My "website within a blog" about Amazon is now available using the link on my profile page. Subsidiary blogs devoted to trains, board games and Christmas are also available. Eventually, I hope to add other topics as the home page indicates.

*** As of 8/14/06, my email address has changed to djolley87@carolina.rr.com ***
I try to offer reviews covering a wide range of subject matters, from history to philosophy to literature to movies and music, but I especially love horror in all its forms and formats--from Gothic to traditional to modern. I also love fantasy and science fiction of all sorts. My degrees in economics and history... more

I've had the good fortune in my life to have many interesting experiences and know many wonderful people. Owing to my father's career with the military/foreign office, I travelled quite a lot from the beginning. I have studied political science, religious studies, Jewish studies, astronomy, mathematics, philosophy and history in North America and Europe, and am continuing my education at seminary ... more

For many years I worked at a Massachusetts college as the full-time International Student Advisor, a job which stimulated my broad interest in international fiction.

In recent years I have reviewed fiction written by authors from Algeria to Zanzibar, also including Australia, Bolivia, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa,... more

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I am a professor, strategy consultant and co-author business books exemplifying www.fastforward400.com. See free excerpts at http://www.2000percentsol ution.com, http://2000percentsolutio ns.blogspot.com/,... more

He might replace the old with the moon He might replace the old quite soon

The 3 R's: Reading, Writing and Rhythm!

An old curmudgeon who inherited a filled bookcase many years ago, i've been adding to it ever since. My primary reading is in 'popular' science, with an emphasis on evolution. We will never understand ourselves until we understand our roots.

Resident of Glendale, CA. Born 5-16-49, the eldest son of two physicians, in Milwaukee, WI. A Medical Technologist by profession. A voracious reader. Avid traveler. Loves Great Britain, especially London, more than any other place on the planet - must have spent a previous life there. Married to a wonderful lady named Anne, who was born of Polish parents aboard an Argentine merchant ship on the... more