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Futures to Infinity by Sam Moskowitz, Editor

April 29, 2022 by sabian30 Leave a Comment

On my bookshelf, I have a very battered paperback copy of Futures to Infinity. Written in 1970, I’ve had to tape the cover on, and the pages have gotten pretty brown over the fifty years since it was published. But like comfort food, we have comfort books, and this is one of mine. This book is a collection of short stories by the Greats: Asimov, Heinlein, Bradbury, and others. The fun thing about this collection, aside from being some of the lesser-known works of the […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: asimov, bradbury, Heinlein, hubbard, Sam Moskowitz, Editor, Simak

sabian30's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: asimov, bradbury, Heinlein, hubbard, Sam Moskowitz, Editor, Simak ·
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Of course, no religion can prove that it is “true.”

October 30, 2016 by borisanne 2 Comments

I’m honestly a little bit afraid to write this review, having learned what I learned by reading Going Clear. I don’t want to crap out and not write a review. Other Cannonballers have been brave. What am I so afraid of? An aggressively, violently litigious organization with enormous reach that picks legal and physical fights with anyone who questions their legitimacy. A for-profit company that practically bankrupted the US Treasury in their fight for IRS-recognized status as a religion. An abusive institution that uses its […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: abuse, CBR8, cult, detaching, dianetics, Hollywood, hubbard, Lawrence Wright, lrh, Money, Religion, scientology, Wright

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:43 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: abuse, CBR8, cult, detaching, dianetics, Hollywood, hubbard, Lawrence Wright, lrh, Money, Religion, scientology, Wright ·
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