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The Widow, by Fiona Barton

You could compare this book to Girl On the Train, in the sense that they’re both psychological thrillers, but GOT had more drama–there was a real threat of someone being … Read more

The Best Friend, by Shalini Boland

Very good psych thriller. Louisa’s husband is a mess and they’re on the financial rocks. But, she finds a new friend that promises to help them both, socially and financially. … Read more

Quantum, by Manjit Kumar

A good history of the quantum theory, tracing the initial concept up through today’s attempts to unravel this seemingly self contradictory theory. Following are my notes. Kumar does an excellent … Read more

Black Hole, by Marcia Bartusiak

Black holes were a theoretical device before they were considered to be actual physical objects. This book shows how the idea was gradually accepted–and it took a long time. Even … Read more

Destiny of the Republic, by Candice Millard

This book can only be termed as a sleeper. I was flying back from the UK, suffering from jet lag and the onset of what I found out later to be an upper respiratory infection, but this story kept me turning the pages. And I thought it was going to put me to sleep.

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