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Book Note: The Well Tempered Clavicle
ByhenryI am only a moderately intense follower of the Xanth novels, but this one looked like fun (I usually get around to them eventually), so I checked it out. The humor is still there. There are too many puns for me, though I do enjoy many of them, and this one was on the topic…
Note: The Hittite
ByhenryI picked up this book because of the obvious historical connection. I found it a fairly interesting read if one didn’t expect excessive historical background. It’s build around the siege of Troy and provides an interesting idea for the famed “Trojan Horse.” The jacket description is a bit wild (it mentions bringing down the walls…
Book Recommendation: Man’s Search for Meaning
ByhenryA friend mentioned this book on Facebook, and since I have greatly appreciated it over a number of years, I thought I’d post about it here. Frankl has a powerful story of surviving the holocaust and speaks of what sustained him in that experience. Key quote: Man is that being who invented the gas chambers…
Do Liberals and Conservatives Really Need Each Other?
ByhenryEarly in my college days I encountered a man who would have a substantial influence on my life. It started as he explained textual variants and alternate possible translations in Genesis 1 for 2nd year Hebrew. I’d taught myself that far, and hadn’t done badly figuring out the rules, but my knowledge was less than…
Book Note: Citadel
ByhenryI’ve enjoyed previous books by John Ringo, especially the Prince Roger series, so when I saw this book at my local public library I grabbed it and read. Of course, I was jumping into the middle of a series, which is generally a bad idea, but that happens to me quite often. The book starts…