We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with this write-up of Iain Pear's latest historical thriller.--David EStone's FallGovernment action to calm financial markets. Ties between government and the defense industry. Cover ups and secret deals with foreign governments. These headlines from today are part of Iain Pear’s newest book Stone’s Fall, and his ability … Continue reading Citizen Reviews: Stone’s Fall
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Reporting from the heart of this “free culture” movement, journalist and activist David Bollier provides the first comprehensive history of the attempt by a global brigade of techies, lawyers, artists, musicians, scientists, businesspeople, innovators, and geeks of all stripes to create a digital republic committed to freedom and innovation. Viral Spiral--the term Bollier coins to … Continue reading Creative Commons
You Must Go Home Again
In 1974, a baby girl from Taiwan arrived in America, the newly adopted child of a loving couple in Michigan. Mei-Ling Hopgood had an all-American upbringing, never really identifying with her Asian roots or harboring a desire to uncover her ancestry. Then, in her twenties, her birth family comes calling, and they are a boisterous, … Continue reading You Must Go Home Again
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