Book Review: Immortality, Inc. — by Robert Sheckley
Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley My rating: 4 of 5 stars The topic and writing were both intriguing. But I felt the story got bogged down at times. I didn’t…
Book Review: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood — by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading through the reviews, I was convinced that there must have been…
Book Review: Survivor — by Chuck Palahniuk
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another reviewer said something to the effect of not being able to relate to the main character and I thought…
Book Review: Hiroshima — John Hersey
Hiroshima by John Hersey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Listening to this book, you can tell that it was an anthology that was later stitched together. But Hersey did…
Book Review: The Book of Common Fallacies — by Philip Ward
The Book of Common Fallacies: Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life by Philip Ward My rating: 1 of 5 stars Just as “common sense” and…
Scientists on their way to reviving wooly mammoths
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A group of geneticists armed with millions of dollars in funding work round the clock to bring an extinct animal back to…
Study says ancient humans raised deadly birds
As is often the case, we’re at fault. Humans, that is. A recent study suggests that hunter-gatherers in New Guinea some 18,000 years ago may have collected the eggs cassowaries…
Brothers Grimm — Thumbling as Journeyman
One of my many side projects I’ve worked on over the years is a little something called “Stop, Book & Listen.” It’s a collection of audiobooks on YouTube. I have…
Book Review: 1984 — by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having read 1984 before, it was nice to be able to compare and contrast the narrator’s inflections and voices with…
Book Review: Animal Farm — by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having read Animal Farm before, I knew the book. But it’s one of those books that it’s always good…