I debated about whether or not to write a review since I didn't finish this book (I did read half the book). But I thought it be prudent for the casual reader to know my impressions of it before they pick it up. In short, it was quite interesting, but…
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Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age
This book effectively picks up where Liftoff left off. Plus, it covers Elon Musk's, how to put this, mental decline over the last several years. But ultimately what this book does is tells the story of the hard work that a lot of people put in to make a private…
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life’s Emergence
"You know, I can understand nine words in that book now." - Billy Madison
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Asylum (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
A new Star Trek novel by Una McCormack? Sweet! And the main character of the novel is [checks notes] Una?! I'm in! Now the question is, where does Garak fit into this story?
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Batman: Resurrection
Do you miss the days when the Batman movies were kinda campy but not overly campy. When they were dark but not overly dark? Do you wish you could dive back into the Michael Keaton days as Batman - between Batman and Batman Returns? Do you wish there was more…
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No Man’s Land (Star Trek: Picard)
Is it called "No Man's Land" because the two main characters are women? I mean, I guess there are parts that take place in Romulan territory. But still... I think the title should have been "When Seven Met Raffi" or "The Taming of the Seven" or something like that.
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The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System
Another pick for the Planetary Society book club. And what an amazing pick this was! Who knew that a journey to a lifeless rock somewhere between Mars and Jupiter would be interesting?! This author understood the assignment!
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Lost to Eternity (Star Trek: The Original Series)
This book has everything you want from a Star Trek story - true-crime podcasting, terms like "ghosting" and "Googling," and of course Skype. Wait a minute...
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The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet
Would you like to go to Mars? I know I would. But would you want to immigrate there? If so, this book is chock-full of information on how to get there, how to live there, how to work there, how to start slavery there, how our world kind of sucks,…
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Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love
Are you getting a puppy? Is it your first puppy? Do you want to be a responsible puppy parent? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, good for you! We happened to answer "yes" to all three! Except the first question should have been, "Did you already get…