victorian detectives

the dead witness a connoiseurs collection of victorian deective fiction by michael sims very good in that it is actually crime fiction written in the victorian and edwardian period and not the foggy cliche of the historical whodunit although soem are the usual anthology fodder such as dupin, holmes and father brown to lesser known tales of violet strange, max carrados uncle abner and november joe
the disappearing spoon yet another chemistry thrilling history telling the story of the periodic table but this one is readable and clearly written all the way from lead leprosy to childrens games with mercury and on to the only natural nuclear fission reactor in the world
stars wars clone wars siege a run of the mill star wars novel this time set in the last days of the republic the clone wars obi wan and anakin as jedi heroes parachuting behind enemy lines to destroy a secret weapon, very ordinary and trying to give depth to a cartoon only anakin's occasional sulks and tantrums indicate what is to come barely two years later
dino gangs the theoryby dr philip curie that dinsaurs were team players and pack hunters