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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Chalmers Johnson

Description: Does Mr. Johnson really believe that I'll be shocked to learn that the United States isDoes Mr. Johnson really believe that I'll be shocked to learn that the United States is an imperial nation, or that our military bases make for poor neighbors in foreign countries? I found the chapters on China informative. The chapter about the IMF and the East Asian economic meltdown was beyond me. The author may be prophetic but I think his solutions are Utopian....

2007-05-06

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Type: fiction

Status: liked

Author: John Scalzi

Description: Not quite as strong as Old Man's War. I thought it came off the rails a bit in the thirdNot quite as strong as Old Man's War. I thought it came off the rails a bit in the third act. I do enjoy Scalzi's style, though, and he posed some though-provoking questions about identity....

2007-01-27

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Type: fiction

Status: liked

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Description: Sharpe is a likeable character and Cornwell writesSharpe is a likeable character and Cornwell writes excellent battle scenes. Very entertaining....

2006-12-07

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Type: fiction

Status: liked

Author: Harlan Ellison

Description: The second time I've read this collection. The last must have been twenty years ago. IThe second time I've read this collection. The last must have been twenty years ago. I found that while I didn't remember the stories so much, I did remember ideas from the stories, ideas that worked their way into my outlook and thinking and even my own work. Which is pretty remarkable....

2006-09-06