Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World by Tom Zoellner

[Todd Massure]

This is a new book out covering the history of uranium. I don't have any immediate plans to read it, but I thought some here might be interested.

Todd

[Paul_Schatzkin]

This author was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart -- this week or maybe last week -- and it sounded like he'd crafted a very interesting story. There were some angles on the "crumbling rock" (as I think he called it) that sounded really intriguing. Sorta made me wish I'd thought of it (instead of chasing a ghost down a rabbit hole...)

[Richard Hull]

I have read this book and it is a well done item as far as the facts go. He tells it the way it was with the natural slant and implication towards, "My goodness, we wouldn't do anything like that today." A bit whiney and greenish, but well done otherwise.

Authors know what they have to do today to get stuff published. Getting all puffed up about the past and decrying how horrid it all was is currently held in very high regard. We all know that we are so much better than "they" were back then. I get a bit frustrated when fact is served up with a heaping helping of "whine" and "bleeding heartism".

Richard Hull