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Gritty view of a legal firm

Revisado: 03-13-25

Gritty view of a legal firm. An alcoholic lawyer turned investigator is assigned to find a lawyer missing from his firm along with seven million dollars. He sorts out out and finds the money in a Caribbean bank in a country like the Camen islands.

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Insiders look at criminal court

Revisado: 03-06-25

An Insiders look at criminal court. The narrator plays an observers role. A personal injury lawyer who succeeds by bribing his way to the verdicts and settlements he wants. He its discovered and volunteers to turn snitch so he can be with his wife who is dying of ALS.

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A puzzle in a mystery

Revisado: 02-26-25

A puzzle in a mystery. A Revolutionary group run by FBI. It’s ending is a middle.

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Still a delight 35 years later

Revisado: 02-17-25

Still a delight 35 years later. I remember reading this one evening while sitting outside surrounded by a thunderstorm. I think I may have read it in one sitting. Since then I have read every new Turow book I even read one l while on vacation on Ireland. I’ve seen the movie but not the Apple TV series. I still may watch that. I just finished presumed guilty his most recent title. More I need to decide if I will fill in the gaps. I’m old enough I don’t mind rereading. A contemporary classic.

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The future of chip manufacturing is very precarious

Revisado: 02-11-25

The future of chip manufacturing is very precarious. The book begins with the history of computer chip development. It presents the background of the inspiration that lead to use of photolithography for chip creation and the challenges of developing ever finer transistors to keep up with “Moore’s Law. “ it then presents the background of why the manufacturing became ever more complex and concentrated. TSMC becomes the sole producer of the finest chips and OS vulnerable to both natural disaster and war. IT is clear that whenever TSMC has a major shut down the economic consequences and military consequences will be immense. Yet there is No clear path to a second competitive chip foundary. We have benefited greatly from TSMC and may suffer greatly some day because of its limitations.

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Several clever twists

Revisado: 02-04-25

Several clever twists. The story definitely reflects a woman’s touch. I thought I had figured things out a couple of times to discover I was wrong at the clever ending.

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The Soul of an Old Machine

Revisado: 01-31-25

The Soul of an Old Machine. The first of the authors books I read was: Soul of a New Machine. It was a wonderful and informative read. I have read all three authors books since then. As I am almost 80 myself I found the book very interesting. The nursing home residents were all brought to life; shown to have soul. I was surprised that things took place the nineties. The nursing home wasn’t as depersonalizing as I expected.

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Provocative character development in a football story

Revisado: 01-26-25

Provocative character development in a football story. The protagonist IS a football player who has bounced around between colleges and ends up at a small private school in Texas. Great descriptions of what IDs going through the players minds: both at game time and as they went about their student life.

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Much discussion of the biochemistry underlying life.

Revisado: 01-24-25

Much discussion of the biochemistry underlying life. The author outs taking a rigorous approach to the question of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. The number of exoplanets that are not our less earth like implies life elsewhere is likely. He reviews possible conclusive signs of life. He concludes that we have yet to identify extraterrestrial life, but he expects advances in astronomical instrumentation makes that discovery in th near future likely.
The discussion of how readily we can no detect exoplanets is fascinating.

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Many twists to unravel the murder

Revisado: 01-18-25

Many twists to unravel the murder. Four women who have been close friends since meeting at summer camp. Their lives have gone in different ways but they get together each year. Then at this years reunion a man they had met tangentially is murdered. They get caught up in the police investigation. One falls under suspicion, and it becomes complicated because her ex husband was also murdered. Is she a killer?

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