Review of Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff:

Posted on March 29, 2011 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

Since there is very little record of her life, this was not your average biography. I liked the way Stacy was able to support the conclusions she came to, though. It was a little dry, as was expected, but Stacy injected some appropriate witticisms from time to time, that just came out of the blue. [...]

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Michio Kaku at book signing

Posted on March 20, 2011 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

I was able to meet famous author Michio Kaku today, and got him to sign my copy of Physics of the Impossible. He was appearing at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum, so I drove back early from Richmond to catch the event. Of course, since I was already there, I had to take some [...]

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Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese

Posted on March 7, 2011 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

This book really caught me by surprise–it had good reviews, but it just didn’t seem like my kind of book. But, I took a chance and I’m very glad I did. It takes place in Ethiopa (another first for me), and tells the story of twin boys who are almost butchered during their birth, and [...]

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