Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - Reza Aslan

October 16, 2014, 3:41 am
Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but the sword. MATTHEW 10:34

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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls - Robert A. Heinlein

October 9, 2014, 3:55 am

I was enjoying this book right up until the inter-dimensional rescue in Lunar City. After the rescue it transformed from an interesting sci-fi/escape/murder mystery/conspiracy novel into a self indulgent and unfulfilling examination of time travel and its potential consequences. Meh!

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The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara

September 22, 2014, 10:27 pm

Apparently The Killer Angels inspired Joss Whedon to come up with Firefly, I can understand why..

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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA - Tim Weiner

August 30, 2014, 1:56 am
Not necessarily the whole truth, but nothing but the truth

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Mapping of The Reverse of the Medal Complete

August 17, 2014, 12:42 am

My map of the events in The Reverse of the Medal is complete. The course from Barbados was pretty straightforward, though I think I could have done better around the encounter with the third (and true) Spartan. I think I may revisit this part of the course and see if I can add more detail. The end of this book was mostly set in London, with the trial and pillory, so this map has lots of interesting places scattered around the city.

I fell behind my one year per book rate for this volume (it took almost sixteen months) so I need to pick up my pace to finish the series in seven years. There's not a moment to lose!

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