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Category Archives: Reviews
Armageddon in Retrospect
Armageddon in Retrospect© 2008 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Trust232 pages. Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts. What they subvert is the notion that things have to be the way they are, that you are alone, that no one has … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (26/11)
Books this Update: Colonization: Second Contact, Harry Turtledove The Winds of Change and Other Stories, Isaac Asimov Life in a Medieval Village, Frances and Joseph Gies The Art of Living, Epictetus — trans. Sharon Leben I began reading Harry Turtledove’s … Continue reading
The Art of Living
The Art of LivingEpictetus, translated by Sharon Lebell (© 1994)115 pages One great asset I have access to is my university library. Being a university library, its historical nonfiction offerings are far greater than any public library (except for perhaps … Continue reading
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The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Winds of Change and Other Stories© 1983 Isaac Asimov Having survived the flood of term paper deadlines, I can now cool my heels and relax — and so I did, with another collection of Asimov’s short stories. This particular … Continue reading
Life in a Medieval Village
Life in a Medieval Village© 1990 Frances and Joseph Gies207 pages, plus index, notes, and a bibliography This week I continued reading from the Gies’ excellent series on daily life in the medieval era. This book, like Life in a … Continue reading
Colonization: Second Contact
Colonization: Second Contact© 1999 Harry Turtledove598 pages A few weeks ago I read the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove, which depicts what happens when lizard-like aliens who call themselves the Race invade Earth. While they expected to face humans armed … Continue reading
This Week at the Library
Books this Update: I, Asimov, Isaac Asimov Buy Jupiter and Other Stories, Isaac Asimov Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel, Frances and Joseph Gies Great Feuds in Science, Hal Hellman Writings on an Ethical Life, Peter Singer (Click titles for individual commentaries.) … Continue reading
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Writings on an Ethical Life
Writings on an Ethical LifePeter Singer, © 2000329 pages, plus an index Almost every Friday, I listen to an online show called “Point of Inquiry“, which features 20-minute (or so) interviews with various personalities. While the show is produced by … Continue reading
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Great Feuds in Science
Great Feuds in Science: Ten of the liveliest disputes everHal Hellman © 1998192 pages, plus bibliography and index Last week I wanted to read a little science, and while roaming through the shelves, my eyes found this book. It looked … Continue reading
Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel
Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel: Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages© 1994 Frances and Joseph Gies291 pages, plus notes, an extended bibliography, and an index The Gies’ various books on life in the middle ages have continued to delight and … Continue reading
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