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AetherCzar's Fabulous Memorial Day Sale 2021

Hans G. Schantz, the ÆtherCzar, organizes big book sales on a regular basis. For Memorial Day, he has more than eighty volumes lined up. Many are free, and the rest are $0.99 USD. Here are some links to books I’ve reviewed that are included. Penance by Paula Ritchey

Sanity by Neovictorian Book Review

Sanity by Neovictorian [Amazon link] is an esoteric and non-linear bit of applied psychology and self-cultivation. There is a story in here, an adventure story even, but it requires a bit of mental juggling to see. And that is very much not the main thrust of the book. It is

The Long View 2008-06-25: A Locomotive Pastorale

In speaking of Harry Truman, John J. Reilly mentions the small-town America that he was a part of, the same small-town America that produced the miracles of Silicon Valley. In 2008, rising gas prices were one of the many things that tipped the unwise lending practices into widespread default. Small

The Danger Zone Military SF Bundle, curated by Kevin J. Anderson

Via my internet friend JR Handley comes The Danger Zone Military SF Bundle curated by Kevin J. Anderson. StoryBundle is a pay what you want kind of deal, with bonus books unlocked if you hit a minimum threshold. JR is the only author in this bundle with any books that

Linkfest 2021-05-24

Assume a spherical fireball “Simple but brilliant use of dimensional analysis by G. I. Taylor to estimate the rough yield of the first atomic bomb test by simply looking at photographs released in a popular magazine.” As the old physics joke goes: assume a spherical fireball…. Good enough is good

The Long View: 2008-06-16 The Irony of Victory; The Two Swords; Habeas Corpus

John J. Reilly mentions Pope St. Gelasius I here in reference to the Two Swords of Luke 22:38. This is a minor and somewhat obscure reference in the Gospels, and is accordingly a somewhat minor element of John’s political philosophy: No doubt the doctrine in question is not

Dream of the Iron Dragon free on Amazon 5/17/2021

Robert Kroese’s Dream of the Iron Dragon [Amazon link] is free through the end of today on Amazon. This is a great series, and getting a taste for free is a good way to see if is something you might like. There are five books in the series, so