Marvin Karlins
Auteur de Biofeedback: Turning on the Power of Your Mind
A propos de l'auteur
Marvin Karlins is Professor of Management in the School of Business at the University of South Florida.
Œuvres de Marvin Karlins
Despierta tu encanto (Gestión del conocimiento) 1 exemplaire
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- Autres noms
- Browne, Robert (pseudonym)
- Date de naissance
- 1941-10-04
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Riverview, Florida, USA
- Études
- University of Minnesota (BA)
Princeton University (PhD) (psychology) - Professions
- Professor of Management in the College of Business
international consultant to the aviation industry
poker player - Organisations
- University of South Florida MUMA College of Business, Department of Information Sciences and Management
International Federation of Journalists
Author's Guild
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 132
- Popularité
- #153,555
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 29
- Langues
- 4
Matt/Michael Paradise/Alexander asks his old professor Dr. Norbert to help him in his endeavor. They put together a team of unusual players, fit them with temperature controlled suits (the league’s rules have relaxed on uniforms) and give them rigorous training. Norbert creates a computer program (using punch cards!) that predicts the outcome of every baseball play using any players. Today, a computer being used to predict the outcome of every baseball play is reality, without punch cards.
Browne knows his baseball and writes great game scenes. On the other hand, he writes really crappy when it comes to relationships; Paradise/Alexander falls in love with a woman after two brief conversations!
None of the characters are particularly likable due to their lack of personality. Paradise/Alexander has none. Dr. Norbert is plain arrogant. The only female character ends up stereotypically emotional and just a support for Matt/Michael.
By the look of the cover and the fact that it says “science fiction” on the spine, I was led to believe there might be some kind of intergalactic league going on or something similar. No such luck. All the action takes place between Chicago and New York. No aliens. No spaceships. No fun.
Pass on reading this clunker.… (plus d'informations)