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Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:31:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Fictionwise is a distributor of e-books. Most books are deeply discounted. Also, most books are available in a variety of formats, depending on which system the reader uses. Their variety of books is massive, but leans heavily toward science fiction...

The Last Full Measure

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:18:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - THE LAST FULL MEASURE is the third and final volume in the Shaara family's Civil War trilogy, consisting of GODS AND GENERALS by Jeff Shaara, THE KILLER ANGELS by Michael Shaara, and this, THE LAST FULL MEASURE, again by Jeff Shaara. This volume shares...

Inside a children's hospital

Sun, 5 Aug 2001 04:40:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Rudolfo Anaya continues to be the average reader's best look into the mind of New Mexico's Hispanic community. "Tortuga," however, is more about how one adolescent deals with hospitalization. The book's hero, nicknamed Tortuga in part because of the full...

A God One Can Believe In

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:58:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Neale Donald Walsch claims that the "conversation" with God that he communicates in this series of books was channeled information. Maybe it was; maybe it wasn't. Frankly, I don't care how the information came to Walsch.

The God...

Awakening the Soul

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:08:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Deepak Chopra attempts the almost impossible in "How to Know God," because he attempts to meld quantum physics and faith.

He divides the universe into a "real" universe, the universe of the senses that can be measured and...

Ambivalence

Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:02:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - I bought Oriah Mountain Dreamer's "The Invitation" after reading glowing reviews of it on amazon.com. Having read it, I think the reviewers may have missed the point of the book...or I did.

The invitation itself is a very brief...

Grisham doesn't like lawyers

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:24:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - "The Testament" was my first exposure to John Grisham's work. I probably will read others of his works. I suspect, though, that the main thing I will get from the other books is that lawyers are not people of great character.

The...

Good intentions gone awry

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 17:23:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - In this sequel to "The Sparrow," Mary Doria Russell continues her exploration into the effects of human contact with an alien culture. Again in this book, there is a strong parallel between the human expeditions to the planet Rakat and the...

Interesting allegory

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 17:10:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - The reader knows immediately that "The Sparrow" is a tragedy unfolding. As the author skips back and forth between the 2020's and the 2050's, one sees how sometimes the best intentions go wrong.

Very briefly, SETI discovers a signal...

Egghead.com: Save Some Money

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:25:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - I have been a customer of the auction site egghead.com and its predecessor organization onsale.com for a couple of years so far. I bought computer hardware, software, several home appliances, a camcorder, and some audio equipment.

In almost...

A little too possible

Wed, 12 Jan 2000 03:50:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Could terrorists mount a successful biological attack on this country or on the world? In "the First Horseman," John Case makes it all too clear that such an attack could be made and under circumstances that don't strain the reader's...

1995 Dodge Grand Caravan: A Van That Lasts

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 03:06:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - I drive a 1995 Caravan with the 6-cylinder engine. I traded a 1989 Caravan with the 4-cylinder engine for it. I was satisfied with the 1989 model, but it had just over 100,000 miles on it, and some of the front end components were wearing out.
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What I Mean Is...

Fri, 7 Jan 2000 05:17:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - I was intrigued by this title, and immediately upon reading just the first few pages, I became a dedicated fan of Deborah Tannen's work on interpersonal, cross-cultural communications. In this particular work, Dr. Tannen focuses on the differences...

A House of Empty Rooms

Sat, 1 Jan 2000 08:56:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - One of my first acts after I bought my first computer in the early '80's was to activate the CompuServe membership that came with my modem. I held that membership intact as CompuServe absorbed the Source, and then was itself absorbed by AOL. The main...

Philosophical Scorn and Praise

Wed, 22 Dec 1999 04:27:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - Bryan Magee, author of "Confessions of a Philosopher" has been called the Carl Sagan of philosophy, a popularizer as opposed to a "pure" philosopher. His background as a graduate in philosophy, a member of the British Parliament, and...

A new look at life

Tue, 21 Dec 1999 01:53:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - The late Willis A. Harman and Elizabet Sahtouris take the reader on a guided tour through the relatively new field of holistic biology. The book takes the form of a dialogue between Harman and Sahtouris as they discuss possibilities of consciousness...

Short of Hillerman's Best

Tue, 21 Dec 1999 01:28:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brmacke - As a long-time fan of Tony Hillerman's work, I purchased this book as soon as I was aware it had been published. When it arrived, I read it in one sitting. That demonstrated that Hillerman's now-familiar characters are back and acting appropriately...