American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

Episode 575: Mark Twain: The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Part 4)

In this episode I finish another book (Mark Twain's PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC) and...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 23: Lost Legacy

Let's explore some Super science and posthumanism with Robert A. Heinlein's LOST LEGACY, a...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 22: Methuselah’s Children (part 3)

I finish up my thoughts on METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN in this episode. Mostly, I talk about the...

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Episode 574: Mark Twain: The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Part 3)

Like in the previous episodes on THE PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC by Mark Twain, I focus...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Methuselah’s Children (Part 2)

Here I take a look at part 2 of "Methuselah's Children"  by Robert A. Heinlein. I spend most of...

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Episode 573: Mark Twain: The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Part 2)

This part of the THE PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC is about lifting the siege of Orleans,...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Methuselah’s Children (Part 1)

The first part of METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN by Robert A. Heinlein does a great deal of work in...

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Episode 572: Mark Twain: The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Part 1)

What do we owe our youth? Maybe we just owe it to get out of their way. In this episode I use...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 19: ”We Also Walk Dogs”

Pay attention Hollywood, this episode on Heinlein's 1941 short story "We Also Walk Dogs" includes...

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Episode 571: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 3)

In the finale of my review of A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, I explore technology,...

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Episode 570: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 2)

Part two of my review of Mark Twain's A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT. I discuss...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 18: The Logic of Empire

Heinlein may always have been annoying, but it sort of triggers me in this one. In this episode I...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 17: Common Sense (1941)

"Common Sense" is Robert A. Heinlein's action-packed sequel to "Universe". While I do not find it...

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Episode 569: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 1)

Part one of my review of Mark Twain's novel CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING'S ARTHUR COURT. The first...

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Episode 568: Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper (2)

This episode includes part two of my review of THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER by Mark Twain (1882). I...

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Episode 567: Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper (1)

Part one of my review of THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, an 1882 children's novel by Mark Twain. This...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 16: Universe

My review of Heinlein's 1941 story "Universe". While the first part of the story later published...

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Episode 566: Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 4)

The finale of my review of ROUGHING IT by Mark Twain. In the final chapters of this book Mark...

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Episode 565:Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 3)

After failing as a silver prospector, Mark Twain took up journalism. He discusses his early days...

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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 15: Magic, Inc.

"Magic, Inc." is a fascinating novella by Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1940. It explores...

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