Category: Book Review
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When Books Went to War
During WW2, the US government and the publishing industry joined forces to provide US military personnel with books. Initially they had book drives, collecting donations from civilians. But hardback books were too big and heavy for soldiers to carry in the field and paperbacks weren’t really a thing back then. So they set about designing…
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The Cosmic Puppets
Can you go home again? On vacation in Baltimore, Ted Barton has an impulse to visit the town where he was born: Millgate, Virginia. He and his wife Peg drive around country back roads until they find their way down to the town on the valley floor. But nothing is as it was when Ted…
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Solar Lottery
Two hundred years in the future, Earth and the Solar System are governed by lottery. At random times the lottery chooses a new world leader, known as the Quizmaster. The general public’s lives are determined by their classification. The classified swear fealty to their bosses. These are binding contracts that they can’t get out of…