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Book Review: The God Equation by Michio Kaku
If you're like me...you know nothing about theoretical physics. And that's okay! The good news is we have geniuses like Michio Kaku...
Christian Farrell
Sep 23, 20212 min read


Review: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
Frankly, not a lot to say about this one. Some Palahniuk books feel like he put a lot of effort into them, and some feel like he was...
Christian Farrell
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Book Review: Sidelines and Bloodlines by Ryan McGee
Ryan McGee is one of my favorite sports personalities. I love watching him on "Marty and McGee" during college football season, I love...
Christian Farrell
Sep 6, 20212 min read


Book Review: Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
If you've ever wondered why I do things like write book reviews that hardly anybody reads every time I finish a book, here's a reason: As...
Christian Farrell
Aug 30, 20213 min read


Book Review: Still Alive by Forrest Galante
I only know Forrest Galante from Shark Week - in my opinion his shows have stolen the past three editions (you can still catch "Mystery...
Christian Farrell
Aug 11, 20215 min read


Book Review: The Sea Wolf by Jack London
Before starting this review proper, we have to talk about recency bias. The year is 2021, and it is HARD to read a book about sea-faring...
Christian Farrell
Aug 2, 20213 min read


Book Review: Hard to Handle by Steve Gorman and Steven Hyden
Look, if you like books about bands achieving success and then fighting each other like whiny babies (and I know I do!), this is the book...
Christian Farrell
Jul 12, 20213 min read


Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe is an awesome book, especially for fans of Greek myths - eight out of ten hot dogs! The book chronicles the lift of Circe, the...
Christian Farrell
Jun 29, 20213 min read


Book Review: Code Red Fallujah by Donnelly Wilkes
Code Red Fallujah is the memoir of Dr. Donnelly Wilkes, who provided medical support during the battle for Fallujah. The book takes you...
Christian Farrell
Jun 11, 20211 min read


Book Review: Star Wars: Victory's Price by Alexander Freed
I know I mostly complained about the second book of the Alphabet Squadron series, but since I lot of that was because I completely forgot...
Christian Farrell
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Book Review: Space Race by Deborah Cadbury
So let's get this out of the way first. The top nugget of knowledge mined from this book is that when Khrushchev did his tour of America...
Christian Farrell
May 19, 20214 min read


Book Review: Weather by Jenny Offill
This isn't the first time I've reviewed a book that's smarter than me. We can both consciously and unconsciously read a book, and Jenny...
Christian Farrell
Apr 25, 20211 min read


Book Review: Keep Climbing by Sean Swarner
I was recently at a loss for book recommendations and asked my wife what I should read. We talked about a couple topics I was thinking...
Christian Farrell
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Book Review: Star Wars: Shadowfall by Alexander Freed
This was a pretty interesting book - although it wasn't always fun to read. It really relies on you to have read it right after Alphabet...
Christian Farrell
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Book Review: St. Patrick of Ireland by Philip Freeman
You really have to give Philip Freeman a lot of credit with this book - he manages to make a lot out of a little. Outside of legend,...
Christian Farrell
Mar 21, 20213 min read


Book Review: Cursed by Thomas Wheeler (and Frank Miller)
First things first - Frank Miller's name is prominent on this book, and if you're like me you probably thought that meant he wrote it...
Christian Farrell
Mar 10, 20213 min read


Book Review: Reaching Beyond Boundaries by Don Mann
Self-improvement book that's lighter on the lessons and heavier on the stories. Mann was a Navy SEAL and includes stories from his...
Christian Farrell
Mar 2, 20211 min read


Book Review: Star Wars The High Republic - Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule
This was always going to be...interesting. On the one hand, going back hundreds of years before the Battle of Yavin IV is a good idea -...
Christian Farrell
Feb 20, 20213 min read


Book Review: Astrophysics For People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Don't let the title fool you - this is a pretty dense book. I mean, how can it not be? The author, one of the most famous scientists in...
Christian Farrell
Feb 4, 20213 min read


Book Review: The Butchers by Ruth Gilligan
One of the things I noticed in the mid 90s was that there was always something out there trying to kill us. AIDS still ravaged people’s...
Christian Farrell
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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