Sunday, May 1, 2005
I am informed that Bat Ye'or's book on the Euro/Arab axis, Eurabia, is not on the shelves at Barnes & Noble or Borders due to an "executive decision" - although they will special order it. I wonder what the factors in that decision were?
Meanwhile, our press (specifically the LA Times in this case) leaves out some essential facts that might help further show our guys did the right thing in the Giuliana Sgrena affair.
Fortunately, the internet is empowering people to become news predators rather than passive news consumers these days. Still and all, that excuses nothing.
Bookstores respond to the market. If Eurabia sells significant numbers of copies, they will start stocking it. I spotted it on sale at the airport bookstore at National Airport in D.C. the other day. So some chains are stocking it.
An airport bookstore? Interesting. Did Favio pose for the cover art? ;)