The Day the Martians Came by Frederik Pohl My rating: 2 of 5 stars I like Frederik Pohl, on average, but this book is below average. It's not even much of an attempt at sci fi -- just loosely related to it. It starts out rather promisingly, with some crashed astronauts finding an underground Martian …
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John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Whew! I finally finished this 850 page beast of a book. There is so much there, it's so packed with information, that it's hard to recall everything one would want to include in a review. Philip Norman did an outstanding job of …
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The Heaven Virus by Clifford A. Pickover My rating: 2 of 5 stars I gave this book a try, I really did. Ultimately I got to page 168 out of a 364 page novel before giving up. The author, Cliff Pickover, may have a PhD from Yale, but that doesn't mean he's a good writer. …
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The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy by Robin Moore My rating: 4 of 5 stars I cautiously recommend this book for anyone who likes cop books or true crime books. I use the word "cautiously" because the detailed, numerous chase scenes through the city on streets no one outside …
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The Merchants' War by Frederik Pohl My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this sequel to The Space Merchants, written decades earlier. Pohl's wit and satire are on full display through the entire novel. This is a futuristic world which is run by advertisers and advertising with protesters having migrated to Venus to …
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