New Lensman: The Space Age Sequel To E. E. Doc Smith’s Immortal LENSMAN Series by William B. Ellern My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a huge fan of Doc Smith’s Lensman series, but there was one book I … Continue reading
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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein This is the second volume in Perlstein’s masterful quadrilogy on the rise of the right in twentieth century America. This long volume covers both the rise … Continue reading
Save as PDFBefore the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus by Rick Perlstein My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the first volume in a 4-volume set about the rise of the far right in America, and … Continue reading
Save as PDFThe Making of Doctor Who by Terrance Dicks My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a Young Adult volume, and much of it may seem superficial, such as the summaries of the Doctor’s adventures to that point. I found … Continue reading
Save as PDFThe Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, finally a story wraps up, and it is a good one. Corwin has moved from the center of things to some extent with the return of … Continue reading
Save as PDFThe Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars Basically, so far every book in the series makes a turn that renders what you thought you knew to be wrong and making everything appear in a … Continue reading
Save as PDFDoctor Who: 25 Glorious Years by Peter Haining My rating: 4 of 5 stars Peter Haining is a well-known author in the world of Doctor Who, and this book is part of the reason. As you might infer from the … Continue reading
Save as PDFCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is an important contribution to the economic analysis of a major issue of our times, inequality. In a time when non-economists are comfortable … Continue reading
Save as PDFDoctor 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
Save as PDFRobert 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
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