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Sunday 10th November 2013

2013

The Scent of Death

Author : Andrew Taylor

Summary :
New York during the war of independence.

Reviewed by Roger, on 10 Nov 2013

Review of "The Scent of Death"

Satisfying with believable milieu and characters and a couple of good twists to the end.


Saturday 2nd November 2013

1985

Galapagos

Author : Kurt Vonnegut

Summary :
How humanity evolves over the next million years

Reviewed by Roger, on 02 Nov 2013

Review of "Galapagos "

Very good read, interesting ideas. Reminiscent of Slaughterhouse 5 in style.


Friday 25th October 2013

2013

Snake Oil

How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future

Author : Richard Heinberg

Summary :
Fracking, the future of hydro carbons and the economy
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Reviewed by Roger, on 25 Oct 2013

Review of "Snake Oil"

a very useful summary


Sunday 20th October 2013

0000

Memoires of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Maddness of Crowds

Author : Charles Mackay

Summary :
What it says on the title - the mid 19th century view.
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Reviewed by Roger, on 20 Oct 2013

Review of "Memoires of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Maddness of Crowds"

Very good on things like the tulip mania and the south sea bubble but a long section in the middle on Alchemy rather paled.


Saturday 19th October 2013

2009

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky

Solo into the Unknown

Author : Crispin Latymer

Summary :
Solo transatlantic sail

Reviewed by Roger, on 19 Oct 2013

Review of "Where the Ocean Meets the Sky"

What a self absorbed wanker. Comnpletly tedious tale of a rich man on a well equipped yacht sailing solo across the atlantic without either any drama, or narrative, or anything interesting to say.


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