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Retired deep state IC/civil servant. Scientific & technical intelligence re pandemic threats, chem/bio weapons, bioscience, emerging tech; personal staff of senior GOs; tech writer, speech writer, senior editor; also worked at various analytic & research labs. Today I hike, cook, read & watch #scifi. Degrees in biology & strategic intelligence. Currently in N. Alabama :( #veteran #atheist #antifascist #natsec 🌻#Fedi24
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ronsboy67 , to bookstodon
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Book Challenge: 20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers.

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2/20

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@ronsboy67 😂 This one had me stumped for a second @bookstodon

Schnuckster , to bookstodon
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I read the second half of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August quickly yesterday. It was very well written, but I felt like if I dwelt too much on detail, the suspension of disbelief would collapse. I always did have the same problem with Doctor Who, tbh. 📖 @bookstodon

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@Schnuckster I enjoyed that one. You might like The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. @bookstodon

sbattey , to bookstodon
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Currently reading James Islington’s The Will of the Many, I’m enjoying it so far. @bookstodon

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@sbattey Added to my list along with his previous trilogy. @bookstodon

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Recently, Libby has changed (for me). I can no longer return an e-book directly through Libby, if I have sent it to my Kindle. I have to return it through Kindle. Is this also true of other e-book library services?

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@kimlockhartga I noticed this too, it's irritating. But what would happen before is I'd return the book in Libby but it'd sit there "live" in my Amazon account until the original checkout time expired. I assumed this disparity was the reason for the change. @bookstodon

Jennifer , to bookstodon
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

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@philip_cardella Yes, this is a great recommendation. I would add, somewhat along the lines of The Mountain in the Sea, try the Poseidon's Children trilogy by Alastair Reynolds. Excellent. Also the Children of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky. @Jennifer @bookstodon

dbsalk , to bookstodon
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Just finished Mr. g: A Novel about the Creation by Alan Lightman. It was... fine. Not bad, but not great. Ok for a quick diversion. I'm glad it wasn't longer than it was.

I thought it would be funnier, but it turned out to be more philosophical than humorous. There were funny moments, but if I needed to categorize this book, I think I would file it under "metaphysics" and not humor or fiction.

The audio narration by Ray Porter was great.

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Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@dbsalk In the late 80s/early 90s I was really into cosmology books & I read a few purported physics books that turned out to be more metaphysics and I developed a real dislike for such claptrap. I understand this book is a fiction novel but I suspect I would strongly dislike it. @bookstodon

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Some books are best read in spacecat pajamas.

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@kimlockhartga I just read this one and concur. @bookstodon

KaraLG84 , to bookstodon
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What I love about rick Riordan's novels is the thing of setting ancient myths in modern times. what I don't like about them is the sheer amount of teenaged angst and people not communicating with each other.
So, I'd love to read something like that, but for adults. Any recommendations welcome.
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Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@KaraLG84 @bookstodon Try out the Iron Druid series!

inferiorwit , to bookstodon
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advance review copies of my new novelette, "Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood," are now available on Booksprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/150592/jay-moriarty-ruins-everybodys-childhood

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Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@inferiorwit @bookstodon "After famous author Anya Clay incites a hate crime that hits close to home, hacker Jay Moriarty is hell-bent on revenge. To get it he'll need the help of Sebastian Moran, the former SAS operator he may or may not be dating." 😄

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Jennifer , to bookstodon
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I saw this book at the bookstore last month. The title made me laugh so I had to get it. Started it this week and so far love it. @bookstodon

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@Jennifer I liked it. @bookstodon

suzisteffen , to bookstodon
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Just finished Nick Harkaway's superb, melancholy, violent private detective SF , Titanium Noir, which was on @tithenai's NYT best 10 books of 2023. Would absolutely recommend!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710281/titanium-noir-by-nick-harkaway/

(Here's the NYT list in a gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/books/review/best-science-fiction-fantasy-2023.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU0.niZz.VkCnqKQ-rrUP&smid=url-share_ )

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Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@suzisteffen This was a good one. @tithenai @bookstodon

Lsquare28 , to bookstodon
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“Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat



@bookstodon https://bookwyrm.social/user/LarryS/generatednote/3563379

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@Lsquare28 This one should be on everyone's reading list. @bookstodon

BonnettsBooks , to bookstodon
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These vintage Golden Guides were pocket references to the world around us, before mobile telephony. No ads & tracking, but no 9-1-1 or geolocation, either. See these collectors items & more, available here, now!

1/10/24 – Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.


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Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@BonnettsBooks My house always had several Golden Guides when I was a kid. Takes me back. @bookstodon

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Just out of curiosity, how close are you to your reading goal for the year? I need to read 12 more books to meet the goal I set for myself. 📚📚📚📚

Not everyone works the same way, of course. We've discussed before that reading goals are counterproductive for many. Having a goal really helps me, but it doesn't work for everyone. Just like reading for pleasure and reading to write a review are very different processes.

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@kimlockhartga I've never had a reading goal. I've got one book and one audiobook going at all times. I probably go through around 75-100 per year. When I was young I was often reading up to 4 books concurrently. My brain was good at overclocking back then. 😄 @bookstodon

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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You know the drill, @bookstodon Whatcha reading this weekend? ❤📚👀

I finished WE ARE THE CRISIS, the excellent second installment of Cadwell Turnbull's Convergence Saga. NO GODS, NO MONSTERS was the first book.

I'm currently reading Ed Park's bizarro SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS.

Next up: THE FUTURE, by Naomi Alderman, author of THE POWER.

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@kimlockhartga still trudging through audiobook Determined by Robert Sapolsky. Not very accessible I'm afraid, even though I'm already on board the "no free will" train. @bookstodon

18+ ottsatwork , to bookstodon
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Book 2: “Cat Burglar Black” by .

I saw some of his art online and thought it looked like “Invisible Hands” from Liquid Television, which I LOVED. Same artist! This didn’t have quite the same level of twisted, creepiness as that animated series, but I was so happy to find his work in comic form. There’s more too.

Someone stitched together all the “”. The voice acting is 🤌🏽 https://youtu.be/n5sP4yRb8Mw

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Panel 1, someone in bed, their head covered in bandages, eyes staring and teeth bared. A weak whisper: "Come closer, Katherine. Let me see you..." Panel 2 a severe looking older woman with her hands around the shoulders of a tentative, white-haired teen: "Don't be shy. Say hello to your aunt."

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@ottsatwork I read this and a sequel and really liked them but then I read the author's wikipedia page and was put off by what I found there. @bookstodon

Nonya_Bidniss ,
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@Jennifer Apparently lot of problems with her within Native communities. You can read the wiki and decide for yourself. @ottsatwork @bookstodon

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