prone to enthusiasms….
Drinkwater, afflicted with a justifiably mutinous crew (the key members have not been ashore in a friendly port for four years), finds himself assigned to prevent the Russians from settling on the Pacific Coast of North America. Many of the crew desert at San Francisco or Drakes Bay, and nearly everyone spends some time imprisoned in either Spanish or Russian custody. Eventually Mr. Q manages to rescue Drinkwater and the situation improves.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on May 30th 2009
This is a very pretty package, with some very fine photographs, but the text consists of transcribed newspaper articles, none of which are dated. The result is neither thorough nor coherent. The book really could have used some serious editing. For instance, two articles are repeated word-for-word; in both cases they’re just a few pages apart. I really expected better.
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Baseball CrankSpace
Bookworm Alley
Rant
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May 28th 2009
Another strength is Cherryh’s ability to sympathetically present conflicting points of view. Her stories’ disagreements are honest; people really do disagree, and she goes to some length to show that conflict is often born of real differences in perception, some of which are irreconcilable. Fascinating stuff.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on May 25th 2009
It’s a fine book, intended mainly for people who want to contribute to Wikipedia. It touches on style, on mechanical issues, on software possibilities, on relationships with other writer/editors, and similar issues and realities. Worth a read.
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Semi-Geekery
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May 12th 2009
It’s a well-executed book of the minor league team history genre. As with all Arcadia Press books, it’s a picture book with explanatory text, but in this case the text actually explains the photographs. That’s always a good thing.
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Baseball CrankSpace
Bookworm Alley
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May 8th 2009
Finity’s End moves the Alliance/Union backstory along enormously–probably more than any other single book in the series.
Filed under Bookworm Alley Posted on May 3rd 2009
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