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Winter Reading Review: Fuzz by Mary Roach

Winter Reading Review: Fuzz by Mary Roach

I’m always a fan of Mary Roach’s books. Her research, her development, and her side remarks always draw me in. I think we have a similar mentally when it comes to some experiences, it is always funny to see thoughts

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Winter Reading Review: A Furious Sky

Winter Reading Review: A Furious Sky

A historical look at the American experience with hurricanes, A Furious Sky by Eric Jay Dolin, is an interesting perspective on human tragedy. No one said hurricanes don’t cause death and destruction but one has to wonder after reading this

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Fall Reading Review: The Extended Mind

Fall Reading Review: The Extended Mind

Back in October my wonder school librarian sent out an email containing new arrivals to the library. Always anxious to get to reading his new choices I picked four new reads. I got started reading The Extended Mind by Annie

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Fall Reading Review: The God Equation

Fall Reading Review: The God Equation

I left this book from my summer pile borrowed from the school library for the last read. I’m not sure whether that was the right or wrong choice. I had picked up this book based on some incidental conversations with

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Summer Reading Review: The Relevant Classroom

Summer Reading Review: The Relevant Classroom

Another book that has sat unread on my shelf for a year or two – probably closer to two… But there was a thought provoking gem that I’m glad I finally cracked open. Eric Hardie and I never crossed paths

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Summer Reading Review: My Planet

Summer Reading Review: My Planet

Oh my goodness! I can never seem to get enough of reading Mary Roach. As an investigative author, I have enjoyed her deep dives into a variety of topics. This book was a complete surprise – pleasant surprise. I can’t

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Summer Reading Review: A Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy

Summer Reading Review: A Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy

Yes, by far the most interesting of titles that I picked for reading this summer. When my school librarian posted the new non-fiction arrivals, I scooped this one up. A Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal

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Summer Reading Review: Stuff Matters

Summer Reading Review: Stuff Matters

Following my own suggestion after finishing Liquid Rules, I plunged into Stuff Matters. I was a little disappointed only from a professional standpoint. Personally, the book hit all the same notes. It was written in such a way that a

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Spring Reading Review: Liquid Rules

Spring Reading Review: Liquid Rules

Although this book is not as recently published as my last couple books, I must say it is still new and a wonderful read. Whether you are a scientific person, closet scientific person, or no nothing about science this book

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Spring Reading Review: Knowledge Resistance

Spring Reading Review: Knowledge Resistance

A deep thinking read is the best way to describe a book about thinking. Mikael Klintman’s thorough examination from a philosophical perspective on the reasons humans resist accepting knowledge was interesting read. Although, I won’t sugar coat the fact that

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