Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
In honor of Douglas Adam’s 61st birthday, he receives the highest of honors; the Google Doodle.The best thing about this doodle is the interactive copy of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) that features all sorts of Douglas Adam’s references, like the babel fish and 42. All main […]
Below is a special Valentine’s Day delivery from our GeekyLibrary bookshelves. This collection of quotes travels the different stages and aspects of romance, albeit sometimes in a very geeky way.
Looking for a Valentine’s Day fit? When you think of GeekyBooks, romance is probably not the first thing on your mind. Robots and aliens, sure, but true love? However, even in our modest collection of book reviews, I can pull out at least three books that feature love and relationships. The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by […]
After reading How I Killed Pluto (and Why it Had it Coming), I am surprised to hear myself agreeing– Pluto never should have been a planet. I think it is better off as a non-planet.
Have you seen the google homepage today? The doodle celebrates the 161st anniversary of the publication of Moby-Dick, Herman Melville’s so-called masterpiece. Oh yeah… I absolutely loathed that book and you probably never see it on the GeekyLibrary shelves. Read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea instead. Edit: There is an archive of this Google […]
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea can now be related to a car commercial.