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Category Archives: Reviews
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers© 1959 Robert Heinlein263 pages The worlds of the Terran Federation are under constant assault by the malicious Bugs, whose hideousness drives dogs insane and who don’t even have the decency to build their civilization out of buildings that … Continue reading
small is beautiful
small is beautiful: economics as if people mattered© 1973 E.F. Schumacher288 pages Get big or get out, said the Secretary of Agriculture to American farmers in the 1970s. But as the consequences of widespread industrialism and general upheaval began to … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, economics, environmentalism, participation, sustainability
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This week at the library: The Great War, politics, sex, and elephants
Dear readers: Hours ago I returned from my monthly visit to my alma mater’s library, where I found a host of interesting books. Although I’ve have plenty enough on my plate already, being knee-deep into The First World War by John … Continue reading
The Liberty Amendments
The Liberty Amendments: Restoring the American Republic© 2013 Mark Levin257 pages The United States Constitution was written by men who appreciated their lack of omniscience, and who therefore included in Article V means for amending their handiwork, for fixing through … Continue reading
The Red Queen
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature© 1993 Matthew Ridley404 pages The Red Queen begins with a question: why do creatures have sex? Why did it evolve? The answer, Matt Ridley believes, lies in the principle of the … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, evolution, psychology, science, sexuality
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It’s the Little Things
It’s the Little Things: Everyday Interactions that Get Under the Skin of Blacks and Whites© 2002 Lena Williams304 pages It’s the Little Things is an account of Lena Williams and her family’s grievances with white people, which are legion. … Continue reading
This week at the library: prospects for the new year
Dear readers: The winter solstice is passed and December has ended, beginning a new year regardless of your reckoning. In the past few days I’ve used my time off, and the fact that it’s too cold and dark out to … Continue reading
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge: 2000 BC© 2000 Bernard Cornwell400 pages For millennia the hanging rocks of Stonehenge have stricken visitors with awe and mystery. Who built them, and to what purpose? Stonehange: 2000 BC tells the story of those people, the ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Cornwell, Britain, historical fiction, mythology
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Sharpe’s Christmas
Sharpe’s Christmas© 2003 Bernard Cornwell104 pages Sharpe’s Christmas collects two stories which do the seemingly impossible, in honoring the Christmas spirit while simultaneously being action-adventure tales starring Richard Sharpe. Sharpe doesn’t lend himself easily to Christmas stories; he is not … Continue reading
The View from the Summit
The View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir from the First Person to Conquer Everest© 1999 Sir Edmund Hillary310 pages The Himalayan Mountain range boasts the highest peaks on the surface of the globe; its heights equal the cruising altitude … Continue reading
