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Raised my understanding of living with a bright mind and a neurodivergent brain. It helped me develop a new understanding of the interplay of exceptional giftedness, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and depression in my own life .
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, …
Great book, although what happened in reality was nowhere near as fun as the parts he invented…
From New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove, the modern master of alternate history, a …
I wasn’t that interested in Harry Turtledove’s earlier alternate Civil War and World War II histories. This story was sharp and fun though. Set in the mid 70s, it resurfaces some good memories for me. Nixon is bogged down in the Watergate scandal - will he or Gerald Ford become the first world leader to welcome alien visitors to earth? This story, believe it or not, is based on the true story of the Hughes Glomar Explorer and the secret CIA project Azorian to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine, which unfolded during the Nixon presidency. Except in this telling, the CIA and the Soviets get more that they bargain for when they head to the sea bottom to raise the “object” of interest. It’s a light and humorous story. There’s a couple of good Watergate jokes Iurking within for those in the know, and an interesting cameo appearance from …
I wasn’t that interested in Harry Turtledove’s earlier alternate Civil War and World War II histories. This story was sharp and fun though. Set in the mid 70s, it resurfaces some good memories for me. Nixon is bogged down in the Watergate scandal - will he or Gerald Ford become the first world leader to welcome alien visitors to earth? This story, believe it or not, is based on the true story of the Hughes Glomar Explorer and the secret CIA project Azorian to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine, which unfolded during the Nixon presidency. Except in this telling, the CIA and the Soviets get more that they bargain for when they head to the sea bottom to raise the “object” of interest. It’s a light and humorous story. There’s a couple of good Watergate jokes Iurking within for those in the know, and an interesting cameo appearance from one of SF’s great writers of the time.
Maia Kobabe: Gender Queer (2019, Oni Press, Incorporated)
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical …
In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe …
A pivotal tale of loneliness, illness, memory, madness in Central Park, chronicling the nocturnal collective angst of twenty first century New York. Watch out for the bears. Duchovny has to be one of the really good upcoming novelists.
Alastair Reynolds has written a very clever novel. Have you ever woken from a dream only to later realize you are still dreaming? Has Reynolds finally found a reason why anybody would be interested in an obscure mathematical puzzle? This book will turn you inside out, or my name isn’t Dr. Silas Coade.
For new readers of Peter Hamilton, A Second Chance at Eden is a great introduction into the universe of The …
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is one of the most triumphant works of science fiction to appear in decades. Swiftly gathering …
