Re: [silk] Niall Ferguson v Pankaj Mishra: battle of the historians

2011-11-17 Thread Sriram ET.
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Biju Chacko wrote: > > I rather enjoyed reading "The Ascent of Money" -- as a layman I found > it informative. I'd be interested to know which bits he got wrong. > Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of material in this area > aimed at the general reader

Re: [silk] Query on wines.... and snobbery

2011-11-17 Thread Venkat Mangudi
On Monday 14 November 2011 10:14 PM, ss wrote: On Monday 14 Nov 2011 4:40:51 pm Eugen Leitl wrote: DIY meaning starting completely from scratch, with the green plant. Green plant? Why use tobacco? Reminds me of the time in college where a bunch of us purportedly studying for the exam ran out