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My Review of The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein’s Low-Carbohydrate Solution

The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein’s Low-Carbohydrate Solution by Richard K. Bernstein My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first met the work of Dr. Bernstein in an article in Diabetes Self-Management Magazine, and as a result bought his book Dr. … Continue reading →

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My Review of Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German…the Sounds & 81 Exercises for Singing Them

Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German . . . the Sounds & 81 Exercises for Singing Them by John Moriarty My rating: 5 of 5 stars One of my hobbies throughout my adult life has been singing, and most of it … Continue reading →

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My Review of Double Star

Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is unusual for Heinlein in that the protagonist is not one his super-competent engineer types, but instead a down-on-his-luck actor. He is shanghaied by a spaceman, and … Continue reading →

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My Review of Got A Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane

Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Back in the pre-historic period before the Web swallowed everything there was an e-mail list called 2400Fulton, named for the address of … Continue reading →

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My Review of What Technology Wants

What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an interesting read if you don’t mind a bit of teleology. Kelly conceives of technology like an organism, which he calls the technium: “The technium is … Continue reading →

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