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JIm FUlner

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I'm trying to get this Bookwyrm thing right. I wish I could just edit the database directly, because trying to add over 1,000 books to my library through the web interface is a pain in the butt.

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Tim Sullivan: V, The Florida Project (Paperback, Pinnacle Books) No rating

Former pro-football star Jack Stern and his fiancee, biologist Sabrina Fontaine, are held captive in …

Although its book 5 in the series the library doesn't have books 2-4. And allegedly they aren't an interconnected story so you can read them in any order, like Fandemonium's Stargate SG-1 series

reviewed The Second Generation by Kenneth Johnson (V, #17)

Kenneth Johnson: The Second Generation (Hardcover, 2007, Tor Books)

Millions thrilled to Kenneth Johnson's hugely popular mini-series "V," an action filled drama of alien …

A decent direct sequel to the 83 Miniseries

V: The Second Generation is an independent novel authored by Kenneth Johnson the producer of the original 1983 V Miniseries, the only part of the V "universe" that Johnson owned the IP rights to. Its written in a way that it should be able to stand on its own so if you've never read or watched anything in the V francise you should be fine to pick this up. However, if you have, I recommend re-watching the the original miniseries first. If you've watched "The Final Battle" or the '85 or '08 T.V. series, or read the earlier spin off books, it can be confusing following this. The Visitors never left Earth, the've been here for over 20 years and the lizard people have continued to control world affairs and are still stealing our liquid water and our second generation has grown up under their brainwashing "knowing" that the Visitors …

Kenneth Johnson: The Second Generation (Hardcover, 2007, Tor Books)

Millions thrilled to Kenneth Johnson's hugely popular mini-series "V," an action filled drama of alien …

V: The Second Generation is an independent novel authored by Kenneth Johnson the producer of the original 1983 V Miniseries, the only part of the V "universe" that Johnson owned the IP rights to. Its written in a way that it should be able to stand on its own so if you've never read or watched anything in the V francise you should be fine to pick this up. However, if you have, I recommend re-watching the the original miniseries first. If you've watched "The Final Battle" or the '85 or '08 T.V. series, or read the earlier spin off books, it can be confusing following this. The Visitors never left Earth, the've been here for over 20 years and the lizard people have continued to control world affairs and are still stealing our liquid water and our second generation has grown up under their brainwashing "knowing" that the Visitors …

Irwin Math, Leonardo Barsantini: Understanding Basic Electricity (Hardcover, 2023, Artisan North America)

This book will give the non-technical reader a general idea of what electricity is, how …

Not what I was hoping for

I received this book for free in return for an honest review through LibraryThings early review program. It was pretty OK. Nothing particularly insightful, I was hoping to be able to use it as a reference for my kids' 4-H project, but not really going to work for us.

Theresa Fitzgerald: Stress-Free Math (Paperback, 2020, Prufrock Press)

Quick reference guide includes illustrated explanations of the most common terms used in general math …

Good for what it is

I received this book as part of LibraryThing's early review project.

We are a home school family so having books like this available is always a big plus to us. That being said my oldest is currently in 2nd grade so it will be a time before we use this reference regularly.

It says its visual guide to acing math in grade 4-9 but there are some topics in here that I never touched until 10th grade geometry, so your miles may vary.

From the description I had hoped we would be able to use this as a curricular from middles school math, but alas its more of a reference book than a curriculum. But for what it is, it's well put together, though quite heavy.

Sarah Scoles: They Are Already Here (AudiobookFormat, 2021, HighBridge Audio (2020))

An anthropological look at the UFO community, told through first-person experiences with researchers in their …

EX-Mormon Take on UFOology?

received this audiobook as Part of LibraryThing's Early review program.

I spent most of the book trying to figure out what the the author's deal was. Now that I've completed it, I'm still not completely sure. She's a Mormon turned atheist, and she seems to spend much of the book arguing that UFOlogoy is a modern day religion.

The book is more about the people who "study" UFOs than the UFOs themselves.

She doesn't really explain the "Why we See Saucers" mentioned in the subtitle of the book other than a flimsy argument that we see them because we want to see them.

I will say the version of an "official" story about the Roswell incident that she recount's here is the first one I have heard that holds any water.

As far as its quality as an audiobook: I was pleasantly pleased that they …

Irwin Math, Leonardo Barsantini: Understanding Basic Electricity (Hardcover, 2023, Artisan North America)

This book will give the non-technical reader a general idea of what electricity is, how …

I received this book for early review. It was pretty OK. Nothing particularly insightful, I was hoping to be able to use it as a reference for my kids' 4-H project, but not really gonna work for us.

Judith Reeves-Stevens: Federation (1994, Pocket Books)

Captain Kirk and the crew, along with Captain Picard and his crew--99 years in the …

It was Star Trek: Generations before Star Trek VII came out. I'm really not sure which story was better.