Book Cover: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein

Matt’s Reviews: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein

   Publisher:                HarperCollins    Publication Date:   January 1, 1993   Pages:                       248   ISBN-10:                   0062507885   ISBN-13:                   978-0062507884   Author:                     Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]

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Book Cover: Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho

Matt’s Reviews: Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho

  Publisher:           Windstream Publishing Company   Publication date:  February 1, 2016    Length:               189 pages   ISBN:                   978-0-9643926-6-3   ASIN:                   B017KRJ66E   Author:                 Richard Botelho Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho tells the tale of David Jordan, an extraterrestrial who appears […]

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Book Cover: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Matt’s Reviews: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

ISBN:                  9780756416096   Publication date: 11/16/2021   Publisher:            PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE   Pages:                224   Author:               Nnedi Okorafor Noor by Nnedi Okorafor is another African-based science fiction novel from the author. Okorafor mixes traditions, cultures and technologies from the […]

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Book Cover: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

Matt’s Reviews: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

 Publisher:            BASIC BOOKS  Publication date: 07/08/2008  Copyright Date:   2007  Pages:                  436  ISBN-13:              978-0-465-03079-8  ISBN-10:              0-465-03079-3  Author:                Douglas Hofstadter I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is the author’s attempt to explain his thoughts on […]

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Book Cover: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

Matt’s Reviews: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

  Publisher:            Alfred A. Knopf   Publish Date:       1969   Copyright Date:   1962   Pages:                 434   Author:                 Richard Hofstadter   ISBN (The version I read from the library pre-dated ISBN, but a more recent edition):    ISBN13: 9780394703176    ISBN10: 0394703170 Anti-intellectualism […]

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Book Cover: Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

Matt’s Reviews: Acceptance (Southern Reach Book 3) by Jeff Vandermeer

 Publisher:               Blackstone Publishing  Publication Date:   2014  Format:                  CD  Disk Count:            8 Disks  Recording Length: 9.5 hours   ISBN 10:               1-4830-1603-X  ISBN 13:                978-1-4830-1603-0  Author:                   Jeff Vandermeer  Read by:                Carolyn McCormick, Bronson Pinchot, Xe Sands   Acceptance […]

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Book Cover: Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn

Matt’s Reviews: Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn

  Publisher:           John Joseph Adams Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: 07/11/2017 Pages:                 288 ISBN:                  9780544947306 Author:               Carrie Vaughn Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn is a post apocalyptic science fiction murder mystery and winner of the  Philip […]

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Book Cover: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Matt’s Reviews: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Publisher:                       HARPER AUDIO Publication date:           11/01/2007 Format:                           Compact Disc Number of Discs:          10 Recording Time:           12 1/2 hours Print Copyright Year:  1997 Recording Copyright: 2007 ISBN:                              978-0-06-231431-4 Author:                           […]

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Book Cover: The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein

Matt’s Reviews: The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. Heinlein

Publisher:             Rivercity Press  Publication date: 1978 (reprint)  Copyright Year:   1951  ISBN:                   0-88411-881-9  Author:                Robert A. Heinlein  Original Magazine Story Copyrights:  From 1941 – 1949 The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. […]

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Poor Things movie poster

Matt’s (Movie) Reviews: Poor Things

Poor Things is currently streaming on Hulu, and it’s also available for sale on Amazon and other locations.  You might find it in limited post-Oscar release in some theaters as well. It’s based on the […]

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book cover: Road To Roswell by Connie Willis

Matt’s Reviews: The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis

  Publisher:              BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL Publication date: 06/27/2023 Pages:                   416 ISBN-10:               0593499859 ISBN-13:                978-0593499856 Author:                  Connie Willis The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis is another delightful story by the author. One of my favorite […]

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book cover: Wool by Hugh Howey

Matt’s Reviews: Wool by Hugh Howey

  Publisher:          Simon & Schuster   Published Date:  March 2013)   Pages:                514   ISBN-13:            978-1-4767-3511-5   Author:              Hugh Howey Wool By Hugh Howey is the first book in the Silo series.  Howey wrote Wool in his spare time […]

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Book Cover: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman

Matt’s Reviews: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman

  Publisher:        HarperAudio Release Date: June 2013 Format:          Audio CD Disks:              5 ISBN:              006226303X ISBN13:          9780062263032 Author:          Neil Gaiman Read by:       Neil Gaiman   The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman […]

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book cover: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Matt’s Reviews: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

  Publisher:          Crown Publishing Publish Date:     2016 Copyright Date:  2016 ISBN13:             978-1-101-90422-0 Author:               Blake Crouch   Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is a story that makes you think about what your life might have been […]

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book cover: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Matt’s Reviews: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Publisher:              Random House Audio Publishing Group   Publication date:  09/09/2014   Binding:               Compact Disc   Disks:                  9   ISBN:                  9780553398076   Read by:            Kirsten Potter   Author:              Emily St. John Mandel   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is the […]

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Book Cover: Range by David Epstein

Matt’s Reviews: Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein

  Publisher:             RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages:                    368 ISBN:                     9780735214507 Author:                  David Epstein   Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World  by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]

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Book Cover: Lost Boy by Christina Henry

Matt’s Reviews: Lost Boy by Christina Henry

Publisher:               Berkley Books Publication date:   07/04/2017 Pages:                      304 ISBN:                       9780399584022 Author:                   Christina Henry Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry is an alternate take on the Peter Pan story.   This […]

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Book Cover: Recursion by Blake Crouch

Matt’s Reviews: Recursion by Blake Crouch

Publisher:        Ballantine Books Release Date:  June 2019 Length:             336 Pages ISBN10:           1524759783 SBN13:              9781524759780 Recursion by Blake Crouch tells the story of a brilliant woman who is trying to find a way to save memories […]

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Book Cover: The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler

Matt’s Reviews: The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler

 Publisher:             MCDONNELL DOUGLAS   Publication date: 10/04/2022   Pages:                 464   ISBN:                  9780374605957   Author:               Ray Nayler   The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler is a ‘first contact’ story, but not in the way you might imagine. […]

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Book Cover: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks

Matt’s Reviews: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks

   Publisher:              SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE    Publication date:  04/02/1998    Pages:                     256    Copyright Year:    1985    ISBN:                      0-684-85394-9    Author:                  Oliver Sacks   The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]

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Book Cover: Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury

Matt’s Reviews: Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury

Publisher:              BBC Audiobooks America Published Date:   2006 Author:                  Ray Bradbury Read By:                Robert Fass ISBN:                     0-7927-4519-1 Length:                  3 hours 19 minutes   Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury is the sequel, or maybe just the completion, […]

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Book Cover: Alice by Christina Henry

Matt’s Reviews: Alice by Christina Henry

  Publisher:               Ace Publication date:  08/04/2015 ISBN:                     9780425266793 Pages:                    304 Author:                  Christina Henry Alice by Christina Henry is her homage to the Alice In Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass books. Those Lewis Carroll books […]

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Book Cover: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

Matt’s Reviews: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

Publisher:             PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE Publication date:  02/01/1961 Book Pages:        368 ISBN:                   9780553273816 Copyright Year:  1959 Author:                Walter M. Miller, Jr.   A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. was originally published in 1959, […]

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