It's evidently Unexpected Review Week here at The Fies Files.
Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow just got a terrific review in the Air & Space Smithsonian magazine! I can't find the review online (let me know if you do) but reviewer Phil Scott says the book is "at times charming, at times sad and foreboding, and always thought-provoking."
The image below is a screen cap from a scan e-mailed to me by Publicist Amy, so the colors are off and its legibility may be dodgy. But it's a long review with lots of illustrations, so SCORE!
It goes without saying that folks who read a mag called Air & Space Smithsonian (circulation 192,000) are exactly the right audience for WHTTWOT. I couldn't have asked for a better review in a better place (well, maybe glowing praise from the Sunday New York Times, but that ain't happening). Phil Scott and the Smithsonian made my week.
6 comments:
Very nice, indeed. Short, but to the point, and I like the offhand way Scott accepts the time-flow thing instead of stumbling or fawning over it. Congrats again, Brian!
Nice! Congrats! :D What issue number has the review?
Don't know for sure! I only assume the latest, dated March 2013. But could be January 2013 (doesn't look like there's a February issue).
Very nice review. Congrats!
Great to see this, Brian, congratulations! Not sure how I missed it, but I just came across it after reading your latest post about giving up - good stuff, as always.
I don't see the review online - A&S posts a lot of the magazine content, but not everything...
By happy coincidence, a great friend of mine has an article in the same issue:
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Kings-of-the-Air-187891111.html
Paul is someone you should meet sometime - I don't know exactly what would happen if you two were to collaborate, but it would be fascinating and I'd buy it immediately.
Thanks everyone and thanks, Hal. Good article!
I bought myself a hardcopy and confirmed the review is in the new March 2013 issue. Looks very good!
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