I have been a fan of Maria Popova’s Brainpickings site for a long time now. I often wish that there were more sites like this, where the content is based almost solely upon one person’s iconoclastic interests.
There as almost always lots of value on this site, even though I don’t always find every single post that compelling (only the topic, not the writing…). So, I was quite happy to see that there is now a companion site covering all of the books that she has reviewed…presented in a more graphic manner, thus allowing you, the reader, to find what you are interested in that much sooner.
As a taste of the style of reviews you can get on any of her sites, here is a link to an interview of Umberto Eco on the idea of lists
Introducing Book Pickings: A Visual Bookshelf
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/12/21/bookpickings-bookshelf
Bookpickings
http://bookpickings.tumblr.com
Umberto Eco on Lists and Making Infinity Comprehensible
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/12/22/umberto-eco-on-lists
