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MEATLESS ALL DAY – Dina Cheney
I am not vegetarian, but my daughter is. One of my sons has typically not wanted to eat anything ‘vegetarian’ but because he’s also a big Paul McCartney fan, and McCartney has been promoting ‘Meatless Monday’ he’s been willing to have a vegetarian meal once a week. Dina Cheney’s Meatless All Day provides a very… Continue reading
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ECHOPRAXIA – Peter Watts
What might a Luddite look like in the future? Possibly like Daniels Brüks, the central character in Peter Watts’ novel Echopraxia. Brüks (not called a Luddite, but ‘baseline’) is a human who doesn’t enhance himself with a lot of technology, which is unusual in his time (and ours, really). Considered an odd throwback, Brüks is out… Continue reading
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS VOL. 2: WISH YOU WERE HERE – graphic novel
I was drawn to this book by the title. Federal Bureau of Physics. Physics! I had a sneaking suspicion that this would be a story a little out of the ordinary, and one that I might be able to sink my teeth in to. And I was right. There are times, especially when reading, that… Continue reading
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BOTTICELLI’S BASTARD – Stephen Maitland-Lewis
I have chosen to read a number of books with an art theme lately, and generally I have enjoyed them. Botticelli’s Bastard, a historical-fantasy-mystery novel is the latest in art-themes, and does not maintain the same quality of writing that I’ve seen in the other books. Anyone who has taken a college fiction or creative… Continue reading
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MARTIAN SUMMER – Andrew Kessler
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE What a fantastic concept! Convince NASA/JPL to allow an average joe to sit in on the Phoenix Mars Mission; hanging out with all the brilliant minds (it is, after all, rocket science) and living on ‘Mars time’ just to be able to go home and write a book about it.… Continue reading
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THE BEATLES: HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE – Nancy Hajeski
I’ve read quite a few books on The Beatles lately. I’m glad to know that their music and their magic is still prompting people to seek out information on these musicians. This coffee-table-style book is a delightful summary of The Beatles … who they were, how they came to be, how they came to be… Continue reading
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS FLAT (AND WE WERE IN LOVE) – Ingrid Jonach
There is a formula to writing YA and if you’ve been reading nay of my reviews you probably know exactly what I’m going to say. Typical, formulaic YA has a lot of teenage angst and pathos. The primary character will magnify every emotion ten-fold, especially the negative ones. There will be a boy-meets-girl storyline with… Continue reading
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RHODA’S ROCK HUNT – Molly Beth Griffin and Jennifer A. Bell
This is a beautiful picture book that is sure to sell well at state and national parks and along rock-picking shores. Rhoda is a young girl spending time with her aunt and uncle in their “up-north” cabin. She loves rocks … really loves rocks … and collects rocks of all shapes and sizes. On a… Continue reading
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GREEN ARROW VOL. 5: THE OUTSIDERS WAR – graphic novel
When I read Green Arrow, Vol. 4, I was torn by the exciting potential and my lack of belief in the character to become worthy of his own book. And so I was hesitant to dig in to Vol 5. Fortunately, Vol. 5 does more to push Oliver Queen to becoming a hero worthy of his own… Continue reading
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SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMEONE DEAD – M.C. Beaton
I was, at first, a little surprised that I was not familiar with this “Agatha Raisin Mystery” series. Not because I’m a big mystery reader, but because this is the 24th installment in the series! Any book, with that kind of track record is generally something I am aware of. Now that I’ve read a… Continue reading
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INTRODUCING QUANTUM THEORY: A GRAPHIC GUIDE – J. P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate
Mostly what I learned from this book is: 1) trying to explain quantum theory in a graphic novel format doesn’t actually make it any more understandable for someone like me, and 2) “Quantum theory cannot be explained. Physicists and mathematicians … have admitted that it doesn’t make sense.” Number 2 is a sentence from the… Continue reading
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THE GHOST PRISON – Joseph Delany
This was one of the older books in my to-be-read queue. Had I realized what a quick, short read it was, I’m sure I would have gotten to it much sooner. With not even 100 pages, and much of that filled with art, the reading is extremely quick. And that is sort of a problem. I love… Continue reading
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