tunrev: Back in Black (Dual Disc) – AC/DC
5 stars: Great album, nice mini-DVD story line I bought this (finally) as a replacement for the old worn out LP, after giving up that AC/DC will ever be on iTunes. The album speaks...
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bookrev: Tractrix by R. J. Archer
Meticulously detailed, scientifically imagined In Tractrix, the first novel in the Seeds of Civilization series, R.J. Archer develops a story set in modern times, with the added premise that highly developed civilizations were on...
bookrev: Aztec Rage by Gary Jennings
3 stars: Great history, good story, uneven writing Aztec Rage is the fourth in a series of Aztec Novels by Gary Jennings, including co-authors using Mr. Jennings’ outlines after his untimely death. The history...
bookrev: Tepper isn’t Going Out by Calvin Trillian
4 stars: Amusing big city satire When someone knows the minutiae of parking laws, times and places, and wants to get the absolute most out of time on the meter, they are definitly from...
bookrev: Tajiquan: The art of nurturing, the science of power by Yang Yang
5 stars: The best outline and explanation of Taijiquan Whether beginner or expert, Master Yang Yang’s book will provide a foundation on not only what Taijiquan is and is not, but how to work...
bookrev: Phantom by Terry Goodkind
Picked the pace back up in the series Sword of Truth: Book 10 For a series that started with the amazing Wizard’s First Rule, pulled me back in with Faith of the Fallen and...
bookrev: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The connectedness of everything You can call it the “small world” phenomena, or the theory that everything is connected. But David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas portrays a sometimes tight and sometimes loose connection of six...
bookrev: Paris (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
5 stars: Try the recommendations in the book, they are spot on My wife and I now have over 15 Eyewitness Travel Guides…obviously we like them. There are several reasons, and the Paris guide...
bookrev: Russian Debutante’s Handbook by Gary Shteyngart
4 stars: Good characters and humor, plot that bogs down in the end The characterization of Vladimir Girshkin is excellent, from how he looks and dresses (which morphs through the book), to how he...
bookrev: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
From one author to another: a terrific story I was reading this novel just as I was putting the finishing touches on my own first book; Senor Zafon’s characterizations and scene descriptions encouraged and...