Pompeii by Robert Harris
When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius …
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I have too many hobbies and I read just a little about each. I am finally getting better at reading fiction (Becky Chamber, Dan Moren)!
In my "spare time" I run the Mastodon instance at Frontrange.co.
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Contact by Carl Sagan
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who …
Michael rated The God Killers: 4 stars
The God Killers by David Simpson
The God Killers is an extraordinarily thought provoking take on the religious/paranormal genre. It is an existentialist horror novel with …
Michael rated The Prince: 4 stars
Michael rated Catching fire: 5 stars
Catching fire by Richard W. Wrangham
Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. …
Michael rated Bad astronomy: 4 stars
Bad astronomy by Philip C. Plait
Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy "Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception …
Michael rated The Age of Entanglement: 5 stars
The Age of Entanglement by Louisa Gilder
A brilliantly original and richly illuminating exploration of entanglement, the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles—one of the fundamental …
Michael rated How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming: 5 stars
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto …
Michael rated Origin Of Species: 4 stars
Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that …
Michael rated Getting Things Done: 5 stars
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Veteran coach and management consultant Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to thousands. He …
Michael rated The Dying of the Light #1 End: 5 stars
The Dying of the Light #1 End by Jason Kristopher (The Dying of the Light, #1)
“I didn't see Rebecca die the second time.”
Bookseller David Blake narrowly escaped the zombie outbreak in his small town. …
Michael rated For the Love of Physics: 5 stars
For the Love of Physics by Walter Lewin
An engaging book for the Physics aficionado 'For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the …
Michael rated We are Anonymous: 4 stars
We are Anonymous by Parmy Olson
We Are Anonymous is a thrilling, exclusive expose of the hacker collectives Anonymous and LulzSec.
In late 2010, thousands of …
