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Tyrannosaur Canyon © 2006 Douglas Preston 416 pages What do a 'misplaced' lunar sample and a fossil hunter shot dead in the h...

Dragon's Teeth  © 2017 Michael Crichton 288 pages Scientific discovery isn't always a gentlemanly affair.   Dragon's Tee...

I rarely give up on a book, but for this one I could never muster more than marginal enthusiasm. I've been watching Rome  on Amazon...

"There is an important distinction between a blueprint and a recipe. A blueprint is a detailed, point-for-point specification of s...

Romans Without Laurels © 1962  Indro Montanelli 352 pages In Romans Without Laurels , Indro Montanelli delivers an affectionate hist...

State of Fear © 2004 Michael Chrichton 672 pages I stumbled upon State of Fear via Rousseau, oddly enough. Wikiquote’s page on Rous...

The great American eclipse has come and passed, and in my neck of the woods it was scarcely noticable. According to a website, we were to ha...