2015 Reads
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FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics
FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics: Vol. 1 The laws of physics that we take for granted seem to be broken. There are localized gravity failures, pockets of the city where time moves at a slower rate, and bubble dimensions. We are used to the universe abiding by predictable constants. It is a terrifying world…
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Batman / Superman – Cross World
Batman / Superman: Volume 1 – Cross World by Greg Pak and Jae Lee In the DC Universe, there are all sort of parallel Earths. On one such planet, Batman and Superman have not yet met. Superman cannot even fly. He simply leaps over tall buildings and great distances. These two heroes are somehow transported…
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Smallville Season 11: Chaos
Smallville was a television series that ran for ten seasons and revolved around a young Clark Kent before he became Superman. I own every single season on DVD and really enjoyed watching it. I had no idea that the story continued in the medium of comics. My brother surprised me with the first 5 issues…
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An interview with BT Rockwell
BT Rockwell is an audio engineer, producer, and author. He produced Only Built for Cuban Linx 2 by Raekwon, has worked with The Wu-Tang Clan, and has most recently wrote a novel entitled “Burn Me Up Fast.” I had the chance to interview him on my radio show. We talk about all sorts of things…
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Watch for This Title on the Bookshelf
Watch by Robert J. Sawyer This is the second book in the www trilogy. In the first book, an artificial intelligence emerges within the World Wide Web. At first, this intelligence doesn’t know anything about itself or the outside world. A teenage girl stumbles across its existence and helps it learn and grow. The intelligence…
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Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers
Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents Publishers have rules and they can be difficult to figure out. That is why this book is such a blessing. Jeff Herman gives writers straight up advice that is easy to follow. He even lets us in on a little secret . . . “Remember this:…
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My List of 2015 Reads
I keep a detailed reading log of every single title I read over the course of a year. This is where I do it. After I read a book, I blog about it and then add a link to that post here. As such, this page becomes a table of contents for all of the…
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Shaping Our Story to Live a Better Life
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller Donald Miller believes that we can use what we know about storytelling to live better lives. He writes, “If Steve was right about a good story being a condensed version of life – that is, if story is…
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2015 Reading Challenge
Here is an intriguing reading challenge that I have seen floating around on social media. I have challenged myself for the past three years to keep a detailed reading log and blog about every single title I read. Here are my totals so far 2012 – 65 2013 – 61 2014 – 78 As you…
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The Animal Man Series Concludes
My brother bought me the first trade paperback of Animal Man last year for Christmas and I was immediately drawn into the fictional world. I read Volume 2 of the book as well but only just got around to reading the complete series. Animal Man – Volume 3: Rotworld – The Red Kingdom Animal Man…