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Go Find A Free Library!
Free books…Oh My! For those of us who are deep-down nerds still know what a library is, and what it contains. Thousands of books in reach to enrich us in different worlds and making dreams reality...
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Summer Book Review: Conan the Avenger
Conan the Avenger is the tenth Conan book in the series written by Robert E. Howard, Björn Nyberg, and L. Sprague de Camp. In this story, Conan is the King of Aquilonia. When his wife, Queen Zenobia,...
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Not Your English Teacher’s Summer Reading List
Fans are constantly whirring in my top floor non-airconditioned apartment but offer no relief to the suffocating heat and humidity. My roommates and I grumble to one another and readjust our position...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Read a Book: 5 Great Summer Reads
One of the most relaxing, enlightening activities a person can do is sit down and read a book. Especially during summer, it can be very relaxing to sit outside with a glass of iced tea and read a good...
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Summer Reads: Erik Larson’s ‘In The Garden of Beasts’
One of the perks of being a college student is reading ridiculous amounts in the summer. For those of you who enjoyed Erik Larson’s ‘Devil in the White City’, his most recent book ‘In the Garden of...
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Book Review: Starters by Lissa Price
Starters, an entertaining dystopian novel that lovers of the Hunger Games will enjoy, follows our protagonist, sixteen- year old Callie, as she handles a world where only Starters (children and teens)...
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Summer Book Review: This Immortal
This review covers the 10th printing of the 1966 book named This Immortal, although a slightly altered version of this story by Roger Zelazny first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy under the name...
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5 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Books First
Inspired by a recent article by fellow Uloop writer Lane Sheldon, I compiled a list of some movies that many people–and when I saw many people, I mean myself with the assumption that I am...
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Constantine the Emperor, by David Potter: A Book Review
Some historical figures are so foundational to the future history of their civilization that they spark historians’ curiosities and interests, even thousands of years after their deaths. Such a figure...
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The Lullaby of Polish Girls: Small Tampa Bookstore Reading by Author
“Photo Courtesy of Mike Starling” Walking up the steps of the quaint and cozy yellow bookstore, Inkwood Books has a homelike feel. Tuesday (August 13) evening brought a respectable crowd including some...
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The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King – The Five-Star Admirals Who...
Over 70 years following the commencement of the Second World War, military historian Walter Borneman has chronicled the lives and careers of four successful wartime leaders of the U.S. Navy in his new...
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The Caliph’s Splendor: Islam and the West in the Golden Age of Baghdad, by...
The acrimonious conflicts characterizing the relationship between the West and the Middle East especially since the 9/11 terror attacks lead suggest that Westerners and the mainly Muslim peoples of the...
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Who is Your Fictional Hero?
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in the film adaptation of Gone with the Wind Any reader can probably tell you about a character from a favorite book of theirs that they credit with changing or saving...
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Book Review of Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid by Evelyn Lau
Evelyn Lau’s realistic written record of her life as a fourteen year old beginning her life as a runaway was definitely the novel that made my dislike for reading forever change. I purchased this book...
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How To Be an A+ Online Student in 10 Easy Steps
With UCSC newly venturing into the territory of purely online classes, many students are likely nervous to try this unfamiliar format. Having taken nearly all of my first 2 years of GEs online,...
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5 Books That Will Help You Meet People
It’s the beginning of the semester and there’s a guy with a great smile in your econ class. Or maybe it’s a little red-haired girl who stood next to you while you were waiting for the morning coffee...
View ArticleThe March on Washington, by William P. Jones: A Book Review
Great historical events do not always require the perspective of the past to be recognized for their lasting importance. One such event was the March on Washington in August, 1963, the largest...
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Dear Ms. Rowling (In Regards to that New Movie)
This morning I heard you were writing something in the Harry Potter universe, and I spilled the milk I was supposed to be pouring over my cereal. I was so excited I kept pouring it on the floor until...
View ArticleGood & Bad Book-to-Movie Adaptations
The last original movie to come out of Hollywood was Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Instead, directors are basing films off of other sources, mostly books and, in rare cases, board games (like...
View ArticleThe Journey From Midterms To A Stress Free College Life
If you’re anything like me, you cruised through the majority of your high school career with minimal effort. You got into college and have attended the first few weeks and they were great. You have...
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