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Bookshelf. Books are good

The Core Dump

The Core Dump is the personal blog of Nic Lindh, a Swedish-American pixel-pusher living in Phoenix, Arizona.

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    Review: Shadow of the Scorpion

    Very good dark space opera.

    April 26, 2009

    Review: American Shaolin

    Very interesting and funny book about an American who travels to China to become a Shaolin monk.

    Feb. 4, 2009

    Review: Ready for Anything

    Not as shattering as Getting Things Done, but a worthwhile read.

    Review: Making Money

    Terry Pratchett goes a bit darker than usual.

    Dec. 22, 2008

    Review: The First Law Trilogy

    It’s like these novels were written for Nic.

    Nov. 12, 2008

    Review: The Bloomsday Dead

    Brings the Dead Trilogy to a close.

    Nov. 6, 2008

    Review: Presentation Zen

    Required reading for anybody who gives presentations.

    Oct. 30, 2008

    Review: Here Comes Everybody

    An important book on how technology is changing society.

    Review: The Name of the Wind

    Impressive first novel of a planned trilogy.

    Sept. 7, 2008

    Review: The Last Colony

    The weakest novel in John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War Universe.

    Sept. 7, 2008

    Review: Spook Country

    Not William Gibson’s finest moment.

    Sept. 6, 2008

    Review: The Moment It Clicks

    A must-read for anybody interested in photography.

    Aug. 12, 2008

    Review: Thirteen

    Excellent noir near-future sci-fi. Read it.

    July 29, 2008

    Review: The Overachievers

    Deeply disturbing book about the pressures of high-achieving high school students.

    July 8, 2008

    Review: Woken Furies

    The third installment in Richard Morgan’s Takeshi Kovacs saga is great.

    July 7, 2008

    Review: The Dragon Never Sleeps

    Glen Cook delivers epic, dense space opera.

    May 24, 2008

    Review: Glasshouse

    Great sci-fi that’s really a meditation on memory.

    May 22, 2008

    Review: Cruel Zinc Melodies

    Disappointing Garrett, P.I. novel.

    May 22, 2008

    Review: The Sociopath Next Door

    An important book about the hidden menace of sociopaths.

    May 8, 2008

    Review: Homicide

    Excellent non-fiction about homicide squads from one of the creators of The Wire.

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