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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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Road Signs
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories -
Thoughts from the Aerie
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Memoirs and essays on a range of topics
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Silent Interviews
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories The Relocation Blues
Adriana’s Family
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
Invasive Procedures: Stories
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
After the Fireflood
Caliban’s Children
The Fantasy Book Murders
Opting Out and Other Departures
Sunflower: A Novel
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
The One Thousand: A Novella
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
Love Children: A Novel
Painsharing and Other Stories
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Becoming Ray Bradbury by Jonathan R. Eller
I suppose I should preface this by saying that this book was not what I expected. I found it by chance browsing at the public library in the new book section. It intrigued me because I love the short story … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, book review, Ray Bradbury, short story, Writing
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Book Review: Plexus by Henry Miller
“Plexus” is the second book of Miller’s “The Rosy Crucifixion”, a trilogy which is comprised of “Sexus”, “Plexus”, and “Nexus”. A few years ago, when I decided to re-read some of Henry Miller’s works, I started with “Tropic of Cancer”, … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Henry Miller, Plexus, Rosy Crucifixion, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
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Book Review: On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
My reading this book came about as the result of a frustrated search. For years I have been trying to find a DVD copy of the miniseries “On Wings of Eagles”, which I first watched somewhere in the East and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur "Bull" Simons, Burt Lancaster, escape, Iran, Ken Follett, On Wings of Eagles, Ross Perot, suspense
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Book Review: The Lost World by Michael Crichton
I enjoyed reading “Jurassic Park” so much that I anxiously looked forward to reading the sequel. As I explained in my review of that book, Crichton is not a stylist; his prose is very rudimentary, but he is capable of … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg, The Lost World
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Book Review: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
My motivation in reading this book was not curiosity about the economic crash and depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It’s an interesting subject, sure, and I go for anything that piques my interest if I have time … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, economics, euro, European Union, finance, great depression, Greece, Liaquat Ahemed, Lords of Finance
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Book Review: Jack London, Sailor on Horseback by Irving Stone
We writers are often lonely people. We labor away day after day, alone in our rooms at our keyboards. Often those around us don’t understand what we are going through and what drives us to persevere. How I acquired this … Continue reading
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Tagged Irving Stone, Jack London, Jack London Sailor on Horseback, On Writing, Writing
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Book Review: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Recently I came across a nonfiction book, “Travels” by Michael Crichton at a book sale. The book itself was so-so due to the fact that only about a third of it was actually about traveling, but the author’s writing style … Continue reading
Book Review: Travels by Michael Crichton
It so happened on the 4th of July 2012 I was temporarily sojourning on Coronado Island in San Diego. When I wandered to the main street of the town to get some air and exercise, lo and behold a parade … Continue reading
Book Review: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
I may as well plunge right in by saying that I consider “Speaker for the Dead” a far superior book to “Ender’s Game”, though it is its sequel. “Ender’s Game” is, for the most part, standard science fiction. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
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Book Review: The Fifties by David Halberstam
This is a terrific book by a terrific writer. When I came across it in a used bookstore in Pacific Beach, San Diego, I was first put off by its size. In its hardcover edition it’s a real doorstopper of … Continue reading




























