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National Lampoon's Doon is a parody of Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel Dune, written by Ellis Weiner and published …
It's 1963, and riots and sabotage plague the space program. The climate change caused by …
Lots of good stuff, but I kept getting distracted by anachronistic language. Things like using "issue" to mean "problem", "talking points", or "circling back".
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells’ New York Times and USA …
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim …
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (French: Tintin au pays des Soviets) is the …
Le style de dessin est primitif, et l'histoire quasi inexistante. De plus, Hergé n'avait visiblement fait aucune recherche sur l"URSS avant d'entamer ce livre, sinon de trouver la traduction russe de quelques mots comme "entrée interdite'.
L'attrait principal de ce tome est historique, permettant aux amateurs de Tintin de voir ses débuts.
Matt Bors makes the bold declaration that We Should Improve Society Somewhat in this collection …
Any book of political cartoons is bound to age poorly. But if you still remember any part of the Trump years, and aren't a MAGAist, you're bound to enjoy this collection.
This book belongs on the same shelf as the Republican post-mortem analysis of Mitt Romney's defeat in 2012. It's an unflinching look at how, over the last 50 years, the GOP has changed from a party of ideals and values into a party that exists solely to cling to power for its own sake.
Stevens shows how Republicans embraced the Southern strategy of exploiting racism for partisan gain, and never looked back.
If you're not familiar with the history of American politics, this will enlighten you. If you don't watch the news, this will appall and enlighten you. If you do know history and follow the news, you can still admire Stevens's deftness with language, and the way he so concisely lays bare much that's wrong with the Republican party and American politics in general.
In The Wake, ancient gods, old friends and enemies alike gather to pay tribute to the fallen King of Dreams, …
This book almost didn’t see the light of day as government officials tried to bar …
This is not a pleasant book, and Michael Cohen is not a pleasant character. He comes across as a crook who finally got caught, and is now desperately trying to redeem himself through abject mea maxima culpas. Consider him a rather unreliable narrator.
Nonetheless, he provides insight into what it's like to work with Donald Trump. To the extent that it chronicles the Trump presidency, obviously this book will become obsolete on Jan. 21, 2021 at the latest. But it also provides some insight into what it's like to live under Trump's spell, to see him as someone worth admiring and fighting for. This, despite not just knowing what sort of person Trump was and is, but actively carrying out a lot of his dirty work. This part gives some amount of insight into the eternal question of how a Hitler or a Trump could have been elected, and how …
This is not a pleasant book, and Michael Cohen is not a pleasant character. He comes across as a crook who finally got caught, and is now desperately trying to redeem himself through abject mea maxima culpas. Consider him a rather unreliable narrator.
Nonetheless, he provides insight into what it's like to work with Donald Trump. To the extent that it chronicles the Trump presidency, obviously this book will become obsolete on Jan. 21, 2021 at the latest. But it also provides some insight into what it's like to live under Trump's spell, to see him as someone worth admiring and fighting for. This, despite not just knowing what sort of person Trump was and is, but actively carrying out a lot of his dirty work. This part gives some amount of insight into the eternal question of how a Hitler or a Trump could have been elected, and how demagogues hold sway over populations.
If you don't want to buy the book so as not to give Cohen any royalties, by all means borrow it from your library. I, for one, found it more interesting than Bob Woodward's [b:Rage|53317913|Rage|Bob Woodward|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597575057l/53317913.SY75.jpg|81657197], which came out around the same time.
A contemplative short story that takes place after The Amber Spyglass, and prefigures The Secret Commonwealth.
Basically a ghost story. Well-told and -crafted.
The postscript, in which Pullman gives a short sketch of his path to professional storytelling, and gives some insight into the laws of stories, is also worth reading.
Rage is a book by the American journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, published on September 15, …
