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Saturday, October 28, 2023
Yesterday's Spy by Tom Bradby (2022)
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An "impulse borrow" from the library the last time I was there, this book reads like a James Bond film script set in 1953. The au...
Silos, Politics, & Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni (2006)
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It's another interesting story; however the "model" (prescriptive methods of overcoming the problems), is not (at all) appropr...
This is my God by Herman Wouk 2nd ed. (1992)
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Here is another book I found on the shelf of one of my children whose former-bedroom is now my home office. I did not get most of this infor...
The rise of the Wobos
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I sometimes read transcripts of, or listen to Yascha Mounk's interviews. His latest interview is with New York TImes columnist David Br...
Friday, October 27, 2023
Heaven's Bowl by Larry Niven and Gregory Benford
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I read this book in 2013 and did not like it; I don't think I read the rest of the trilogy. I pulled the hardback off the shelf and re-r...
Saturday, October 21, 2023
14 by Peter Clines (2012)
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This odd horror / mystery story is well-crafted and fun. Clines' use of the H.P. Lovecraft's magic system is consistent and extreme...
Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2023)
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A decent ending that ties up all the loose ends of the trilogy. The unspace magic system and inhabitants is a little bit too contrived in th...
Going Dark by Linda Nagata (2015)
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I enjoyed the ending of this trilogy, despite all of the ambiguity and continued mystery of "The Red." It is a good story. I hope...
Friday, October 13, 2023
Learning from Hamas Apologists
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Dan Gardner's post about how we are all susceptible to losing our own capability to reason is fantastic. How can these very smart peop...
Sunday, October 8, 2023
The Killing Star by by Charles Pellegrino & George Zebrowski (1995)
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Amazing story, great subplots and themes. Odd, distracting theology and mysticism. 5/5 Stars. Fantastic!
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