Monthly Archives: January 2008

Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to … Continue reading →

AllBooksotres.com shows the price of my book at a variety of online booksellers, including the shipping costs and whether you’d have to pay sales tax:The Bible’s Most Fascinating People from AllBookstores.com. I’m very puzzled about how any booksellers could be … Continue reading →

I write as clearly as I am able to. I sometimes tackle ideas and notions that are relatively complex, and it is very difficult to be sure that I am conveying them in the best way. Anyone who goes beyond … Continue reading →

When my book, The Bible’s Most Fascinating People, was only available for pre-order on Amazon, they were offering it for $16.47. Now that it is out and available from any bookstore, Amazon’s supply on hand has shrunk (they’ve apparently been … Continue reading →

The trouble is that things never get better, they just stay the same, only more so. Terry Pratchett Send to Kindle

I got an email this morning from Eric Miller informing me that Amazon has shipped the copy of my book, The Bible’s Most Fascinating People, that he had pre-ordered awhile back. So, Amazon has my book in stock! Assuming they … Continue reading →

News on Scaled Composites’ SpaceShipTwo: The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later. There are a few … Continue reading →

In the current issue of Wired, Clive Thompson has an interesting article, Why Sci-Fi Is the Last Bastion of Philosophical Writing: If you want to read books that tackle profound philosophical questions, then the best — and perhaps only — … Continue reading →

If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for . . but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In … Continue reading →

If you go to Barnes and Noble’s website and look at my book, The Bible’s Most Fascinating People, you’ll see that it now “usually ships within 24 hours,” which is what they say about most of their books. Instead of … Continue reading →