A Review of The Secret War Against Hanoi

The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam by Richard H. Shultz Jr. My rating: 3 of 5 stars The author of this book used declassified material to give readers an inside view of "The Secret War Against Hanoi." Unfortunately, it's almost all from the operational …

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A Review of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life by Marshall Frady My rating: 4 of 5 stars I came to read this book because I admittedly don't know much about Martin Luther King, Jr, and I decided that now that I'm middle aged, it's high time I learn something about such an influential man. And so, this …

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Tomorrow is the Dead Can Dance Concert!

Wow. The concert I've been waiting to see since March is finally here. Actually, I've been waiting to see Dead Can Dance in concert since at least 1988, back when I first started listening to them. When they broke up in 1998 without my having seen them, I was distraught, knowing I'd never get a …

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My Favorite Albums

My favorite albums of all time Greatest hits-type collections don’t count, and I know I missed some good albums, but here are my top 90. 1 Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine 2 Boston – Boston 3 Queen – The Game 4 The Cars – The Cars 5 Depeche Mode – Violator 6 Type …

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Digging Psybient Tunes

Lately, I (and my fiance as well) have been getting into a new-to-me/us form of music commonly called "psybient," or psychedelic ambient. It's basically a form of electronica also often called "chill out" music. Maybe you're already familiar with it. I wasn't. I don't know how I discovered psybient music. I was wandering around iTunes …

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