Book interests very varied. Psychology, sociology, politics, social systems, history, biology, physics, philosophy.
Fiction: science fiction, literary, historical, much more.
Bio: Natural philosopher (STEM background), retired IT Architect. Supporting public policy based on kindness, respect and evidence. Cis, het: he. Settler on the traditional territories the Mississauga branch of the Ojibwa Nation.
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The October Horse is the sixth novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
I did a short review of the whole "Masters of Rome" series in my post for the first one "The First Man in Rome".
The October Horse is the sixth novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
I did a short review of the whole "Masters of Rome" series in my post for the first one "The First Man in Rome".
The story of Julius Caesar and his rise to fame in Rome_
I did a short review of the whole "Masters of Rome" series in my post for the first one "The First Man in Rome".
The story of Julius Caesar and his rise to fame in Rome_
I did a short review of the whole "Masters of Rome" series in my post for the first one "The First Man in Rome".
I reviewed the whole series in my review of the first one, "The First Man in Rome"
A story tracing the creation of Republican Rome presents those who founded an empire, including …
This is my review for all 6 in the series which I just re-read. I was looking for something easy-ish to read when I was too tired to concentrate, but not too trivial.
The books cover the republican era of Rome, mostly from the perspective of the more powerful leaders, but also including a lot of side characters from different walks of life.
It covers social, political, military and other aspects of life in a society significantly different from current eurocentric systems, but of course some of this evolved into those systems.
The author includes notes on her historical research for each book; what she knows to be factual and what she invented to bring life to the characters. It also includes a list of the main families and their relationships, and a glossary of Roman concepts which most of us might not know about.
The quality is consistent across …
This is my review for all 6 in the series which I just re-read. I was looking for something easy-ish to read when I was too tired to concentrate, but not too trivial.
The books cover the republican era of Rome, mostly from the perspective of the more powerful leaders, but also including a lot of side characters from different walks of life.
It covers social, political, military and other aspects of life in a society significantly different from current eurocentric systems, but of course some of this evolved into those systems.
The author includes notes on her historical research for each book; what she knows to be factual and what she invented to bring life to the characters. It also includes a list of the main families and their relationships, and a glossary of Roman concepts which most of us might not know about.
The quality is consistent across all the series.
A novel on an unusual household in our day and age, three generations of women …
I've been a big Marge Piercy fan since the mid 1970s when someone gave me "Woman on the Edge of Time".
So far, so good.
A replica of Britain is created on the Isle of Wight, complete with Robin Hood, …
Funny but with interesting, believable characters.
A wicked satire on the English snob variant of billionaire business folks who think they're geniuses, with some minor characters like popular TV academics.
You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, …
Essays be experts in many different aspects of climate change and what we can do about it.
I read it fairly quickly but expect to return to it as a reference.
"The dramatic story of the brain's role in creating our world, our experience of it, …
The first few chapters were very basic, nothing new for me. 4&5 were better.
Last was speculative and very pro-technology without considering risks via the motivation of corporations providing the tech. Already , one of them has gone bankrupt, leaving blind people with brain implants that no longer work.
From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.
Destry's life …