10-16-2026
Michael Crichton And Tom Clancy Have Been Resurrected, Fused Together, And Mixed With A Pinch Of James Cameron, Jeremy Robinson, And Stephen Spielberg. Michael Crichton's death 18 years ago now was a **major** blow to the world of scie
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As Above, So Below. Five years ago Jones wrote a book called To Rule The Waves, basically about surface shipping and the history and modern issues revolving around various geopolitical issues on
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Comprehensive Look At Little Known Yet Essential Topic. As I sit here near the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, it turns out I actually have a facility wherein an undersea cable connects to the land cable networks almost literally just a few mil
[Continue Reading]10-11-2026
Fucking Comprehensive Shit Lacking A Goddamned Bibliography. Ok, so the title of this review is quite intentional. If you can't handle that... this is *NOT* the book for you. While a claimed humorous look at the history of American profanity (that I never re
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Comprehensive (If European/ North American Focused) History. I read Pettegree's 2021 history of THE LIBRARY, and it was great. So when I saw this book hit NetGalley, I had to have it too. And honestly, Pettegree nails it yet again.
This
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I saw this post on Threads, and it sparked a story I want to share here.
The text of the initial post:
I don’t care how long a book has been out, it doesn’t mean that it’s “safe” to post spoilers. Posting quotes and stuff without very clear warnings just ruins the experience for everyone else, especially if it’s big things like deaths or whatever. I hope what I said makes sense
And this is the story I shared:
True story: I met Jeremy Robinson
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Revenge Porn For The Department Of War Crowd. This is one of those tacticool "military thrillers" for the more modern former soldier/ wannabe. Lots of people getting shot, lots of fists being thrown, a few damsels and kids in distress, and through all the
[Continue Reading]10-08-2026
Damn Near Generational. I can think of exactly two books I've ever read that come anywhere near close to this book - one was fairly niche inside Christian circles (in that I've rarely seen anyone other than myself talking about it, even though it was transformatio
[Continue Reading]10-07-2026
Carefully Tailored Yet Ultimately Still Not Curious Enough. This is a book all about explaining the psychology of why we ask *certain* questions. Indeed, Lombrozo is very careful in the first chapters to set *very* precise guardrails on *exactly* what she intends to look at, and does a
[Continue Reading]10-05-2026
Cowboy Romance. Emotional Relationship Fiction. Sinister Travel Thriller. Wait. What? Watching Drake's evolution as a writer these last few years has truly been a thing of wonder, something that really has to be experienced to be believed. I first encountered her via her cowboy romances, which were excellent within that space and good enough that even non-romance fans should give them a try. Then she expanded into more "relationship fiction" (women's fiction, but at le
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