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Equal of the Sun © 2012 Anita Amirrezvani 431 pages When Javaher came to the Iranian court, he did so with a secret mission: he inte...

During the weekend I said in comments here that I would love to see a book about spontaneous or emergent order that crossed disciplines...

A few years ago I penned a few thoughts  (" Go Go Gadget Literature ?") distancing myself from e-readers and e-books, then explodi...

So, it turns out The Lives of a Cell  has little to do with cells.  I checked it out figuring to learn something about how cells wo...

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress © 1966 Robert Heinlein 382 pages So you say you want a revolution? Bozhemoi! The Moon is a Harsh Mi...

An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies © 2012 Tyler Cowen 293 pages Imagine going out to eat with someone who real...

Dear readers:  I am still scratching an itch for science and science fiction, both in books and on the screen.  Over the weekend I rea...