A sorry stroke of luck

26Dec05

A few days back during the evening tea when we were discussing the credibility of astrology, palmistry and suchlike, to something that was said I replied that I considered it highly improbable. Then one of my companions looked at me with a meaningful don’t-you-remember smile and said improbable things do happen. It was then that […]

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A State of Contrived Fear?

17Dec05

I bought Michael Crichton’s ‘State of Fear’ about a year back, soon as I heard that another Crichton book was out. Such is my (and lots others’) faith in Crichton to produce books that are characterized by ingenious themes, solid plots and wildly-engrossing narration. ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘The Lost World’, ‘Disclosure’, ‘The Rising Sun’, ‘Timeline’ have […]

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