Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is one of Heinlein’s juveniles, but not one of the best ones. The protagonist is a teenage girl who along with her younger brother goes on … Continue reading
The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is not a bad book if you want a single volume history of the band. It starts with each of the Beatles as boys, and follows … Continue reading
The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul by Walter Everett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is ne plus ultra of books musically analyzing what The Beatles accomplished in their music. Although it covers the early … Continue reading
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you only ever read one book on the Irish history this would be an excellent choice. Originally written in … Continue reading
The Low Countries: A History by Anthony Bailey My rating: 3 of 5 stars Back in 2016 Cheryl and I made a trip to The Netherlands and Belgium to go on a “boat-and-bike” tour. This consisted of a very basic … Continue reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Humorous science fiction is not common, but it exists. This is perhaps the highest form of humorous SF, written by a an author for the … Continue reading
The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in the Nero Wolfe series, and the characters come into a little better focus than in the first. The basic plot revolves … Continue reading
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov My rating: 5 of 5 stars Isaac Asimov was famous for his stories involving robots, and for inventing the Three Laws of Robotics: First Law A robot may not injure a human being … Continue reading
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one the best of Heinlein’s novels, though not without some characteristic problems. In a future world there has been a devastating war, and afterwards the military-dominated … Continue reading
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a complex book ,and while it has its problems, it is one everyone should put on their “must read” list. It is … Continue reading
