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05/31
Jean-claude
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Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry (Hardcover) by Patrick Coffey bookshelves: currently-reading |
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07/16
Jean-claude
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Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius (Hardcover) by Silvan S. Schweber bookshelves: currently-reading |
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| July 05 | ||
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Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature (Hardcover) by Marcus du Sautoy |
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read in July, 2009
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"This was a fun book. Part autobiography of a mathematician hitting 40, part history lesson of mathematicians with a focus on those who worked in the field of group theory - and part museum tour of cool mathematical objects. Examples include the Mon...more
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| May 31 | ||
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Jean-claude
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Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo (Hardcover) by Kate Jackson |
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read in May, 2009
Jean-claude said:
"I absolutely loved this book. It gives a whole new meaning to discomfort in doing science. Can it get worse than having maggots growing under your skin?
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Jean-claude
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Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry (Hardcover) by Patrick Coffey bookshelves: currently-reading |
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| May 08 | ||
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Jean-claude
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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin |
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| April 07 | ||
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Jean-claude
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The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession (Paperback) by Chandler Burr |
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| March 29 | ||
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Jean-claude
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Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science (Hardcover) by Richard Preston |
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read in March, 2009
Jean-claude said:
"This book is a masterpiece in storytelling. Initially it sounds like it will be independent essays on the Ebola virus, supercomputing, unicorns and a disease that makes people eat their own body. But read the book through to see how these are conne...more
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| November 21, 2008 | ||
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Jean-claude
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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages (Hardcover) by Ammon Shea |
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read in November, 2008
Jean-claude said:
"This book brought back some happy childhood memories of reading dictionaries, encyclopedias and thesauri. Before the internet, this was a pretty good way of learning about what is in the world.
Shea picks out some delightful words and ofte...more " |
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Jean-claude
read and liked
Dawn's
review of Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages:
"I'm still reading this, but give it 5 stars in advance! This is the best fun I've had in a long, long time. This guy reads dictionaries for fun, and read the Oxford English Dictionary in one year (21,730 pages). He's grumpy and hilarious. He sta...more " | |
| September 12, 2008 | ||
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Jean-claude
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Insomniac (Hardcover) by Gayle Greene |
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read in September, 2008
Jean-claude said:
"This is a candid review of Greene's relationship with sleep and insomnia. Anyone who has had that problem will relate with her frustrations and quest to find relief.
She brings up several interesting obervations from her research. The ...more " |
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| August 13, 2008 | ||
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Jean-claude
read and liked
Jenn's
review of Up Till Now: The Autobiography:
"I was rather afraid that William Shatner's autobiography would be pompous like he was accused of being bak in his Captain Kirk days. And reading the first chapter/paragraphs I was thinking I was correct. But, after settling in and continueing the rea...more " | |
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