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Monday, June 13, 2016

When Hollywood Comes Knocking (Don't Answer the Door)

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This post is about Paula Gosling's first novel, A Running Duck , 1978, MacMillan. This book has several claims to fame: It won the Jo...
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Thursday, June 9, 2016

The Modern Wonders of the World, Circa 1912-1914

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I've always been fascinated by old surveys. They were neither rigorous in their sampling techniques nor authoritative in their findings,...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Tesla Versus Hitler

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Tesla could be imperious and condescending. In his later years he spoke favorably of eugenics. Although he regularly spoke favorably of all ...
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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Tesla Versus Edison

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In the past months, I have written a series of Tesla Versus . . . posts. And now for the biggie: Tesla Versus Edison. Previously: Tesl...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Ten Fascinating Locations in Old New York, Part Four.

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In this series of posts, I have been presenting the real life locations where I set my novel, A Predator's Game . The action took place...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Ten Fascinating Locations in Old New York, Part Three.

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Tesla in his East Houston Laboratory In this series of posts, I have been presenting the real life locations where I set my novel, A Pre...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Ten Fascinating Locations in Old New York, Part Two

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In my novel, A Predator's Game , set in 1896, my characters, Nikola Tesla and Arthur Conan Doyle, visit several noteworthy sites in New ...
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