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This is really an amazing book., 1 Aug 1998

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Way ahead of it's time, I couldn't put it down when I first read it in 1997. Engaging, well-written and with McPhee's classic ability to generate a fantastic world in which to explore. This book started a years-long passion in trying to understand about and learn as much as possible of the current state of nulear testing, power, and all nuclear power deployment, really. I HIGHLY reccommend picking it up.

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Typically brilliant McPhee, 20 Aug 1997

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This review is from: The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey Into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor (Hardcover)

It doesn't matter what McPhee writes about- he's simply the best non-fiction writer of the post-war era. All the best non-fiction writers today- Richard Rhodes comes to mind- owe a debt to the writings of McPhee. He makes literally any subject come alive, and when he has a compelling one like Ted Taylor and nuclear weapons technology and proliferation, the result is compelling, page turning narrative. Buy this book. Buy any John McPhee. You won't be disappointed.

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The bind of curving energy, 31 Oct 2006

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I wanted to buy a book on the subject of nuclear weapons which would not be to technical but which would at least have technical validity and provide an insight into their use and misuse. This book was spot on. It read very well and was logically laid out. The interviews with the scientists themselves were fascinating.

I particularly liked the way that each subject area was introduced at a basic level and was then built upon to lead the reader to a conclusion. For example the very title and cover of the book provide a remarkably simple and easy to understand outline of where nuclear energy comes from and why energy per mass unit of fuel is so high for fission and fusion power.

When I finished the book I had to go back to the first page to check it had not been written after 9/11. Ted Taylor had almost predicted the 9/11 tragedy years before the event. Although this scientist had worked on some of the most powerful weapons created he maintained a healthy fear of their use.

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