At 01:30 AM Thursday 9/29/2005, Dave Land wrote:
On Sep 28, 2005, at 6:12 PM, Russell Chapman wrote:
Sorry, what I meant was that in my opinion, it was his lobbying
(and fame) that got him invited, not the contents of the book. It
was meant as a criticism of the book's plot, nothing more...
Thanks for the clarification. I haven't read the book
As books go, don't bother reading it for the plot, characters, ideas,
or anything else that you would read a novel for. It is not exactly
the best thing he has ever written. (I found a copy on the discard
pile at a local library for $1 (because it was a
hardback: paperbacks are 5/$1) and decided to get it solely on his
name.) He does provide a rather extensive set of references at the
end of the novel. One set (Appendix II) is titled "Sources of Data
for Graphs" (like _The Andromeda Strain_, there are lots of computer
displays and graphics interspersed in the text). Then there is a 20+
page bibliography. I asked earlier, and still have not received an
answer, if anyone has any knowledge of or comments about the source
material he references?
--Ronn! :)
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country
and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that
would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton
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