic losses of income as a result of climate change, which is liable to exacerbate already serious droughts in those regions, according to a new study by consultants McKinsey.As many as...
