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Saturday, June 17, 2017

The Sudden Appearance of HopeThe Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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Jupiter's South Pole

Jupiter's South Pole: NASA’s Juno spacecraft was racing away from Jupiter following its seventh close pass of the planet when JunoCam snapped this image on May 19, 2017, from about 29,100 miles (46,900 kilometers) above the cloud tops.



Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors

Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors: NASA’s Juno spacecraft was racing away from Jupiter following its seventh close pass of the planet when JunoCam snapped this image on May 19, 2017, from about 29,100 miles (46,900 kilometers) above the cloud tops.

US Dept of Interior

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom: A Novel of RetropolisSlaves of the Switchboard of Doom: A Novel of Retropolis by Bradley W. Schenck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book for review.

Enormously fun read in the vein of old science fiction movie serials like Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon. Pulp science fiction worth enjoying. Robots, Spider Cults, obnoxious children, switchboard operators, obsessed billionaire, mad scientists, transportation tubes. Whee!

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Monday, June 05, 2017

The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic CrossingThe Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing by Dan Hampton
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

Do not be put off by my rating of this book. It is very much a niche read for those who like to know what makes a machine tick, who like to know who made the parts and to what specifications, who want to know what weather conditions existed during the time involved, and who like a smattering of history tossed in for good measure. I enjoyed the history parts but the rest, not so much.

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