Archive for 'Books'
When the world discovered the sun
On Jun 5 2012 I had the opportunity to witness one the rarest of astronomical events, the transit of Venus across the sun. This event only occurs twice each century eight years apart. The Venus transit will not occur again for another 108 years! Fortunately for me I witnessed the transit from a field only […]
Posted: July 5th, 2013 under Books.
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Ninety Percent of Everything
Rose George’s latest book takes its title from the fact that 90% of ALL goods are transported by sea. In Ninety Percent of Everything, Ms George took as her task to illuminate this nearly invisible industry that we all depend on. In this engrossing book we get a glimpse of life aboard the Maersk Kendal […]
Posted: June 14th, 2013 under Books.
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Thieves of Book Row
The Amazon review of The Thieves of Book Row by Travis McDade describes the book as a “griping tale” and “fast-paced, true-life thriller”. Even for Amazon this description is a bit of excessive hyperbola. Thieves is certainly not a Baldacci or Berry thriller in real-life. More accurately McDade gives us a well research comprehensive look […]
Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Books.
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