Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel (1997)

2014-03-09T19:57:54-04:00

Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel (1997) W.W. Norton & Company, 1999 If I had hesitated in including this amongst my reads for the Science Book Challenge, my doubts were laid to rest when I realized that Guns, Germs and Steel won the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science. (There must

Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel (1997)2014-03-09T19:57:54-04:00

Norman Doidge’s The Brain that Changes Itself (2007)

2017-07-20T17:46:53-04:00

Norman Doidge's The Brain that Changes Itself Penguin, 2007 As Olduvai suggests here, there is something different about writing a response to non-fiction, just as I have found a difference in the way that I approach reading it. She's right: it's not as though we are being graded. But, I want

Norman Doidge’s The Brain that Changes Itself (2007)2017-07-20T17:46:53-04:00

More pleasure, please

2010-12-27T11:59:45-05:00

Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) Penguin, 2007 I included this on my list of Must Reads for the year, knowing that it would overlap with the Science Book Challenge, because I'd started it several times and had not persisted. I figured a dual incentive would seal the deal. But,

More pleasure, please2010-12-27T11:59:45-05:00

12 Days of Challenges: On the Eleventh Day

2010-12-28T12:31:29-05:00

Wherein I Admit My Bias On the eleventh day of My Twelve Days of Challenges, I'm bookchatting about the challenge that most challenged me. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most challenging, I'd be tempted to give the Science Book Challenge an eleven, except that it

12 Days of Challenges: On the Eleventh Day2010-12-28T12:31:29-05:00

12 Days of Challenges: On the Tenth Day

2010-12-17T17:43:41-05:00

Seasonal Rituals On the tenth day of My Twelve Days of Challenges, I'm bookchatting about Carl's two traditional challenges: the Once Upon a Time Challenge and the R.eaders I.bibe P.eril Challenge. The former was new to me; the latter simply gave a name to a long-standing reading tradition:

12 Days of Challenges: On the Tenth Day2010-12-17T17:43:41-05:00
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