Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation in Reviving America's Communities
Stephanie Meeks and Kevin C. Murphy
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At its most basic, historic preservation is about keeping old places alive, in active use, and...
The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Paul Taylor and Pew Research Center
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The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past. America is...
Politics social issues
Sarah (7799 KP) rated The Passengers in Books
Apr 16, 2019
The 400+ pages flew past in record speed, I just couldn't put this book down. What seemed a fairly similar plot was filled with intriguing and well developed character, as well as some fantastic twists and reveals that I never saw coming. It also features quite a serious commentary on social media and bias and even racism, and despite being set in a society slightly more technologically advanced than our own, you can see the truth in the issues highlighted here. You can also imagine our societies becoming similar to this one in the very near future, which is a very sobering thought. This really is a highly entertaining read, and it's not often I get so enthralled in a story to not see the twists coming!
I quite enjoyed [b:Ready Player One|9969571|Ready Player One|Ernest Cline|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1406383612s/9969571.jpg|14863741] and it's almost-plausible-near-future setting that read a bit like a mix between Bruce Willis's movie "Surrogates" with a dash of "The Matrix" thrown in, and always like a bit of sci-fi.
Unfortunately, this fell flat for me.
I don't know whether it's because it's not as believable (and yes, I'm futher aware that I'm talking about fiction here) as [b:Ready Player One|9969571|Ready Player One|Ernest Cline|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1406383612s/9969571.jpg|14863741], or because I could tell where the plot was going within the first 100 pages or so - think "The Last Starfighter" meets "Ender's Game" with a bit of "BattleStar Galactica" thrown in for good measure, but - for me - this just didn't really do it.
Tricky second novel syndrome, perhaps?
N.B.: I did pick up on the numerous real-world sci-fi references :-)
Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Train to Busan (2016) in Movies
Jan 6, 2020
I feel like any words I could write cannot relay how much I enjoyed this movie, and look forward to any future stories from this world that may be on the horizon. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor. Don't wait and watch it now.
Bruno Mars
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Bruno Mars has sold over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and songwriter. This...
Thermodynamics and Equations of State for Matter: From Ideal Gas to Quark-Gluon Plasma
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The monograph presents a comparative analysis of different thermodynamic models of the equations of...
Family-Friendly Knits: Seasonal Knitted Garments and Accessories for Children and Adults
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Love, Knit, Wear! Create garments and accessories your entire family will love with Family-Friendly...
Valode and Pistre Architects
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This monograph details thirty-four major architectural works from Valode and Pistre, including...
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There
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A Sunday Times Bestseller We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the...