I saw a book recommendation list by Bill Gates the other day in my internet travels. I glanced at his suggestions and the only one that sounded interesting was Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. So like any good reader I… Read More »Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind
The other day I was at Target, picking up my copy of True Grit with a friend from work. We came upon a WW2 documentary about fighter planes. There was a Japanese plane on the cover with a six bladed… Read More »An Airplane Story
“Skunk Works” by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos During the night before the Air War began in 1991, crew members found dead bats lying around the Steath Fighter’s in their hangers. The bats could not “see” the planes and… Read More »Skunk Works
“Unlocking The Sky” by Seth Shulman If you think the Wright Brothers were American heros, you’ll hate this book. If you think Microsoft is an unjust monopoly, you’ll like this book. I like this book. Glenn Hammond Curtis was the… Read More »Unlocking The Sky
“The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan. I’ve read all his non-fiction books, most of them while I was still in high school. If you never… Read More »The Demon-Haunted World
“The Blind Watchmaker” by Richard Dawkins
“Life as We Do Not Know It” by Peter Ward. Ward’s writing sytle is approachable if not a tad bit too self absorbed. He has some valid ideas on classifying non-Earth related life, should it ever be found or created… Read More »Life as We Do Not Know It