About Guerrilla Scholarship

"Guerrilla Scholar" is a nominal job title of Dr. Sheldon Greaves, the author of Cogito! It is briefly defined as pursuing the life of the mind through unconventional means and methods. This web site is for the promotion and support of independent scholars, amateur scientists, artists, and all those who enjoy the life of the mind but can't, won't, or ought not to do so within the confines of academia.

Guerrillascholar.com is dedicated to the proposition that to acquire knowledge, no matter how obscure, is an essential human activity, and that using our insight to improve the world is the highest expression of the human spirit.


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    Millions of Londoners have been attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines. […]
  • Petraeus warns over Koran burning September 8, 2010
    The US Afghan commander warns troops' lives will be at risk if a US church goes ahead with plans to burn the Koran, concerns echoed by the White House and Nato. […]
  • American soldiers killed in Iraq September 8, 2010
    Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in the country. […]
  • EU agrees new financial framework September 8, 2010
    European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises. […]
  • Live - Euro 2012 qualifiers September 8, 2010
    England take on Switzerland and Scotland host Liechtenstein as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues on a busy night of international football. […]

In Praise of Paper

Amazon’s second generation Kindle, the D00511.

Recent months have seen an increase of posts and news items on the coming eBook revolution.  This way of delivering books has been a bit slower to catch on than proponents had hoped.  The Amazon Kindle reader was touted as the solution to the many reasons why readers weren’t taking [...]

March 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Mass Media, Publishing, The Intellectual Life, Tools and Ideas | 4 comments