tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post646010366803632694..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Quotable: Different PerspectivesCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-72276511243117675622012-02-05T18:03:05.736-08:002012-02-05T18:03:05.736-08:00Have you read _Pastwatch_ by Orson Scott Card? It&...Have you read _Pastwatch_ by Orson Scott Card? It's an interesting take on our history. Basically, a future generation is studying our history and finds points where a small change might make a big improvement in how things play out. They find other points where, apparently, other future generations figured out how to avert cataclysms, but in the process destroyed their own timeline. It's an interesting exploration of "what if..." and "how might things have been different?" <br /><br />_Cleopatra: a Life_ is on my tbr pile. If only I were reading those books faster than I add new ones!the VA Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871450418969975801noreply@blogger.com