In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality by John Gribbin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Quantum Physics is very bizarre. As Richard Feynman said “[Quantum mechanics] describes nature as absurd from the point of view of common … Continue reading
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The Beatles as Musicians 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. This volume was the first written of the two volumes, but … Continue reading
Save as PDFThe Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White My rating: 5 of 5 stars When you look at political history there are some figures that stand above the crowd, and Theodore White is one of them. This was … Continue reading
Save as PDFGermany: A History by Francis Russell My rating: 3 of 5 stars In preparation for a trip in Germany, I picked up this volume to refresh my mind on German history. I is a survey of the kind that says … Continue reading
Save as PDFRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Arthur C. Clarke is one of the “Big Three” of classic science fiction, along with Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, and this is one of his best. … Continue reading
Save as PDFGet What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security by Laurence J. Kotlikoff My rating: 5 of 5 stars My brother, who has an MBA from Wharton and knows a thing or two about money, told me to … Continue reading
Save as PDFMedicare For Dummies (For Dummies by Patricia Barry My rating: 4 of 5 stars As someone going on Medicare I wanted to make sure that I had the information needed. This book, which is recommended by AARP, is one I … Continue reading
Save as PDFGot That Something! How the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Changed Everything by Allan Kozinn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Allan Kozinn is a music critic who covered both Classical music and The Beatles for The New … Continue reading
Save as PDFHow Google Works by Eric Schmidt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Google started as the project of graduate students at Stanford, but as it became successful and grew they realized they needed some managerial assistance, and this book comes … Continue reading
Save as PDFPodkayne 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
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