by bertbaby | Dec 18, 2013 | Book Reviews
A Grandmaster of Science Fiction offers his favorite folktale, and thoughts about the roots of his work.
by bertbaby | Dec 18, 2013 | Book Reviews
December 18: “Religion, not nationalism or Arabism, is now the dominant force. God has returned to the Middle East.”
by bertbaby | Dec 17, 2013 | Book Reviews
This ambitious bildungsroman by Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu focuses on a teenager and the magical-realist milieu through which he strives to grow into an untarnished adulthood.
by bertbaby | Dec 17, 2013 | Book Reviews
This history of an element’s grip on human imagination — and the devastating consequences of that fascination.
by bertbaby | Dec 17, 2013 | Book Reviews
As the craze for ballooning swept Europe, scientists and thrill seekers alike sought a god’s-eye-view.
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