Tag Archives: week in review

Books this Update: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Colonization: Down to Earth, Harry Turtledove Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut Almost Everyone’s Guide to Science, Joshua Gribbin Women in the Middle Ages, Frances and Joseph Gies This past week encompassed Thanksgiving, … Continue reading →

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 →

Books this Update: Robot Dreams, Isaac Asimov World Made by Hand, James Kunstler I began this week with World Made By Hand, written by James Kunstler. Kunstler is a social critic who spoke at my university a few weeks back, … Continue reading →

Books this Update: Wampeters, Foma, and Granfallons, Kurt Vonnegut Communism, Richard Pipes Nemesis, Isaac Asimov Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages, Frances and Joseph Gies Puzzles of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov I started this week with Wampeters, … Continue reading →

Books this Update: A Life of Her Own, Emilie Carles Striking the Balance, Harry Turtledove Life in a Medieval Castle, Frances and Joseph Gies Death Star, Michael Reaves and Steve Perry (Click titles for individual comments.) I began this week … Continue reading →

Books this Update: Upsetting the Balance, Harry Turtledove The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Roy Porter Nightfall, Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverburg Click book titles for in-depth comments on each. I continued this week in the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove, … Continue reading →

Books this Update: The Story of the Titanic, As Told By Its Passengers Trial by Error, Mark Garland Forward the Foundation, Isaac Asimov I made a decision earlier in the week to change the format of this blog. For over … Continue reading →