Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
In these difficult (in the sense of super-busy) days at work, it is never an easy task to find time to read a new book (not related to the daily job, that is). So I’ve decided to pick, at the…
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Let’s admit it: astronomical clocks are probably one of the most charming types of historical monument, and they’ve had their halcyon days during Modern times, in Europe and elsewhere. Due to my ongoing research, I had to study a few…
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If you stumble upon Triangle (I don’t think you’re going to search for it. At least, I didn’t, because I’ve never heard of it until yesterday) and you decide to give it a try, chances are you’ll find it pretty…
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Dust to Dust is a medical thriller by the acclaimed best-seller writer Ken McClure and, while number 8 in the Steven Dunbar fortunate series, is the first one for me to read. After some thoughts, I’ve decided to approach this…
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on…
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Doomsday Book (1992) by Connie Willis is a science fiction novel. It portraits time travel to medieval history, in a back-and-forth within the city of Oxford in 1320 and 2055. Expect cognitive dissonance, time paradox, and, obviously, awful pandemics. Winner of…
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