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
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,
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
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:
What's In a Name? On the ninth day of My Twelve Days of Challenges, I'm bookchatting about What's in a Name Challenge 3? Like the TwentyTen Challenge, this one has a huge fun quotient because, I think, by its very nature, it's whimsical. It reminds me of those creative writing exercises
