Doctor Who: The Early Years by Jeremy Bentham My rating: 4 of 5 stars This large-format paperback does what the title says. It starts with Sydney Newman, the father of Doctor Who, who came from Canada to eventually wind up … Continue reading
It has become obvious to nearly everyone that we need to stop burning fossil fuels, and while that is all well and good, what takes their place? We have renewable energy sources that can provide electricity to run our vehicles … Continue reading
Robert A. Heinlein : A Reader’s Companion by James Gifford My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an excellent book, but not exactly a page turner. What it does is provide the metadata for nearly everything (Some things have … Continue reading
Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars So the story continues, but oddly. The previous book left off on a real cliff-hanger, and this one picks up in the future with no real explanation … Continue reading
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book 2 in the Amber series, and we continue with the story of Corwin. He goes to the Shadow world of Avalon to obtain a … Continue reading
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have read a number of Zelazny’s novels with great pleasure, but had somehow not gotten around to this major fantasy series. This is book one in … Continue reading
How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II by Phillips Payson O’Brien My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thought this was a great book that changed my mind on a few things. The … Continue reading
Right now there is a freak out among some Democrats about Biden being old. It is odd in some ways because it is not exactly news that Biden is old. And part of it is that right now the race … Continue reading
Heinlein in Reflection: Robert A. Heinlein in the 21st Century by Christopher G. Nuttall My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am big fan of Heinlein dating from my earliest memories of reading his juvenile books when I was a … Continue reading
Steam is a platform for gaming that I have found to be very handy. The games are installed on your local hard drive, but if you change computers or want to put your games on more than one computer, all … Continue reading
