The Calculus Affair (The Adventures of Tintin) Tintin and Captain Haddock peek in Professor Calculus' laboratory to find a sonic device and a very mysterious-and violent!-stranger. Realizing that Calculus' life is in danger, Tintin and the Captai
| Title | : | The Calculus Affair (The Adventures of Tintin) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (384 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316358479 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 62 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1976-09-30 |
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Editorial : Of Herge's many Tintin adventures, The Calculus Affair is generally considered the crown jewel. The intricate plot concerns Professor Calculus, who has stumbled upon an invention of devastating possibilities. Naturally the Bordurians will stop at nothing to shift the balance of power, so they kidnap the professor, sending Tintin and Captain Haddock on a dizzying chase. Also includes an extended set-piece involving a piece of sticky tape, and the first appearance by the insurance agent from hell, Jolyon Wagg. --David Horiuchi
The classic graphic novel. Tintin and Captain Haddock peek in Professor Calculus' laboratory to find a sonic device and a very mysterious-and violent!-stranger. Realizing that Calculus' life is in danger, Tintin and the Captain rush to warn him before it's too late.
The book is enlivened by her personal accounts of interviews with Cioran and research trips back to her homeland. All are color coded for different areas of study. I place " " around medication also, as I scoff at it, OPENLY so, too! As it is, alien, to our system, and that is how come they give side effects and this must be noted on the label and so on. I had never read this book by Herman Hesse before. Period.
If I had to list one difference between her philosophy and mine regarding treatment, it is in our willingness to place low-risk, low-cost, but potentially high-value bets on therapies that might not yet have enough double-blind scientific research for her to recommend, even for those whose ideologies may be built on well-established science. Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 6/10
PROS:
- I always enjoy reading about lifestyles or locations or events I don't know much about, and this story depicts
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