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Jane’s Book Review – Redshirts by John Scalzi

This is one book that made me laugh out loud several times.  If you were ever a “Star Trek” fan (in any of its iterations) you will enjoy it too.  The protagonist is Ensign Andrew Dahl, has just been posted to the flagship of the Universal Union, the Intrepid.  He is assigned to the Xenobiology Lab and quickly discovers whenever Captain Abernathy or the Chief Science Officer enter the lab, his mates disappear.  When he presses them for an explanation, they relucta

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Jane’s Book Review – Tough without a Gun : The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart by Stefan Kanfer

Humphrey Bogart was born Christmas Day in 1899 and died January 14, 1957.  Only 58 years old, he left a body of work in American Film so profound he was dubbed the “Greatest Male Star in Cinema History” by the American Film Institute.  After working in pictures for years, his career didn’t even take off until he was 40.  In the following 18 years he gave nuanced, powerful performances in “High Sierra”  “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” “The Petrified Forest” “The Ma

Tessa's nonfiction book review: Rabid: a cultural history of the world's most diabolical virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy

    Jacket coverOne of the new science titles, Rabid, out is a good study of the horrible disease, rabies. Rare in some parts of the world, this disease continues to ravage poorer areas in particular.

Carnegie Feature Film: The best exotic marigold hotel

Film PosterNovember's movie is The best exotic marigold hotel (rated PG13). It will be shown in the Carnegie Auditorium

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