If you like hard science fiction, but have grown tired of the attitudes and clichés that accompany it, this is the perfect antidote.
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Book Review: The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management For Photographers by Peter Krogh
It does not matter if you are a seasoned professional or dedicated amateur -there is something for you here.
Read More »Book Review: Sovereign by CJ Sansom
While Edith Pargeter's Brother Cadfael lived in a neat, just-desserts world, Master Shardlake's is altogether messier -- morally and physically.
Read More »Book Review: Echo Park by Michael Connelly
Saying Harry Bosch is a bit hard on himself is like saying President Bush is hesitant about admitting mistakes in the war.
Read More »Book Review: Fine Art Printing for Photographers by Uwe Steinmüller and Jürgen Gulbins
This is a book that transcends most books on printing and focuses on what it takes to generate a high quality print.
Read More »Book Review: The Beatles And Philosophy (Popular Culture And Philosophy) Edited By Michael Baur & Steven Baur
Reading this almost made me swear to never again write anything about music beyond "it's got a good beat that I can dance to." Almost.
Read More »Book Review: Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson
Few things are more interesting than when folklore and history dovetail.
Read More »Book Review: This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin
A look at music from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience that never forgets music is a personal and often emotional experience.
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Bond does philosophy. The authors don't necessarily do Bond, but he does philosophy...
Read More »Book Review: Digital Photography – Expert Techniques, Second Edition by Ken Milburn
Notions on how we photograph and process photographs may need to be thrown out to create a workflow that is not a helter-skelter mess.
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