Sunday, November 25, 2012

Triplanetary: A Tale of Cosmic Adventure

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Triplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith My rating: 2 of 5 stars I've heard people rave about how Doc Smith's work was one of t...

A Mapmaker's Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice

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A Mapmaker’s Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice by James Cowan My rating: 2 of 5 stars I read this...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade

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The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade by Alfred W. McCoy My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was a Teaching Assistant fo...
Friday, November 16, 2012

The Maze Runner

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The Maze Runner by James Dashner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidd...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Cobalt 60

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Cobalt-60 by Vaughn Bodé My rating: 4 of 5 stars A strange book in so many ways, Cobalt 60 is a posthumous collaboration between the la...
Friday, November 9, 2012

Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization

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The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas My rating: 3 of 5 stars Gimbutas' seminal (I use the word ironically) work is a beauti...
Monday, November 5, 2012

Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers

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Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers by John Harris Dunning My rating: 3 of 5 stars If it was possible to divorce the art of this ...