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If nothing else, they’ll provide light and heat in the coming Byronic darkness

Printed books are headed for oblivion? Really? By the way, any argument that includes a blanket statement like “It is very hard for me to grasp why anybody would prefer a printed book 30 or 40 years from now” automatically … Continue reading

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The English Constitution

Note: This review is written based on the text appearing in J.A. Hammerton’s “Outline of Great Books” (1936), which includes condensed versions of 250 books. I first took note of this volume as a “young student of literature” lost in … Continue reading

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Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town

I selected Cory Doctorow‘s “Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town” to be the first book reviewed on this blog primarily for the author’s reputation as a leading voice in the next generation of science fiction, but also for the … Continue reading

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