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1954: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The last man on earth is holed up in his house trying to survive against his former friends and neighbors, who are now vampires. The worst thing about having neighbors who are vampires is that, after … more →
SciFi Scentury
"those beat people just about drove us crazy!"
peter wrote 1 week ago: —Jerry Hulse, "Beatniks Beat Bongos in Basement, Hearing Told," Los Angeles Times, 2 … more →
Film Review: "The Deep Blue Sea"
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Kendra wrote 2 weeks ago: Later in Vivien Leigh’s life, her good friend Noel Coward made a comment about how he didn … more →
Paying The Cost of Health Care
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guggen wrote 3 months ago: Our current health care reform debate has spawned numerous crazy nutball lies that have each accompl … more →
the squaw dress - and ballerina shoes
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hopeseguin wrote 4 months ago: During my teen years, I must have had a dozen different squaw dresses. My mother was a marvelous se … more →
Profiles
hopeseguin wrote 5 months ago: There are very few snapshots of me for I always behind the camera. However, recently a friend sent … more →
What is Friendship?
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Justin Smolin wrote 7 months ago: In what (we hope) will be a continuing series, the boys here at Lebensweisheitspielerei have a littl … more →
Career and Finance
happyprescriptions wrote 9 months ago: Camella found these at a Goodwill. … more →
A Review of Sam Mendes' Adaptation of Richard Yates' "Revolutionary Road"
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David H. Schleicher wrote 11 months ago: Leo tells Kate, "No, Honey, you can't see Europe from the shores of Connecticut." They … more →
You mean Bowser wasn't real?
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Pax Arcana wrote 1 year ago: Pax Arcana Like you, I spent the occasional day home from school watching re-runs of Happy Days. Unl … more →
1951: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
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level9lime wrote 1 year ago: When the Galactic Empire threatens to collapse (Galactic termites in the rafters) the sum knowledge … more →
1953: Out Of The Deeps by John Wyndham
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: This book was released in Europe as The Kraken Wakes. A better title would’ve been The Reader Sl … more →
A Good Sports Book for Middle-School and Older Students
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: Good news for anyone who is looking for a well-written sports book for middle-school and older stude … more →
1955: Tunnel In The Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: A group of teens trapped on a remote and savage planet band together and form a crude society to sur … more →
1956: The Death Of Grass by John Christopher
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: Jolly Old England is completely de-jollified when a food shortage causes the Brits to descend rapidl … more →
Kick off...
sparklyjo wrote 1 year ago: The first thing I do, is work in my journal. I used to think that journalling your ideas was bollo … more →
1959: A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: A nuke war causes modern society to revert to bleak monasticism, which, over thousands of years evol … more →
The 1950's -- What Was America Reading?
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QuoinMonkey wrote 2 years ago: It was the 1950’s. Gas was 29¢ a gallon, cigarettes 25¢ a pack, a hospital stay was $35 a day. … more →
1954: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: The last man on earth is holed up in his house trying to survive against his former friends and neig … more →
1957: On The Beach by Nevil Shute
level9lime wrote 1 year ago: Australia. In the wake of a nuclear war, a small group of survivours struggle through the challenges … more →
