Review: The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Survival and Obsession Among America's Great White Sharks

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Survival and Obsession Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Basic Concepts in Quantum Mechanics

Basic Concepts in Quantum Mechanics by A.S. Kompaneyets
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

... that tests (educational, not physical) show that 90 percent of the difficulty in understanding the concepts of quantum mechanics arise from an insufficient grasp of elementary laws of mechanics, and only 10 percent is connected with the new ideas.

Quantum mechanics is a continuation of classical mechanics. This does not mean of course that it could be logically deduced from Newton's laws of motion. An element of conjecture must always exist in the creation of new theories. Thus, 3 years before the diffraction of electrons was demonstrated experimentally, Louis de Broglie proposed that the motion of electrons should exhibit wave properties. Developing de Broglie's idea, Schrödinger obtained an equation for the wave function and thus created the mathematical apparatus of quantum mechanics. Working completely independently, Heisenberg found another, equally valuable form of quantum mechanics. Only later was direct experimental confirmation obtained. This does not mean that de Broglie, Schrödinger and Heisenberg had no experimental basis for their work. On the contrary, an enormous quantity of experimental material had already been accumulated that could not be explained by classical theory.

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Review: Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance

Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance by Susan Simensky Bietila
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

[See my different review in the upcoming Spring 2026 issue of Fifth Estate.]


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Review: Some winded, Wild Beast

Some winded, Wild Beast by Christina V. Pacosz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The BOOK OF J

The BOOK OF J by Harold Bloom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Civilization: The West and the Rest

Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: THE BEST OF PROBLEMATICAL RECREATIONS VOL 1

THE BEST OF PROBLEMATICAL RECREATIONS VOL 1 by Litton Industries
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance

Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance by Susan Simensky Bietila
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

See my review in the upcoming Spring 2026 issue of Fifth Estate.

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Review: Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Salt of the Earth: One family's journey through the violent American landscape

Salt of the Earth: One family's journey through the violent American landscape by Jack Olsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

DOC Number: 917391
Offender Name: GREEN, MICHAEL K
Location: Monroe Correctional Complex-WSR
Offender Name: GREEN, MICHAEL K
Custody Status: In Custody
Age: 63
Race: White

https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2...

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id... Green had previously confessed to being in the dead girls home the day of her disappearance but said he didn't kill her.

https://mkg4jc.wordpress.com/2008/01/...

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Review: Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan by Sean Parnell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / Dubliners

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / Dubliners by James Joyce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Gospel of Thomas: A New Vision of the Message of Jesus

The Gospel of Thomas: A New Vision of the Message of Jesus by Elaine Pagels
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: My Friend Leonard

My Friend Leonard by James Frey
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Audible audiobook edition narrated by Andy Paris.

Following investigations by The Smoking Gun and a famous confrontation with Oprah Winfrey, it was revealed that many parts of Frey’s memoirs were exaggerated or fabricated.
Authenticity: Frey later admitted that "significant" portions of his relationship with Leonard—including a three-month jail term they shared at the start of the second book—were invented.

Real Identity: While Leonard was presented as a real person, critics and investigators have questioned his existence or the degree to which he was fictionalized, noting that many of his "larger-than-life" exploits lack corroborating evidence.

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