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1.

PoulAnderson
Finishdate:January2013
Genre:Sciencefiction
Grade:C
Review:ThisisthefirstofmanyvolumesofthecollectedstoriesofAnderson'sPolesotechnicLeague
futurehistory.Thestoriesherearefun,butthewritingisnotthatgreat.Thesearemostlyfromthe
dayswhenSFpaidalmostnothing,andyouhadtowritequickly.Itshows.Butifyoucanlookpast
that,it'safunread.
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JonMeacham
Finishdate:January,2013
Genre:Biography
Grade:B
Review:Giventheverystrongreviewsthatthisbookgot,Iwassomewhatdisappointed.Itisagood
biographyofJefferson,butIdon'tfeelitisagreatone.ItseemedalittledisjointedandIdidn'tgetan
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3.
JulianHavil(nophoto)
Finishdate:January2013
Genre:Mathematics
Grade:B
Review:Irrationalnumbersarethosethatcannotbewrittenasratios(fractions).Thefirstnumber
proventobeirrationalwasthesquarerootof2,itwasshowntobesobytheGreeks.Inthisbook,
JulianHaviltracesthehistoryoftheirrationalnumberswithallsortsofinterestingassociated
numbers.Themathlevelwasalittlehighforme(Ithinkitwouldbesuitedtosomeonewhowasa
mathmajorincollege)andIthinkHavilcouldhaveexplainedthingsabitmoreandmadethebook
accessibletoamuchwideraudience.

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4.EdLin(nophoto)
Finishdate:January23,2013
Genre:Mystery
Rating:C

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Review:Thisisamystery/policeproceduralsetinNewYorkCity'sChinatowninthe1970s.The
"snakes"ofthetitleareillegalChineseimmigrants.Theprotagonist,RobertChow,isapoliceman
assignedtoChinatown.Initially,heisinvestigatingtwomurders,butitbecomeshisselfimposed
missiontostop"snakeheads"thepeoplewhosmuggletheimmigrantsintotheUSAandthenabuse
them.
There'ssomegoodatmosphereaboutChinatownanditsdemographics,buttheplotmeandersabit
andthedialogueisratherwooden.Allthecharacterssoundalike,andnoneofthemsoundtheway
realpeoplesoundinconversation.
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5.RobertCrais
Finishdate:January28,2013
Genre:Thriller
Rating:B
Review:ThisisthelatestpaperbackintheseriesfeaturingElvisColeandJoePike.Thisonehasboth
oftheminit.Ifyouknowthatseries,youwillknowwhattoexpect,butthisbookstandsalone.For
thosewhodon'tknow,ColeandPikearebothverytoughdetectives.Theyremindmealittleof
SpenserandHawkfromtheRobertParkerseries,inthatColeisthemore"civilized"one.
Thisnovelstartswhenayoungwoman(Krista)disappearsandhermotherhiresColetofindher.The
motherthinksKristahasrunoffwithherboyfriend,butthetruthisfardarker.Theyhavebeen
kidnappedbybajodores,whotypicallykidnapundocumentedworkersandextortmoneyfromtheir
families.
Theactionpicksupquicklyanddoesn'tstopformuch.
Note:Therearescenesoftortureinthisbook.Theyarenotextraordinarilygraphic,buttheymaybe
disturbingtosome.
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6.Rayburn:ABiographyD.B.Hardeman(nobookcoverorauthorphoto).
Finishdate:Feb9,2013.
Genre:Biography
Rating:B
Review:ThisisagoodbasicbiographyofSamRayburn,whowasSpeakeroftheHouseforlonger
thananyoneinhistory.Hardemanandhiscoauthor,DonaldC.Bacon,traceRayburnfromhisroots
inTexastotheHouseandupitsleadershiprole.Theydoagoodjobofportrayingthemanandhis
roleinhistory.Rayburndidn'tfiteasilyintotheliberalconservativecontinuumhevariedissueby
issue,beingconservativeoncivilrights,moderateonlaborandliberalonmanyotherissues.
Thebookissomewhatmarredbyanoddstylethatishardtodescribeexceptbyexamplein
particular,theyusesimilarsentenceconstructionsoverandoverinawaythatisalmostcomical.The
mostcommonis(adjective)(adjective)(person'snameorstatehe/shewasfrom)"ThecrustyTexan",
"Theaffable,kindheartedMissourian".
ItwasgoodtoreadthisbookjustafterRobertA.Caro,sinceRayburnwasJohnson'smentorand
backer.
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7.LarryNiven
Finishdate:Feb10,2013
Genre:Sciencefiction
Rating:B+
Review:IfirstreadtheclassicSFnovelRingworldmanyyearsago.Ittellsthestoryoftwohumans,a
kzinandapuppeteerandtheirvoyageto,andon,theRingworld,aworldshapedlikearingarounda
star.
IlikedNiven'sportrayalofthealiensandofTeelaBrown,averyluckyhuman.It'safunread.
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8.HowYouCanPlayLikeanExpert,WithoutHavingtoBeOne:Mel's21stCenturyRulesand
OtherGuidelinesforWinningatYourLevelandAboveMelColchamiro(nocoverorphoto)
Finishdate:Feb11,2013
Genre:Bridge
Rating:B+
Review:Thisisacollectionofshortchapteronvariousof"Mel'srules"onhowtobeabetterbridge
player.Itispitchedtointermediates(whichIam).Thetipsaregood,asfarasIcantell,butthisisa
booktobereadslowlyandwithyourbridgepartners.

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Peter,IverymuchenjoyedTheAmericanSphinxtoo.Ithinkthoughthatbothhavevery
differentthemesandoutlooks.Oneismuchmorepsychologicalwhiletheotherdealswiththemore
concreteandanalytical.Youmightjustenjoyonethematicfocusmorethantheother.Verydifferent
approachesinbothbooks.

JosephJ.Ellis
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9.IanRankin
Finishdate:Feb18,2013
Genre:Crime
Rating:A
Review:ThisisthelatestintheseriesbyIanRankinaboutJohnRebus,aScottishdetective.Rebus
drinkstoomuch.Hehasbadrelationswithauthorityfigures.Hehastroubledrelationswithothers.
Buthe'saverygooddetective.Ihaveenjoyedthisseriesandthisisanexcellentadditiontoit.Here,
Rebusisinvestigatingasetofcrimesthatallrelatetochildabuseandmultiplemurder.It'sadark
book.
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Peter,onmessage10,justaddatitlelinksinceitdoesnothaveabookcover.
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10.AndrewSolomon
Finishdate:Feb23,2013
Genre:Psychology
Rating:A
Review:Thisbookissubtitled"Parents,childrenandthesearchforidentity".Thetitlecomesfrom
theideathatthe"appledoesn'tfallfromthetree"thatis,thatchildrenarenotthatdissimilarto
theirparents.Butthebookisaboutchildrenwhodo,indeed,fallfarfromthetree.Eachchapter
exceptthefirstandlastisaboutadifference:Son,Deaf,Dwarfs,DownSyndrome,Autism,
Schizophrenia,Disabilities,Prodigies,Rape,Crime,TransgenderandFather.
ThisbookwillIamfairlysure,changethewayyouthinkaboutthose"differentpeople".Ittailsoffin
thelast10pagesorso,wheretheauthorgetsrathertoophilosophicalotherthanthatIwouldhave
givenitanA
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11.RogerHobbs
Finishdate:Feb23,2013
Genre:Crimefiction
Rating:A
Review:Theprotagonistofthisexcellentfirstnovelisathief.Thenovelisabouttwoveryhighlevel
crimes,eachofwhichtakesmonthsofplanningbyateamandeachofwhichcouldnettheparticipants
millionsofdollars.Thetitlereferstotheprotagonist'sspecialty:Hecandisappear,notinsome
supernaturalway,butbychanginghisappearance,mannerisms,voiceandsoonsoastobecome
unrecognizable.Unusuallyfornovelsinthisgenre,thecharacterismoreinterestingthantheplot,
althoughtheplotisquitegoodaswell(e.g.,inhissparetime,theprotagonisttranslatestheclassics
fromLatinandGreek).
HobbsisarecentcollegegraduateIhopehehasalongwritingcareer.
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12.MikeLawrence(nophoto)
Finishdate:Feb23,2013
Genre:Bridge
Rating:A
Review:AnotherexcellentbookonbridgefromMikeLawrence.Thisisoneofhisearliestbooks,but
stillrelevant.Hisgoalherewastodiscussissuesthatcauseconfusionforalotofintermediate
players.Mostofthebookisonbiddingandsomeondefense.Hedidnotincludeasectiononplay
becausehefeelsnoplayproblemsmethiscriteria.
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13.
JohnD.Fox(nophoto)
Finishdate:March6,2013
Genre:Statistics
Rating:A
Ifyouknowaboutregressionbutwanttolearnmore,especiallyabouthowtodoitinR,thenyou
won'tfindabetterbookthanthisone
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14.AlexanderMcCallSmith
Finishdate:March7,2013
Genre:Humor
Rating:B+
Review:Thisisaverylightshortnovel,thefirstinaseriesaboutDr.ProfessorMoritzMariavon
Igelfeld,professorofRomancePhilologyatRegensburg.Heisvain,anxious,nervous,envious...and
veryfunny!Nothingprofoundhere,butwhat'swrongwithamusing?
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15.StefanFatsis(nophoto)
Finishdate:March12,2013
Genre:Games
Rating:B
Review:AlotofpeopleplayScrabble,atleastoccasionally.ButtheworldofcompetitiveScrabbleis
somethingelseagain.Thetopplayershavememorizedhugeportionsofthedictionarytheyare
stunninglygoodatanagramsandtheyhavemasteredthesurprisinglydeepstrategyinvolvedwith
Scrabble.Inthisbook,StefanFatsisreportsonhowhegothookedoncompetitiveScrabbleandon
someofthepeoplehemetwhiledoingso.Heconveysthebeautyofthegame,butconcentratestoo
muchontheodditiesofsomeofthetopplayers,givingtheimpressionthatScrabbleisplayedby
morestrangepeoplethanitreallyis.
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Whatafunbook,Peter.OurfamilyplayedScrabbleallthetimeandmyfatherwasthe
championof7letterwords.Ican'timaginehowskilledthesecompetitiveplayersmustbe.Iwill
belookingforthisbook.Thanksforthetip.
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16.LarryNiven
Finishdate:March17,2013
Genre:Sciencefiction
Rating:C
Review:ThisisthesequeltoRingworldbutIfounditmuchlesssatisfyingandcompelling.
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17. TheHunterbyJohnLescroat JohnLescroat(nocoverorimage)

Finishdate:March23,2013
Genre:Thriller
Rating:A
Review:Thisisthelatestintheauthor'sWyattHuntseries.ItbeginswhenHuntgetsatextmessage:
"Howdidyourmotherdie?"HunthasalwaysknownhewasadoptedatanearlyagebytheHunt
family.Inthisnovel,helearnsabouthisbiologicalparents.BecausethisisaLescoratnovel,this
involvesmurdersandcoverupsanddangerrightdowntothepresentday.Thisbookivviolentbut
notespeciallygraph(i.e.there'slotsofdeathbutthekillingsaren'tdescribedindetail).Apageturner
inthebesttraditionofpageturners.
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18.LarryNiven
Finishdate:March28,2013
Genre:SF
Rating:B
Review:Thepakareaspeciesoffeatherlessbipeds.Theylivelifeinthreephases:Childhood,breeder
andprotector.Now,oneoftheprotectorsiscomingtothesolarsystem.Thisbooktellswhathappens
next.
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19.DavidG.Hartwell
Finishdate:March29,2013
Genre:SF
Rating:B
Review:Thisisalargeanthologyfrom2003,consistingoftheeditor'schoicesforgreatstoriesfrom
"HardSF".Aswithanysuchanthology,opinionswillvary.IagreewithquitealotofHartwell's
opinionsanddisagreewithothers.IfyouareafanofhardSF,thisisaworthyread.
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20.GregoryMcDonald
Finishdate:April5,2013
Genre:Mystery/Police
Rating:A
Review:Thiswasareread.
FrancisXavierFlynnisaninspectorintheBostonPoliceDepartment(heistheonlyoneofthatrank).
Atthestartofthisbook,aplaneexplodesoverBoston.FlynnisassignedasliaisontotheFBI,but
Flynnnevertakessuchassignmentsseriously,instead,hegoesaboutsolvingcrimesinhisownway.
Here,hewindsupinvestigatingjudges,boxers,theHumanSurplusLeagueandadelegationfromthe
RepublicofIfad.
Fun,sardonicandwonderful.
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21.GregoryMcDonald
Finishdate:April7,2013
Genre:Mystery/police
Rating:A
Review:Anotherrereadinthesameseries.Inthisone,InspectorFrancisXavierFlynnneedstofind
outwhoisattackingProfessorLouisLoveson(ifanyoneis,infact,doingso).Healsoneedstofindout
whonailedhisdaughter'sboyfriend'seartoatree,andwhy.
ThinkingaboutwhyIlikethesebooks,onethingthatcomestomindisthateachcharacterhasa
distinctvoiceIthinkthisisacharacteristicofgoodfiction.
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22.DavidToomey(nophoto)
Finishdate:April7,2013
Genre:Science
Rating:B+
Review:Lifeisweird.Butthisbookisn'tabouthowlifeforushumansisweird,it'saboutweirdlife,
eitheronEarthorelsewhere.Untilrecently,scientiststhoughtthatlifecouldonlyexistinplaceswith
liquidwaterandsunlight.Itturnsoutthattheywerewrongthereislifeinsidesomerocksthereis
lifenearthermalvents(faraboveboilingpointofwater)andthereareotherplaceswhere
extermophileslive.("Extremophile"isthewordforlifethatlivesinextremeconditions).ButToomey
alsowritesaboutlifethatmightnotbebasedonDNAorevenoncarbon.Weird.
Wellwrittenandveryaccessible,thisisafunandinformativeread.
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23.GregoryMcDonald
Finishdate:April12,2013
Genre:Mystery/police
Rating:B
Review:ThisisanotherintheFlynnseries.Inthisone,FlynniscalledtotheexclusiveRodandGun
Clubtoinvestigateamurder.Thentherearemoremurders.Thereasonthisonedoesn'tgetanAis
thattheeccentricitiesofthemembersoftheclubseemoverdone.
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Peter,inmessage27youneedtomovethebookcovercurrentlyattheendtobeforetheauthor's
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24.ThomasPerry
Datefinished:April16,2013
Genre:Suspense
Rating:A
Review:TheButcher'sBoypitsahitmanknownonlyas"TheButcher'sBoy"againsttheDepartment
ofJustice.Italsoinvolvesthemafia,corporatecorruptionandalittlebitofsocialjustice.Thomas
Perrytellsthestoryinmultiplevoices,mostlythoseofthebutcher'sboyandElizabethWaring,a
brilliantanalystwhoisactingasafieldagent.Lotsoftwistsandturns,including(somewhatunusually
forthisgenre)majorerrorsbyWaring.
Thisisasomewhatoldbook(writtenin1982)andanotherinterestingaspectistracinghowsociety
haschanged.(Withlineslike"Whereisyourcomputerterminal?"andsmokingsectionsonairplanes
andsoon).
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Craigwrote:"Okay,soI'llbite.IfyourotherratingsareonanAtoFscale,whatdoesanS
mean?"
ItmeansImadeatypo.Nowfixed
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25.AlexanderMcCallSmith
DateFinished:April18,2013
Genre:Humor
Rating:B
Review:ThisisthesecondintheseriesofshortnovelsaboutProf.MoritzMariavonIgelfeld,
professorofromancephilologyatRegensberg.Igelfeldcontinuestohavemisadventuresduetohis
pomposity,vanityandinsecurity,butitallworksoutalright(moreorless)intheend.Lightand
funny.
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Peter,greatprogres.Youareonarollandagoodmixofbooks.Keepitup!
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26.FrederickForsyth
Datefinished:April21,2013
Genre:Suspense
Rating:A
Review:ThisisoneoftheveryfinestnovelsofitstypeIhaveread.Decadesago,whenIfirstreadit,it
wasthefirstbooktokeepmeawaketurningpages.
Intheearly1960'sagroupoffanaticreactionariesinFrance,feelingbetrayedbyDeGaulle'sdecision
toleaveAlgeria,formagrouptokillhim.Theytry,unsuccessfully,severaltimes.Theirorganization
isinfiltratedbytheFrenchauthoritiesandislosingsupport.Thatmuchisfact.Inthisnovel,they
decidetohireaprofessionalassassintokillDeGaulle.Heisbrilliantbutheisupagainsttheentire
Frenchauthorityand,inparticular,againstClaudeLebel,thepoliceofficerplacedinchargeofthe
operation.
ThiswillkeepyouturningthepageseventhoughyouknowDeGaullewasnotassassinated(and,ifyou
hadforgotten,Forsythtellsyou).Masterful.And,ifyou'remuchyoungerthanme(I'm53)youcan
learnwhatitwasliketomakeaphonecallintheolddays.
PSIreadthisonmyKindlethiseditionincludesanamusingprologuebytheauthor.Idon'tknow
whichprinteditionsincludetheprologue,buttrytogetonethatdoes,foracouplelaughs.
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27.DanielWalkerHowe(nophoto)
DateFinished:April22,2013
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Review:Thiswasagroupreadbookonthislist,soprobablyquiteafewherehavealreadyreadit.It's
anexcellentbook.Howecombinesthetypicalsortofoverallhistorywithanumberofsidelines,allof
whichillustratetheprofoundchangesthatoccurredintheUSAoverthesedecades.
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Peterwrote:"26.FrederickForsyth
Datefinished:April21,2013
Genre:Suspense
Rating:A
Review:Thisisoneoftheveryfinestnovelsof..."
Ialsothoughtthisbookwasterrific,Peter.Asyousay,eventhoughweknowthatDeGaullewasnot
assassinated,itkeptyoureadinglateintothenight.AprettygoodBritishfilmwasmadein1973
starringEdwardFoxastheJackel.....IhavenothingtosayabouttheremakewithBruceWillis.
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28.GregoryMcDonald
Datefinished:April28,2013
Genre:Mystery
Rating:B+
Review:IrwinMauriceFletcherarrivesinBoston,dropshisbagsintheapartmenthewillbeusing
(arrangedbyaswapwithamanwhoisusinghisplaceinItaly),goesouttodinnerandcomeshometo
findabeautifulnakedwomaninbed.Theonlyproblemis,she'sdead.
LuckilyforFletch,thecaseisassignedtoFrancisXavier(Reluctant)Flynn,whodoesn'tliketoarrest
people.
Moretwiststhanacorkscrewandalotoffuntoboot.
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29.ThomasPerry
DateFinished:April29,2013
Genre:Mystery
Rating:B
Review:ThisisthesequeltoThomasPerrywhichyoureallyshouldreadfirst.
Afterthemayhemhecausedamidthemafiafamilies,thehitmanknownonlyasTheButcher'sBoyis
livinginEnglandwithhisgirlfriend.Then,someonetriestokillhimandheisluredbacktotheStates.
Furthermayhemensues,againinvolvingElizabethWaringoftheJusticeDepartmentashismain
legitimateopponent.
Oneofthestrength'softheearlierbookwastheprotagonist'snearomnisciencehere,though,he
makessomemistakes.Inaddition,theplotisalittlelessrelentlessthantheearlierbook.
Nevertheless,thisisanenjoyableread.
Warning:Asyoumightexpectinabookaboutahitmanandthemafia,thereisalotofviolence.
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30NatalyKelly
Datefinished:May7,2013
Genre:Nonfiction
Rating:C
Review:Thisisaninterestingcollectionoftidbitsabouttranslation,butitlacksanoverallstructure
andthetidbitssortofruntogetherafterawhile.It'salsosomewhatrepetitive.Still,interesting.
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31.PeterLovesey
Datefinished:May12,2013
Genre:Mystery
Rating:B
Review:ThisisthefirstnovelinthePeterDiamondseries.DiamondisapoliceofficerinBath,
England.Here,heisinvestigatingamurderfirsttodeterminewhothevictimwas,thenwhothe
murdererwas.Thereareplottwistsaplentyandthebookheldmyinterest,butIdidn'tfindDiamond
anengagingcharacter.
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32.AmyS.Greenberg
Datefinished:May13,2013
Genre:Americanhistory
Rating:A
Review:TheauthorcoversthehistoryoftheAmericaninvasionofMexicobyconcentratingonfive
men:Thethreefamousoneslistedinthesubtitle(HenryClay,JamesKnoxPolkandAbraham
Lincoln)andtwomuchlessfamousmen:JohnHardinandNicholasTrist.Shecoversboththewar
itselfandthereactiontoitbyWhigsandDemocratsitseffectsontheregionalvotingthathadheld
foryearsuntilthewartheorganizedoppositiontoitand(alittle)itsroleincreatingtheconditions
fortheCivilWar.
Wellwrittenandfascinating.
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33.IanStewart
Datefinished:May26,2013
Genre:Math
Rating:B
Review:IanStewartisoneofthebestmathpopularizersaround.Inthisbook,helooksat14great
mathematicalproblems,onetoachapter,alongwithintroductoryandconcludingchapters.Ifound
somechaptersmuchmoreinterestingthanothers.
Intermsoflevelit'strickytosay.Youdon'tneedmuchformalmathematicaltrainingtoreadmostof
thisbookthere'snocalculus,forinstance.Butyouneedalotofmathematicalsense.
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34.JohnScalzi
Datefinished:June7,2013
Genre:ScienceFiction
Rating:B+
Review:Thisisacollectionof"episodes"(theauthor'sword)fromtheworldstartedwith,alsoby
JohnScalzi.
ThisbookwasalotoffunlikemuchofSF,it(andtheseries)requiresafewsuspensionsofdisbelief,
someofwhicharecommontomanySFbooks(e.g.thattheuniversewillbefullofalienswhoareclose
enoughtous,technologically,thatwarbreaksoutandisn'timmediatelywonbyonesidethatfaster
thanlighttravelispossible)andsomeuniquetotheseries.Butifyouarewillingtosuspendyour
disbeliefandgowithit,there'salottoenjoyhere.
However,youshouldreadatleastoneotherbookintheseriesbeforeyoureadthis,oryou'llfindita
bitconfusing.
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Jun09,201303:06PM

35.StevenWeinberg
Datefinished:June9,2013
Genre:Essays/Science
Rating:B
Review:Thisisacollectionofessays,mostofthemfromearlyinthiscentury,bythenotedphysicist
StevenWeinberg.He'slearned,opinionatedandmodesthe'salsooccasionallyfunny.Hewrites
mostlyaboutthingsrelatedtoscience,butnotscienceexactlysomeoftheessaysarealittledated.In
termsofpoliticsandphilosophy,Weinbergisaliberal,aZionistandanatheist.Peoplewhodon't
sharehisviewsmaybeputoff.
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Jun13,201304:31AM

36.byFrederikPohl
Datefinished:June12,2013
Genre:ScienceFiction
Rating:A
Review:Thisisacontinuationoftheseriesstartedwith,alsobyPohl.Youshouldreadthebooksin
order.It'salotoffunandPohldoesawonderfuljobwiththeHeechee(analienrace),makingthem
quitedifferentfromus,butalsointelligent.
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37.byAceAtkins
Datefinished:June15,2013
Genre:Mystery
Rating:B+
Review:AceAtkinswaschosenbyParker'sestatetocontinuetheSpenserseries.Inthislatestnovelin
theseries,Spenser'sfriendHenryCimoliaskshimafavor:Heisbeingpushedoutofhiscondoandhe
wantstostay.GiventhatthisisaSpensernovel,itwillsurprisenoonethatSpenser'sinvestigation
leadstomayhem,themafiaandmurders.
ThisnovelalsofeaturesSpenser'snewsidekick:TheCreeIndianZebulonSixkillAtkinsisaging
Spenser,andIwouln'tbesurprisedifthereiseventuallyaseriesfeaturingZebulon.Theusualcastof
charactersmakestheirappearancehere,withtheexceptionofHawk,whoisoutoftown.
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